‘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 […]
Flight disruption: Calabar Airport passenger movement drops 38% to 7,403
Flight disruption: Calabar Airport passenger movement drops 38% to 7,403
How Nigeria lost 131 airlines to poor management, accidents — Investigation
How Nigeria lost 131 airlines to poor management, accidents — Investigation
Aviation fuel crisis: Passengers to experience more flight delays, cancellations
•As Jet A1 price rises 346% to N892/L in 5 months By Prince Okafor Airline passengers will experience more flight delays and cancellations in the coming days following the closures of Runway 18L, hike in aviation fuel also known as Jet A1, and suspension of aero contractors and Dana airlines. The Airlines Operators of Nigeria, […]
Airline operators, FAAN trade blames over constant flight delays
•FAAN responsible for delay — AON •We’re working on easing operations at MMA — FAAN TWO major stakeholders in the aviation sector, the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, and the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, are currently trading blames over the root cause of constant flight delays experienced by passengers. While AON insists that […]
Nigeria’s airlines lack good business strategy — Capt Ojikutu
FORmer military Commandant at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Group Capt John Ojikutu, in this interview with Prince Okafor, identifies poor business strategy as the greatest factor undermining performance and growth of Nigeria’s airline industry.Excerpts Most airlines might shut down following the hike in Jet A1, how would you react to this?Any airline in […]
