Winifred Bosa As fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum, Sudan, Air Peace has pledged  willingness to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the country free of charge. The Chairman of  Nigeria’s largest domestic airline, Allen Onyema, has said in a statement  said the stranded Nigerians in Sudan need urgent assistance. He stated that Nigerians could be […]

The Ministry of Aviation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aviation Options Group (ASG), to boost aviation technology. In a statement  by the assistant to the minister of Aviation on Public Affairs, James Odaudu, the ministry stated the MoU will assist NCAT in areas of competencies, coaching and certification in an effort to […]

The Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, Mr Basil Agboarumi, has called on the Federal Government to grant duty waiver on operational equipment for ground handling companies operating in the nation’s airports. Agboarumi said this during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN) in Lagos. […]

Twenty-nine people are confirmed to have been killed in a crash by a plane in Nepal that had 72 on board, but there were some survivors, an official said Sunday. “We have recovered 29 bodies so far and (we) have also sent some survivors to the hospital for treatment,” Gurudatta Dhakal, assistant chief official in […]

Winifred Bosa A coalition of aviation of unions has asked the Federal Government to review its plans to concession major airports in the country. The coalition, which consists of the Air Transport unions, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association, and National Union of Air Transport Employees, said they were not against airport concessioning but argued […]

History was made on Saturday when the first aircraft touched down at the newly constructed Ekiti Cargo Airport along Ado-Ijan road, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The inaugural landing of the aircraft was witnessed by a jubilant crowd and other dignitaries, including Governor Kayode Fayemi; Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Niyi Adebayo; Speaker of the […]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN )has apologised over its faulty escalators which injured travelers at the Lagos airport . FAAN Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, in a statement  said the airport authority has taken “full responsibility” for the incident. “With respect to the above mentioned incident which occurred at the Murtala […]

“We are pleased to inform you that effective from 11th September 2022, we will reinstate operations of our flights,” Emirates said on Wednesday. “Inbound flights from Dubai to Lagos (EK783) and outbound flights from Lagos to Dubai (EK784) will recommence from Sunday, 11th September 2022. “Lagos flights after 30th September 2022 will be advised in […]