A Max Air aircraft with the registration 5N-MBD, Tuesday night, reportedly suffered a tyre burst at the Mallam Aminu International Airport, MAKIA, Kano State.

Boeing reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss Tuesday following a bruising 2024 that included a lengthy labor strike, major safety issues on commercial planes and defense contract cost overruns.

Stakeholders in the air transport sector, Monday, voiced concerns about the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, saying if convinced that the contractor is overcharging Nigeria, he should be blacklisted.

By Dickson Omobola On November 25, 2024, Mr Kay was seated in his living room feigning smiles that could not mask his sour mood. The senior citizen, who spent months preparing for his only child’s graduation at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, had missed out on what could have been a historic occasion. Reason: He could not […]

On November 25, 2024, Mr Kay was seated in his living room feigning smiles that could not mask his sour mood.

A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington, has declared an emergency and returned to Lagos.

By Dickson Omobola Sierra Leone’s new flag carrier, Air Sierra Leone, has expanded operations across Africa by connecting flights from Sierra Leone to Lagos. The airline, which marked its inaugural flight to Lagos on Wednesday, said it would operate to Lagos three times a week. Speaking during its inaugural flight ceremony at the Murtala Muhammed […]

The Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit, CRDCU, led by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Bala Usman, has proposed a review of the draft policy on sanctions for airlines to the ministry of aviation and aerospace development and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has hinted at a nearly-accomplished plan to establish an aircraft manufacturing firm in Nigeria.

By Dickson Omobola For stakeholders in the Nigerian air transport sector, 2024 would not be forgotten in a hurry. Reason: three significant events occurred in the country’s aviation sector. First, Nigeria cleared its blocked funds of almost $800 million. Second, the country exited the global watchlist for non-compliance as the Aviation Working Group, AWG, co-chaired by Airbus […]

By Dickson Omobola Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Friday, refuted claims that a domestic carrier, Arik Air Limited, did not default in servicing its obligations to aircraft suppliers and trade creditors before it was taken into receivership. Read Also: Kidnappers use yoghurt to lure children in Lagos community AMCON also countered claims that Arik had […]

The decision by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to take legal action against an unruly passenger on an Ibom Air flight has sparked mixed reactions among Akwa Ibom State citizens, particularly within the legal community.

The Federal Government said yesterday it has no desire to revive the botched Nigeria Air project with Ethiopian Airlines, ET.

Syria said on Saturday the country’s main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial trips were halted following last month’s ousting of president Bashar al-Assad.

Less than two weeks after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, warned airlines against breaching Part 19 of the NCAA Regulations, NCARs, the agency has disclosed that five airlines have violated the regulation and will be sanctioned.