Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

The Federal Government has lifted the ban placed on Emirates Airline from flying into Nigeria without conditions. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this Saturday in Abuja in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Director Public Affairs in the Ministry of Aviation. African Examiner reports that the Federal Government had barred Emirates from flying into Nigeria over discriminatory policies on Nigerians as regards to COVID-19 protocols by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Sirika, the move came in response to the yearnings of Nigerian travelers and after…

Air Peace has announced that it’s flight P47159 from Owerri to Lagos suffered a bird strike, which force the plane to undertake emergency landing in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital The bird strike according to the airline affected the Boeing 737 aircraft engine and forced a diversion to Port Harcourt where another aircraft will be ferrying the passengers to their destination. The airline explained the incident in a statement thus: “This is to inform the general public that Air Peace flight P47159 Owerri to Lagos on November 22, 2021,…

By Shola Adekola It is no longer news that in the last ten years over 20 domestic airlines in Nigeria have parked up which points to the fact that domestic airlines in the country hardly last more than ten years at a stretch without running into big problems which may either make or mar the affected airline. Among the list of dead airlines are: Chanchangi, IRS, Harka, Kabo, Okada, Freedom Air Services, Sosoliso, Associated, Medview, Bellview, FirstNation, Kolkol, ADC, Triax, Slok, Albarka, Associated, EAS, NICON, Fresh Air and many more.…

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday October 25, 2021, depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. Senior Special Assistant to the President and Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement titled ‘President Buhari to participate in investment summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’. The President will be joined at the 5th edition of the flagship investment event by business executives from Nigeria, bankers, Captains of industry and energy experts to discuss issues on the…

AMCON Head, Corporate Communications, Jude Nwauzor In what seemed like a twist in its earlier stance, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday warned against what it called political interference in the duties of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), while at the same time apologising for interfering in the processes of the pending issuance of Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) for NG Eagle. The new airline, which already has some aircraft on ground and ready to commence operations soon as the AOC is issued by the authorities…

The Senate Committee on Aviation on Thursday joined its counterpart at the House of Representatives to direct the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), to stop forthwith, the issuance of Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) to NG Eagle, a new start up airline being muted by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). A letter signed by the chairman of the committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, to the NCAA on October 11, 2021, made reference to a joint petition to the Senate by the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals and National Union of…

Emirates is seeking to hire 3,000 cabin crew members, alongside 500 ground workers at Dubai International Airport. The move comes as the airline continues its post-pandemic recovery, with the employees explicitly being targeted to aid its operations ramp-up. Across the world, airlines are beginning to see the green shoots of recovery after the worst year and a half ever experienced by the industry. Emirates is no exception, with a quarter of the airline’s 119 strong Airbus A380 fleet already back in the blue skies and more jets to come. More…