Aviation

Delta disrupts two Lagos-Atlanta flights

By Dickson Omobola Following the cancellation of two scheduled flights, numerous passengers travelling on Delta Air Lines’ Lagos-Atlanta route have been stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The airline first cancelled Flight DL9895, which was scheduled to depart Lagos for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, August 23, 2026. Affected travellers said […]
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Nigerian airlines missing in top 20 global ranking

Despite the dynamic environment of the airline industry, along with several interventions to enhance their daily operations, no Nigerian airline was listed in the top 20 best airlines globally

Nigeria Air: How Sirika deceived Buhari

Fresh facts have emerged, revealing how the former minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, deceived President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians to unveil the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, 48 hours before his exit from office.

Sirika: The revolution in the aviation sector, the controversies, the in-fightings

By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja The place of the aviation industry or air transportation in the economic and social growth of any nation cannot be overemphasized, owing to its propensity to generate massive revenue for the government and stakeholders, job creation for the high and low in the society, among others. A recent aviation sector study […]

Strike grounds flights at Geneva airport

A strike paralysed Geneva airport on Friday, grounding flights for two days at Switzerland’s second-busiest airport at the start of the busy summer travel season.

Campaign against nat’l carrier calculated, self-serving — Experts

By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja Industry experts have described the flurry of backlash that greeted the unveiling of the national carrier, Nigeria Air, by the previous administration, led by the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, as deliberate and self-serving. Recall that the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, frowned against the move to establish a national […]

Air Nigeria unveiling, a gimmick — Senate

•Deplores opaque arrangements on proposed national carrier By Henry Umoru THE Senate has taken a swipe at what it described as unnecessary controversy generated by the last minute unveiling of Ethiopia Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 series aircraft which the Federal Government flew into Abuja for unveiling of Nigeria Air, saying it was a gimmick. The Committee on […]

Senate condemns unveiling of Air Nigeria with chartered plane

THE  Senate has taken a swipe at what it described as unnecessary controversy generated by the last-minute unveiling of the Boeing 737-800 series aircraft which the Federal Government flew into Abuja for the unveiling of Nigeria Air belongs to Ethiopia Airlines as a gimmick.

Nigeria Air: Reps to probe controversies trailing unveiling

By Prince Okafor Following the controversial unveiling of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, with an Ethiopian Airline aircraft, the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has summoned the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Dr Emmanuel Meribole to an emergency meeting over the project. The committee headed by Honourable Nnolim Nnaji directed Meribole to come […]

Why I opened Asiana Airlines door mid-air – Passenger

A man who opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight in mid-air felt “suffocated” and wanted to get off quickly, South Korean police said on Saturday. The plane was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway on Friday at Daegu International Airport, about 240 kilometres (149 miles) southeast of Seoul, on […]

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