‘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 […]
Why we lack air traffic controllers — Farouk, NAMA MD
Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Mr Umar Farouk, in this interview, discusses the agency’s past problems, its current challenges and how they are being addressed.
Lagos incident: Faulty aircraft taken for repairs — Ibom Air
FOLLOWING a social media post by a former director-general of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Mr. Joe Abah, revealing how a ground engineer, yesterday, prevented what could have turned out an air disaster, Ibom Air said the aircraft, with a bad nose gear, had been taken to the hangar for repairs.
FAAN diverts flights as fire breaks out at Lagos airport
The E54 Bridge of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One suffered a fire outbreak in the early hours of this morning.
NCAA will conduct comprehensive audit of all local airlines – FG
“You see regulators, who are supposed to be public servants, buying big houses and driving big cars. They are endangering the lives of Nigerians by cutting corners and falsifying reports… we are going to bring down that system of corruption.”
Stakeholders kick as Aviation minister suspends Dana Air’s operations
Following runway excursion incident suffered by Dana Air at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, yesterday, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to suspend the airline until comprehensive audits on its fleet were conducted.
