On December 20th, 2016, more than 700 passengers of Arik Air who had earlier booked to depart Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos were stranded at the airport as the airline was unable to operate its flights due to the picketing of its counters at the airport by aviation workers unions under the aegis of National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE, National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, and Air Traffic Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSAN.

Chastised by the top US aviation regulator, Boeing on Thursday at last acknowledged that its 727 MAX aircraft will not return to the skies until next year. Steve Dickson, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, met Thursday with Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg to express concerns the company is rushing to get the jets back in […]

Arik Air on Thursday announced the resumption of flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta. Arik Air Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, said in a statement in Lagos that starting from Dec. 18, the airline would be operating daily flights from Lagos to Asaba. Ilegbodu said that the resumption of flights to Asaba was […]

South African Airways was placed under a state-led rescue plan on Thursday as part of a massive restructuring following a costly week-long strike last month. Thousands of South African Airways (SAA) staff walked out on November 15 after the cash-strapped airline failed to meet a string of demands, including higher wages and job in-sourcing. The […]

By Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the siezure of an aircraft belonging to Emirates Airline over N8.1 million judgment debt. The order was sequel to a motion filed by Dr Charles Mekwunye seeking for the enforcement of a Supreme Court judgment in a suit between Promise Mekwunye and the […]

By Henry Umoru The Senate Tuesday urged the Federal Government to through the Ministry of Aviation and other relevant authorities, upgrade the Ibadan domestic airport, Alakia to the status of an international airport with modern facilities. This was sequel to a motion titled, ” the need to Upgrade the Ibadan Airport to International Airport with […]

Air Peace By Lawani Mikairu Chairman of Air Peace airline, Chief Allen Onyema has denied fraud and money laundering charges against him by the United States of America government. The Northern District of Georgia Attorney charged the chairman with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States […]

Flying Doctors Nigeria, West Africa’s first Air Ambulance service, recently scored another first when it won the International Assistance Group, IAG, accreditation. Founded in 1992, the Paris, France based International Assistance Group, IAG is the world’s largest alliance of independent assistance companies and accredited providers. Its network specializes in worldwide roadside, medical, travel, corporate and […]

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the State Government will sponsor Rivers Indigenes to study at the Ethiopian Aviation Academy,  a subsidiary of the Ethiopian Airlines Group. Speaking during his recent visit to the corporate headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines at Addis Ababa,  Governor Wike said that Rivers State Government would train her […]

…Summons Aviation Minister, Sector Agencies By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation is pushing for a review of all aviation agreements between the country and foreign airlines, and possible blockage of some from the country’s airspace. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Nnolim Nnaji,  at a meeting in Abuja, said the committee […]