‘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 […]
BRAIN DRAIN: Nigeria risks becoming training ground for foreign airlines – Abednego
Engineer Galadima Abednego is President of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE. Abednego, in this interview, discusses how brain drain is affecting the aviation sector.
Yuletide: 131% surge in airfares to S’East, S’South sparks passengers’ outcry
Some domestic airlines have raised ticket prices to South-East and South-South regions by 131 per cent ahead of the Yuletide.
UNRULY PASSENGERS: Stakeholders demand amendment, stricter enforcement of aviation regulations
By Dickson Omobola Unruly passenger behaviour has become a worrying development in the Nigerian air transport sector, leading industry analysts to call for amendments and stricter enforcement of the civil aviation regulations. The trend, which has left domestic airline operators visibly troubled, has also become a headache for the country’s civil aviation regulators, especially given the calibre […]
UNRULY PASSENGERS: Stakeholders demand amendment, stricter enforcement of aviation regulations
Unruly passenger behaviour has become a worrying development in the Nigerian air transport sector, leading industry analysts to call for amendments and stricter enforcement of the civil aviation regulations.
Ibom Air: NCAA launches investigation into incident involving Emmason, airline’s crew
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has launched an investigation into the incident involving an unruly passenger, Comfort Emmason, and a member of Ibom Air crew, Julie Edwards.
