NAF wings 7 fighter pilots to fight terrorists, bandits
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday winged seven fighter pilots with a charge on them to be strong, bold and disciplined to tackle...
Boeing 737 jet with 62 people on board crashes in Indonesia
A Boeing 737 passenger jet with 62 people onboard disappeared over the sea in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday, moments after take-off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Media...
Boeing 737 Max returns after two years
Kelvin Osa Okunbor
BOEING’S troubled 737 Max aircraft returned to the American skies on Tuesday after two years.
It conveyed passengers in the United States for...
Passengers throng Lagos Airport
Kelvin Osa Okunbor
Hundreds of passengers thronged the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos on Monday to secure seats to travel to their various destinations.
But, it...
Countries ban UK flights in move to block new virus strain
No fewer than six countries on Sunday temporarily suspended flights with the United Kingdom (UK) as the nation experiences a surge in new COVID-19...
Air Peace receives aircraft after maintenance
Air Peace at the weekend announced the arrival of one of its aircrafts – a Boeing 737, which underwent C- Check Maintenance in Europe.
The...
Obudu Airport Project: Cross River commences open competitive bidding
The open bidding for procurement of contractors for the construction of the Obudu international cargo airport, Tuesday, commenced in Calabar, the Cross River state...
Global carriers need 2,430 freighters in next 20 years
Kelvin Osa Okunbor
SOME 2,430 freighters will be required by global carriers in the next 20 years, including 930 new production freighters and 1,500 freighters...
Airlines owe Fed Govt $6.99m, N19.364m in unremitted fees, says minister
Sanni Onogu, Victor Oluwasegun, Abuja and Kelvin Osa Okunbor
Senator: N4b bailout ‘too small’
House opposes halt concession of four airports
Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika...
Liberia launches new national carrier ‘Lone Star Air’
Liberian President George Weah on Friday inaugurated a new national carrier for the West African country, named Lone Star Air, about 30 years after...
Domestic carriers cancel flights for today
Kelvin Osa Okunbor
AIRLINE operators on Monday announced the cancellation of flights today.
This followed the imposition of a24-hour curfew by the Lagos State government.
Arik Air...
#EndSARS Protesters Storm Lagos Airport, Ground Activities
Young persons protesting against police brutality on Monday stormed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, disrupting flight activities.
SaharaReporters gathered that the protesters had earlier...
Sirika: Airline’s local flight simulators, others, will boost GDP
Robert Egbe
The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and flight simulator facilities established by Caverton Helicopters for the training of pilots will boost Nigeria’s Gross...
CEO of Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss steps down
The chief executive of Swiss International Air Lines, Thomas Kluehr, will step down at the end of 2020, the Lufthansa subsidiary announced on Tuesday.
Kluehr...
Jos airport renovation 95% completed – Manager
By Zainab Oyekan
The renovation work on the Jos Airport is 95 per cent completed, the Airport’s Manager, Mr Ayinla Olufemi, has said.
Olufemi told News...
As Insecurity Worsens, Nigerian Government Backs Airline To Start Abuja-Kaduna Flights
The Nigerian Government appears to have given up the possibility of protecting commuters on the 185km Abuja-Kaduna Road as Aero Contractors got its backing...
Udom Emmanuel receives another Aircraft, says Ibom Air the Airline to beat
Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel says the state-owned airline, Ibom Air is the airline to beat in the aviation industry.
Governor Emmanuel who said...
Why crashed helicopter came to Lagos
Kelvin Osa Okunbor, Precious Igbonwelundu and Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt
The Quorum Aviation Bell 206 helicopter, which crashed in Lagos on Friday, flew in from...
Uncertainty surrounds resumption of international flights
Kelvin Osa Okunbor
There is anxiety over the number of international carriers that will resume flights into Nigeria on August 29, 2020 as the affected...
Iran says ready to pay compensations in crashed Ukrainian plane case
Iran is ready to pay compensations pertaining to the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in Iran’s airspace in January, head of Iran’s Civil Aviation...
