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CAS orders probe of NAF trainer aircraft mishap

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BY ANDREW OROLUA The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has ordered probe into the immediate cause of the crash of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft in Kaduna on Thursday. A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft was involved in a minor mishap earlier Thursday, 7

Aviation

Nigerian airlines to secure dry lease aircraft again

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The Federal Government may have begun the process to remove Nigeria from the ‘country risk’ status that has made aircraft dry lease impossible for airline operators. As a result, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has met with the international lobby group to expunge the country from the black book which […]

Headlines

Heavy downpour: Aircraft overshoots runway in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2023 0

BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO An aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airline yesterday, skidded off the 18 L of the Murtala Muhammed Airport runway, due to the heavy downpour experienced. The aircraft NUA 058 said to be coming to Lagos from Owerri overshot the runway with about 200 metres, no casualty was however recorded. Cause of the […]

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Stakeholders react as Nigeria set to begin aircraft assembling

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2023 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Industry stakeholders have started to react to the recent announcement that Nigeria’s first set of locally assembled aircraft at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Zaria will commence flying in the next four months. After the last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, newsmen were told that light aircraft will be […]

Aviation

Stakeholders raise concerns over rising aircraft incidents at ramp

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2023 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo In recent times, incidents of ramp collusion between aircraft and handling companies’ machines have been on the increase, raising concerns about issues of safety and security at ramps. All over the world, aviation has standards to be met by contracting states as regulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of which […]

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Insurgency: NAF sets up aircraft hangar in Maiduguri

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

Maiduguri – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF), says it has established an aircraft hangar at the 105 Composite Command, Maiduguri, to enhance its operations in the counter insurgency campaign in the northeast. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal, Sadique Abubakar, made the disclosure at the inauguration of the hangar on Sunday in Maiduguri. […]

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Buhari writes Senate on $496m aircraft purchase

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2018 0

The Senate on Wednesday, received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking a “Supplementary Input to the 2018 Appropriation Bill on the Purchase of Supper Tucano Aircraft from the United States Government”. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, announced the receipt of the letter tagged ‘Communication from the President’ The letter dated April 13 reads

Aviation

Emirates unveils brand new B777 aircraft

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

Emirates has unveiled a brand new Business Class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, with new wider seats laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration for the first time. The airline has invested over US$150 million to refurbish the 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The newly refurbished Emirates 777-200LR aircraft is set […]

Aviation Interviews

We automated carparks to restore sanity – FAAN

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2018 0

General Manager, Corporate Communications of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, in this interview with journalists, speaks on some happenings in the agency from why it decided to automate its car park at the Lagos Airport as well as the removal of unserviceable aircraft on the air side to help bolster […]

News Nigeria

NAF receives 5 Super Mushsak aircraft from Pakistan

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2018 0

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday took delivery of five Super Mushsak aircraft from Pakistan meant to enhance its training and operational efficiency. The Chief of Logistics, NAF headquarters, AVM Garba Bello said while taking delivery of the aircraft in Kaduna that the total Super Mushsak aircraft received from Pakistan now stood at 10. […]

Aviation

Experts put minimum fleet for AOC issuance at 20 aircraft

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

For efficiency, safety and optimum standards, aviation professionals in the country have called for regulatory consolidation process that increases the minimum fleet for AOC issuance for scheduled passenger airline operations from 2 aircraft to 20 aircraft. With such proposal, airline operators intending to commence scheduled operations are expected to first of all provide

Africa

Tanzania light aircraft crashes, leaves 11 tourists dead

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

Eleven tourists have be reported to have died following a light aircraft crash in Tanzania Wednesday in northern Tanzania. The incident occurred when a light aircraft flying to the Serengeti National Park, a popular tourist destination, crashed, the flight operator was quoted to have said. Agency report said that the Cessna Caravan light airplane, carrying […]

Business

Air Peace receives IATA membership certificate

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2017 0

.. Sets to deliver 11 new aircraft by December Air Peace, over the weekend, received its membership certificate from global aviation body, International Air Transport Association (IATA) after the successful completion of IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) audit earlier this year. Presenting the much coveted IATA certificate to the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace,

Interviews

Nigeria’s huge business potential excites Emirates – Parambil

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2017 0

Emirates Regional Manager, West Africa Commercial Operations, Afzal Parambil, in this interview with CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO, highlights the importance of Nigeria’s aviation market to Emirates Airlines and its connectivity to world’s biggest aviation market, China. He speaks on other issues about the airline’s expansion policy, among others. Excerpts You were recently posted

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Amazon Wins Approval to Test Delivery Drones

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2015 0

The certificate by the FAA comes with restrictions but it advances Amazon’s plan to deliver packages using unmanned aircraft. Amazon has won approval from US federal regulators to test a delivery drone outdoors. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an experimental airworthiness certificate allowing test flights over private, rural land in Washington state.