Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

The management of Green Africa Airline, a new Lagos-based airline, said it would begin ticket sales through its website – greenafrica.com ahead of flight operations, which starts on June 25, 2021 following pre-sales approvals from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Two ATR 72-600 aircraft (with registrations 5N-GAE and 5N-GAA) have been received with a third aircraft (5N-GAD) expected soon the airline stated. Subsequently, commercial flights to and from Lagos (LOS) connecting Akure (AKR), Ilorin (ILR), Abuja (ABV), Owerri (QOW), Port Harcourt (PHC) and Enugu (ENU) are scheduled to commence…

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After the initial failed attempt, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has again said the efforts at establishing a national carrier are still in the pipeline. He even boasted that the new airline may commence flight operations in the first quarter of 2022. From all indications, the minister and his team may be using this year 2021 to finetune their plans. He said that the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which ravaged the entire world exposed certain economic vulnerabilities in the nation due to its lack of having very strong, viable…

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Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has stated categorically that the pilot of Aero Contractor Flight NIG382 acted professionally by returning to base after it encountered bird strike on take-off at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Nuhu said that the aircraft, a Boeing 737-500 with the registration number 5N-BKR, was heading to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport (NAA), Abuja on Monday afternoon, when the incident happened. The NCAA boss explained that the pilot made a circuit and returned to base…

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British Airways is testing a 25-second rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) test ahead of the start of mass travel, which begins in a matter of days. The Pelican COVID-19 Ultra Rapid test is a saliva-based digital antigen test that identifies 98 per cent of people who are infected and 100 per cent of people who do not have the virus yet. The Independent of UK disclosed that the airline will experiment with the rapid test, developed by a firm known as Canary Global, on flight crew to compare the results against standard…

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May day 2021 address by the national president of national union of air transport employees (NUATE), Comrade Ben K. Nnabue 1.  It is with mixed feelings that I address you all, great members of our great union, on this 2021 May Day celebration. On the one hand, the crisis occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world of work, particularly that of aviation. And Nigeria is no exception. On the other hand, we are exceedingly grateful to our Maker for sparing us till date and granting us the…

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The management of Air Peace airline today recorded another first by becoming the first commercial airline in Nigeria to officially land at the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport. The foremost airline deployed two of its aircraft- an Embraer 145 and a Boeing 737- for the demonstration flights to unveil the airport sited in the Umuleri axis of the state. Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State at the event Chief Allen Onyema who spoke at the event, expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for approving and enabling the project. Onyema…

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As the country grapples with capital flight in most sectors of the economy, aviation experts in Nigeria have criticised the federal government for failing to do anything to prevent capital flight by setting up a functional Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in the country. If that was done, they believe indigenous airlines in the country would not be spending the huge amount of money they do for offshore maintenance of aircraft continue unabated. Airline in Nigeria have continued to suffer under the heavy cost of embarking on these maintenances just…

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United Nigeria Airlines said it has commenced regular scheduled flight operations to the Domestic Wing of Port Harcourt International Airport. The inaugural flight to Port Harcourt, according to Head, Corporate Communications for the airline, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, was expected to depart the Murtala Mohammed Airport terminal two (MM2) in Ikeja, Lagos at 1.30pm. Regular flights from Port Harcourt to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja was also expected to depart at 3:00pm daily while flights from Abuja to Port Harcourt would depart at 4:30pm every day. United Nigeria would also operate…

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The management of Arik Air has said that the airline will be resuming direct flights from Lagos to the ancient city of Kano effective April 27, 2021. The three weekly flights, according to Adebanji Ola, the airline’s spokesman, will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Ola said the decision to reintroduce direct flights between Lagos and Kano was informed by the importance of both cities as centres of commerce, adding that Arik Air has always been known for the promotion of economic activities among the components states of Nigeria. Similarly,…

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The pilots, cabin crew and other customer-facing personnel of Nigeria’s foremost airline, Air Peace, have started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine to help curtail the spread of the virus and give passengers more confidence to fly with the airline. Stanley Olisa, Spokesperson of Air Peace, who disclosed this to journalists on Friday, stated that the vaccine was being administered by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Olisa, who commended the Federal Government for making the vaccine available, stressed that Air Peace prioritises the wellbeing and safety of its staff and…

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