Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

By NewsBits One of Ethiopian Airlines’ De Havilland Dash 8-400s appears to have suffered a landing-gear collapse during a runway excursion, following a domestic flight. The aircraft had been operating flight ET106 from Addis Ababa to Mekele in the north of the country on January 18. Ethiopian Airlines states that the aircraft experienced the excursion after landing at around 14:10. “All passengers and crew were disembarked safely with no injuries,” it adds, although it has not disclosed numbers. Source: Bombardier

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By Steve Osuji Diezani, Sadiya And Betta: Interrogating why beautiful women seem worse treasury looters Should we make a law urgently that our beautiful women should never be allowed near the national till? Has anyone else noticed the seeming emerging trend of our women public officials outdoing the men in making a mess of our national treasury? The womenfolk seem to take no prisoners when they have opportunity to attack, and they show exceptional impunity and the iron balls of hardened pyrates. In May 2014, this column (then appearing in…

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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN has assured of strict adherence to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards and the safety of the country’s aerospace. This is coming as the Minister reiterated his commitment to ensuring the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and reliability for air travellers, airlines, and all stakeholders. In his New Year message, he noted that the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, extends its sincere gratitude to the entire aviation community for their resilience and collaboration…

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By NewsBits Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has expressed concerns over aspects of the deal signed between his predecessor, Hadi Sirika, on behalf of the Federal Government and Ethiopian Air over Nigeria’s proposed national carrier. Nigerians watched helplessly as Sirika, the immediate past Aviation Minister at the last minute of the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s unpopular administration tried to allegedly swindle the Nigerian aviation sector with the hoax of a deal that would have meant the end of domestic airlines. It is still worrisome to…

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Few hours after one of the aircraft of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), landed in Asaba International Airport on Sunday, rather than the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft under the airline. A source close to NCAA, On Monday says the civil aviation regulatory body took the decision on Monday via a letter communicated to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the airline. According to the source, all the wet-leased aircraft in the operations of the airline would remain…

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Ibom Air, the Akwa Ibom State-owned airline, proudly announces the successful delivery of the first of (10) ten Airbus A220-300 aircraft ordered from the aircraft manufacturer Airbus at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. In attendance at the modest handover ceremony held on Friday, 24 November 2023, at Airbus’s Mirabel facilities in Canada were the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Mr. Udom Emmanuel, the CEO of Ibom Air, Mr. Mfon Udom and the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. George Uriesi. On hand from Airbus to perform…

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