Ethiopian Airlines fare dispute strands passenger at Abuja airport for two months
By Dickson Omobola Nigerian passenger, Abdullahi Salisu, has alleged that a dispute with Ethiopian Airlines over a ticket change and refund has left him stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, since June 29. Salisu, who was scheduled to fly from Abuja to Cairo, Egypt, on June 29, said he had booked the ticket […]
Aircraft Cannibalisation: Customs invites Arik Air in receivership, demands clarification
Following the cannibalisation of three aircraft and subsequent re-exportation of the same machines, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has invited the management of Arik Air in receivership.
Aviation sector: The Wins, woes, way forward
Over the past 63 years, Nigeria’s aviation sector has witnessed significant challenges that mirror the country’s ambition among its peers.
Basa: Vanished tides of Bermuda and our Swimmers
“There is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the floods leads on to fortune, omitted all our voyage is bound in shallows and miseries. We must take the tide or lose our ventures”. Great classic quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caeser.
Regional connectivity: Air Peace eyes five new Embraer E175s worth $288m
West Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace, has placed a firm order for five Embraer E175 aircraft worth $288.3m.
Nigeria failed in aviation safety audit, even at 70% rating — NCAT rector
Despite recording 70 percent score in the recent safety audit by International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, the Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Alkali Modibbo in this interview with Prince Okafor, described the record as failure for the nation’s aviation sector, he also disclosed developments surrounding the alleged two missing Bell 206 helicopters from the college.
