NIGERIA AIRWAYS: ASRTI urges Keyamo, Finance Ministry to release ex-workers’ entitlement
Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, ASRTI, has lamented the continued delay in paying the entitlements of over 4,000 former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways, describing it as a grave injustice. Nigeria Airways, the country’s national airline, was liquidated in September 2004 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. ASRTI said that since the Minister of Aviation […]
Buhari’s ex-aide, Ahmad replies Reps, says Nigeria Air not fraud
Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad has insisted that the Nigeria Air is not a fraud.
Reps urge Tinubu to stop further action on Nigeria Air
The House of Representative has urged President Bola Tinubu to constitute a high level Presidential committee to undertake a holistic review of the processes of the Nigeria Air project.
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 […]
‘It was chartered from Ethiopia’, Nigeria Air MD breaks silence on controversial aircraft
The Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Dayo Olumide has disclosed that the aeroplane that landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on 26th May 2023, was a chartered one from Ethiopia.
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 […]
Just in: Aircraft with Nigeria Air colours sighted at Addis Ababa airport
An aircraft in Nigeria Air colours was today sighted at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia.
Nigeria Air plane to arrive Friday – Sirika
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja Amidst increasing doubt over the feasibility of the National carrier, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi Sirika, has revealed that Nigeria Air plane will arrive in Nigeria on Friday, less than five days to the winding down of the Buhari-led administration. Making the disclosure on Channels TV, Sirika said that […]
Sirika’s last minute changes threaten aviation sector devt – ART
The Aviation Safety Roundtable, ART, has condemned the last minute activities of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, describing his action as capricious, despicable and unwarranted.
