‘Mayday, mayday, my engines have failed’: Reasons planes crash
By Dickson Omobola “Mayday, mayday”! Those are the words associated with pilots experiencing distress with their planes during flight and the words are usually uttered to air traffic controllers for help.The crash of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, ATR-42 aircraft, a twin-engine turboprop configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, ISR, operations, has raised fresh questions […]
Heathrow airport, Ryanair hit by global IT outage
Britain’s Heathrow Airport and Irish no-frills airline Ryanair warned Friday that they faced turbulence over spreading travel chaos stemming from a global IT outage.
We’re not blacklisted by aircraft lessors – Air Peace
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has debunked reports that it has been blacklisted by aircraft leasing companies, saying it is untrue.
Nigeria’s Ben Tukur elected Chairperson of ICAO AFI Plan
Nigeria’s Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO Council, Engr Ben Tukur, has been elected 5th Chairperson of the ICAO Comprehensive Regional Implementation Plan for Aviation Safety in Africa, AFI Plan.
Ibom Air to add another Airbus A220-300 to its fleet
IBOM Air, an airline wholly owned by Akwa Ibom State government, will soon add another AIRBUS A220-300 to its fleet aimed at boosting its capacity.
NCAA to sanction airlines engaged in deceitful departure time scheduling
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has frowned at the prevalent cases of deceitful departure time scheduling by the airlines.
