Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

Dana Airline announced on Friday that it would resume flight operations on November 9, 2022. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the airline’s Corporate Communication Officer, Kingsley Ezenwa. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had suspended the airline’s Air Transport License (ATL), and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely with effect from July 20. The NCAA Director General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, said the regulatory body discovered that the airline was not in a position to meet its financial obligations and conduct safe flight operations. However, the…

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Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, at the weekend, said the Federal Government has placed order for 20 petrol-aircraft for the commencement of Nigeria Air. He made the disclosure at a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. “When I came in as a minister, we didn’t arrogate to ourselves knowledge and wisdom. We believe in the stakeholders on whose behalf we are serving. Having been made minister, I came out with a road map, which, in my little wisdom, will help transform civil aviation in Nigeria.…

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Ethiopian Airlines Group in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said it has completed from passenger to freighter conversion of one of its three B767 aircraft. The airline with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) had launched a B767-300ER freighter conversion line at Ethiopian MRO facilities in Addis Ababa. The airline introduced these aircraft models in 2004. The conversion, according to the management of the airline is aimed at replacing these ageing airplanes with ultramodern and technologically advanced passenger aircraft to provide utmost comfort and convenience for passengers. The conversion of the…

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By NewsBits As a confirmation of our report on October 8, regarding leadership movements in Aero Contractors, and Arik Air, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has reappointed Capt. Ado Sanusi as the Managing Director of Aero Contractors. Captain Ado Sanusi had in January 2021, resigned his position from the airline he helped nurture back to health after its fortunes dwindled for years when he was appointed by AMCON led by Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru as Managing Director/CEO. Sanusi was also engaged by AMCON to oversee the management of…

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Captain Abdullahi Mahmood appointed new Arik Boss By Andrew Onyejuruuwa As part of its strategy to continue to restructure the aviation investments in its portfolio, the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) as part of plans to further restructure Aero, has reappointed Captain Ado Sanusi as Managing Director of Aero Contractors, which is one of the oldest airlines in the country. In a similar development, NewsBits also gathered that AMCON has appointed the current Managing Director of the airline, Captain Abdullahi Mahmood to return to Arik Air where he was…

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Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Aviation Minister By Gabriel Olowo I once said in my reaction to the speculation that Ethiopian Airlines comes as a partner of the good choice for Air Nigeria and now that it is officially confirmed, my position remains the same. Since the issue of Air Nigeria” TO BE OR NOT TO BE” has been laid to rest, given government insistence to do so, my endorsement is based on the need for the success of any new start-up Airline in Nigeria. Failures still abound in the market and…

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Azman Air has announced the suspension of its scheduled flight operation indefinitely. The development came following the alleged failure of the carrier to meet the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) renewal process as required by aviation authorities in the country. NewsBits gathered that the airline had on Wednesday evening told its staff not to report to duties on Thursday. The airline allegedly told the workers that it was suspending operations ‘due to operational reasons,’ but was not specific about the reasons It was further gathered that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…

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