Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

Catering services, which were suspended as part of the measures to stem the spread of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are to resume on domestic flights immediately. This latest directive is coming from the Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika at the weekly media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday. Sirika said the decision was taken in consideration of the businesses involved in the provision of in-flight refreshments who have been adversely affected by the suspension. He however said that modalities and protocols for the resumption of…

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Mr Allen Onyema, the Chairman and CEO of the Air Peace airline, Nigeria’s biggest carrier, has reaffirmed that it made a firm order of Boeing 737 Max, which recently was recertified to resume operation. Speaking at the delivery of its second brand new Embraer E195-2 in Abuja recently, the Onyema said that its order of the technology advanced aircraft subsists and that the timeline for its delivery would be announced. He said that the airline plans to replace the older aircraft in its fleet, made largely of B737 classics with…

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The new E195-E2 with registration marks 5N-BYG at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday Air Peace today took delivery of another of its thirteen (13) pre-ordered Embraer E195-E2 aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and has called on the Federal Government to impress on the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) the need to honour signed laws. The brand-new aircraft landed the country at 1:55pm and was welcomed with the usual water canon salute to the joy of many stakeholders who were on ground the receive the aircraft…

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…wants MD to resign as AON Chairman Worried by the ugly development at Azman Air, which was recently suspended from operations over safety concerns, the Chairman of Fly Hudson Aviation and former Deputy General Secretary of the Airlines Operators of Nigeria, (AON) Alhaji Mohammed Tukur has joined other industry skeholders in condemning the statement issued by the AZMAN Airlines’ management after the suspension of its operations by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA). The airline’s Boeing 737 series were grounded on Monday by the authorities for safety audit following several…

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In Line with Section 35 (2) Civil Aviation Act, 2006, Part 1.3.3.3 (A) Of NCARs 2015, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday suspended with immediate effect the operations of Azman Air. Azman is one of the domestic airlines in the country’s challenged aviation sector where most operators are struggling. A statement signed by the Director General of NCAA, Capt Musa Nuhu said the suspension followed the series of incidents involving Azman Air Boeing 737 Aircraft. Nuhu explained that the suspension of the airline’s operations is in line with Section…

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a reorganisation in the aviation agencies and re-appointed Mr. Akin Olateru as the Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N). He began his career in engineering maintenance with Pan African Airlines and the Nigerian Police Air Wing after which he left Nigeria for further studies overseas. He has also worked with multiple airlines in Europe including KLM, Martin Air in Holland, British Aerospace Engineering and British Midland Airways. Olateru, an aircraft maintenance engineer with Nigerian, UK and USA licenses was first…

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In a strong statement issued on Sunday and signed by Captain Roy Ilegbodu, the Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air (in-receivership), the airline has rubbished the news making rounds on social media regarding one of its numerous operations that recorded an incident, which the captain of the aircraft took the best decision in the interest of the passengers and aviation industry as a whole. One R. Isenalumhe, a lawyer who claimed to be on board of the aircraft that had the incident started the attack on Arik on social media,…

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The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), on Friday said it would stop the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) from establishing the proposed new airline tagged NG Eagle, that is, if all labour issues are not resolved. President of the union, Ben Nnabue said the workers would picket Arik Air, the airline that was taken over by AMCON over huge debts, for three months, if it refused to settle all matters relating to workers’ welfare. He said, “AMCON has shown that we are in a country that values…

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Arik Air CEO, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu Following the arrival of the first batch of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the country, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, the Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air has called for immediate vaccination of Aviation Workers as frontline workers. This he says will help keep the economy running and enable more people to travel knowing they are safe. “We think aviation workers should get priority for vaccination. In Arik we are trying to see if we can get all our staff vaccinated as soon as possible, this…

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1.      The Anambra State Government has noted with joy the launch on Friday, February 12, of Nigeria’s latest scheduled air carrier, United Nigeria Airlines, headed by a well-known business leader, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, who is also a worthy son of Anambra State. The inaugural flight took off from the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, and landed at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Only a courageous and audacious entrepreneur can launch an airline anywhere in the world today in view of the state of the industry worldwide.…

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