Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

The leadership of Ethiopian Airlines Group, which is no doubt Africa’s largest carrier, said the airline has started operating flights with fully vaccinated crew against the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to keep travelers safe in light of the pandemic. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam who made the disclosure said, “We are pleased to operate flights with fully vaccinated crew – a significant step in protecting our employees’ and customers’ health safety. We are encouraged by the increasing number of passengers travelling for business, VFR and tourism supported by…

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Air Peace on Thursday took delivery of the third of its brand-new Embraer 195-E5 and would before the end of 2022 take delivery of all the 13 firm orders made to the Brazilian plane manufacturer while it plans to activate payment for the additional 10 of the aircraft brand by the beginning of 2023, which would bring total arrivals to 23 aircraft. Chairman/ Chief executive of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema made the disclosure before the aircraft touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja Nigeria’s political seat…

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The management of Air Peace Airlines has added more routes with the introduction a set of new connections to satisfy their travel needs. The airline has announced the commencement of Port Harcourt-Kano-Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt-Benin-Port Harcourt and resumption of Kano-Asaba-Kano. Mr Stanley Olisa, the spokesperson of Air Peace, who made this nown to journalists earlier today (Thursday June 10, 2021), said that Kano-PHC-Kano, which starts from June 15, would operate twice weekly while Asaba-Kano-Asaba, which starts on June 14, would run three days every week. He also disclosed that the…

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To curb the incessant dangers caused by bird strikes among others danger at Nigerian airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has procured some birds/wildlife equipment including bird scaring gas canons, 15,000 rounds of 12G (heavy caliber bird scaring pyrotechnics), Hi-tech bird laser among others in a bid to improve on safety of flight operations by effectively managing birds/wildlife hazards at the nation’s airports. The airport managers said that the equipment, when deployed will usher in an era of safe flight operations, as incidents relating to birds strikes, which…

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Mr Allen Onyema, Air Peace Chairman/CEO The management of Air Peace airline has continued to set records in the aviation sector in the country. This time around, it decided to put smiles on the faces of its workforce and so it was jubilation galore for workers on Monday when the management of the airline approved salary increase for them. The excited workers could not believe it when they got salary alert and noticed that all the workers were given a raise by the management with some receiving 100 per cent…

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Nigeria’s fastest growing airline, Air Peace is currently operating its two-brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft on test flights preparatory for deployment into service. Stanley Olisa the image maker of the airline who made this revelation on Friday said that one of the aircraft was flown empty from Lagos to Owerri, Abuja and Port Harcourt for familiarisation on Thursday. The management of Air Peace who has received the first of 13 brand-new E195 in Abuja, said the aircraft will create 8000 jobs. Olisa also stated that test flights to other destinations…

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There are indications that the management of Cardinal Airlines Limited is set to commence domestic and international operations soon. The airline it was gathered is bringing short haul aircraft such as Embraer and ATRs for cost effectiveness on domestic and regional operations. The application for its air transport licence, sources further revealed has reached advanced stage as the promoters are working round the clock to ensure that the airline resumes domestic operations before the end of the third quarter. The Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Airlines, Alhaji…

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The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB -N) said that it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to lead the investigation into the crash of a military aircraft that occurred on Friday in Kaduna, killing the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers. Other officers who, were in the COAS entourage that died in the ill-fated crash include: Brig Gen. M.I Abdulkadir, Brigadier General Olayinka,Brig Gen. Kuliya, Maj. LA Hayat,Maj. Hamza and SGT, Umar . The crew who died in the air crash…

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