‘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 […]
Closure of NAIA: FG assures passengers of security, seamless operation
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika, says adequate security will be provided for passengers that will be travelling through Kaduna Airport to Abuja during the closure of Abuja Airport.
NCAA cautions pilots over Harmattan dust haze
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, yesterday warned pilots that the current harmattan dust haze prevalent in some parts of the country is hazardous to flight and pilots should get clearance from Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, officials before embarking on flight operations.
Overland Airways boost Delta State economic fortunes
Overland Airways decision to return to Asaba mid-November 2016 to re-energize economic activities in Delta and surrounding States has been widely applauded by South South zone economy stakeholders.
We control 80% of the local, 90% international cargo handling Nigeria markets —NAHCO MD
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance) controls 80% of the local and 90% of the international cargo handling market in Nigeria .This was revealed by the Managing Director of the ground handling firm, Mr. Norbert Bielderman .
Our stringent rules on safety is our selling point — Ndulue
The safety record of Arik Air in the last ten years is one of the selling points of the airline and this is why it is currently the only Nigerian airline to have passed the stringent IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) four consecutive times. This was revealed by the Managing Director, Arik Air, Mr Chris Ndulue during the 10years anniversary media briefing of the airline.
