Dana Air says its Abuja-bound Boeing 737 aircraft with registration mark 5N DNA had an emergency landing on Tuesday. It said that the aircraft had been grounded for immediate attention by engineers. The airline’s Communication Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa made these known in a statement issued in Lagos. Ezenwa said that the incident was due […]

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has revealed plans to extend flight operations to Guangzhou, China and Mumbai, India, with scheduled flight operations to this month. The Spokesperson of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Olisa said that Israel flight operations was also underway. He said these […]

By Prince Okafor With over 1,023 scheduled flights for the month of June, 2022, Ibom Air, stated that 58 flights were cancelled due to non-availability of Aviation Kerosene, popularly known as Jet A1. Ibom Air, a limited liability company wholly owned by the Akwa Ibom state government, currently operates seven aircraft, with a further 10 […]

By Prince Okafor  LAGOS—Air passenger traffic across the country witnessed a significant increase of 44 per cent to 15.32 million in 2021 from 10.67 million in 2020 on the back of relaxation of travel restrictions imposed by the Federal Government to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. This is even as the Federal Government has […]

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has called on Nigerians and foreigners alike to take advantage of the 24,000 hectares of land available as free zone in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to invest in the nation’s aviation industry. Sirika stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the maiden edition of […]

By Prince Okafor Jordan Aviation airline, JAV, has yesterday, denied a trending video on social media depicting a possible hijack of its aircraft by Nigerians. The company noted that the said video, which went viral on social media, was actually filmed months ago on a flight between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia and did not depict […]

By Lawani Mikairu The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, yesterday advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather in the current rainy season. The warning is contained in an Advisory Circular (AC) with reference no AC: NCAA-AEROMET – 33 initiated by the Directorate of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, DAAS, addressed to all […]

•We sell to aviation operators at N540/L – MOMAN •We now buy aviation fuel at N700/L By Prince Okafor Oil marketers under the aegis of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) have faulted airline operators’ claim of buying aviation fuel at N700 per litre. The airline operators, under the aegis of Airline Operators of […]

lAs domestic airlines call off flight suspension action By Lawani Mikairu LAGOS—Aviation worker unions will today commence a two-day warning strike to shut down the airspace over negotiated conditions of service and other sundry issues neglected for nine years. Speaking on the planned strike, General Secretary of National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, Ocheme […]

By Lawani Mikairu Domestic airline operators, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, have called off their planned suspension of flights which was billed to commence on Monday. A statement signed by the President of AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina and endorsed by other members said they have listened to the appeal by […]