‘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 […]
Saudi Arabia cancels 264 Air Peace passengers visas on arrival
Saudi Arabia authorities have cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace on arrival on their arrival to the country from Kano.
Aero Contractors Aircraft nose stuck at Abuja Airport runway
A Boeing 737 aircraft with the registration number: 5N-BYQ belonging to Aero Contractors has been involved in a serious incident at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
Airport workers begin strike in Imo
Travellers and airlines navigating through Imo State might need to explore alternative options, given the aviation unions’ decision to initiate a complete withdrawal of workers at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri.
FG spends N90bn on presidential air fleets in 9 years — Investigation
The allocation of substantial funds by the Federal Government for the presidential air fleet has raised significant concerns, with more than N90 billion earmarked over the past nine years.
Air safety: Paucity of funds, land encroachment threaten our modernisation plans — NAMA MD
In the quest for air safety and the modernisation of Nigeria’s airspace management, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, is currently facing a plethora of challenges.
