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...
Strict rules as international flights resume August 29
Faith Yahaya, Abuja
MINISTER of Aviation Hadi Sirika has announced that international flights will resume operation on August 29.
The minister stated that flight operation would...
332 Nigerian nationals arrive Lagos from London
Three hundred and thirty two (332) evacuees arrived Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, from London at 7:40 p.m local time via Air Peace flight No....
NLC gives Air Peace, others 14-day ultimatum to reinstate sacked workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the recent sacking of 100 pilots by Air Peace, 69 Pilots by Bristow Helicopters and National Union of...
Many feared dead as Indian plane crashes
Fifteen passengers and a pilot have been reported dead after an Air India Express flight skidded off the runway at Calicut international airport in...
UN plane crash-lands in Mali, injures 11
A United Nations plane careened off the runway while touching down in the northern Malian city of Gao on Monday, the international organisation said,...
Two aircraft collide, legislator among 7 killed
Two aircraft collided in mid-air on Friday near the Soldotna Airport on Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska, killing seven people, including...
AIB begins investigation as two aircraft collide at Lagos airport
The Accident Investigation Bureau says it will investigate a collision involving Middle East Airline and a Turkish plane at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,...
Two Airplanes Collide At Lagos Airport
There was uproar at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday after two airplanes collided at the international wing of the airport.
An Airbus...
Why Osinbajo’s helicopter crashed, by AIB
Faith Yahaya, Abuja and Kelvin Osa Okunbor, Lagos
ALMOST 17 months after a helicopter conveying Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to Kabba, Kogi State crashed, the Accident...
Aviation ministry partners DICON on airports security, others
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the aviation ministry will partner with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in various areas, including airports...
Violators of safety protocols at airport risk jail term, says Fed Govt
Gbade Ogunwale, Faith Yahaya, Abuja and Onimisi Alao, Yola
THE Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has directed investigation into the alleged breach of airport protocol...
Nigerian government rues airport protocols violations by VIPs
The Federal Government has lamented the violations of COVID-19 protocols at the airports by some dignitaries.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)...
FG to review Air agreement with UK, others over landing right withdrawal
The Federal Government says it will review its Air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable treatment of Nigerian carriers, especially...
Why physical distancing is not observed in aircraft — Sirika
As domestic flight operation resumes in some of the airports in the country, the Federal Government has explained why one of the safety protocols...
Low passenger traffic as flights resume in Lagos, Abuja
THREE months after the airspace was shut to commercial flights to contain the spread of Coronavirus, key airports were abuzz on Wednesday and planes...
Private jets…The abuse, the sanction
Since March 23 when domestic carriers suspended scheduled flights, some governors and other highly-placed individuals have hopped across the country in private jets. The...
Abuja airport re-opens amidst strict coronavirus safety protocols
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday, re-opened for business with passengers duly screened, in line with safety protocols following the Coronavirus (COVID-19),...
Nigeria completes flight simulation exercise ahead of resumption
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has conducted simulation exercise at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja to test all the protocols designed...
