Aviation

FG acquires $21m Boeing 737 simulator to build pilots’ capacity

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2022 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Federal Government has said that it had committed the sum of $21m to acquire a Boeing 737 simulator to further build the capacity of pilots. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while giving the scorecard of his ministry in Abuja, noting that the

Aviation

CAS charges pilots to flush out terrorists, bandits from forest

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

By Andrew Orolua Chief of the Air Force (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said on Tuesday charged fighter jet pilots to flush out terrorists and bandits from our forests. He said the fighting capacity of the Nigerian Air Force has been strengthened with additional 118 new pilots and there would be no hiding place for […]

Aviation

Wike: ATC, pilots plan to stop flights in and out of Rivers over detained pilots

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

The Coalition of Air Traffic Controllers and Pilots in the country is ready to stop all civil flight operations into and originating from Rivers State if the state Governor Nyesom Wike refuses to release the two pilots in his custody. The Coalition which comprise Pilots, air traffic controllers and aircraft maintenance engineers in a statement, […]

News

Two pilots arrested for illegally transporting expatriates to Rivers State

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Tuesday declared that he is willing to set aside his immunity to testify against persons who violate the state’s border closure regulations aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. Speaking at the office of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, following […]

News Nigeria

Air mishap: Air chief urges pilots not to be discourage

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has enjoined the pilot officers who participated in the rehearsal for Nigeria’s 58th Independence and Anniversary in the FCT not to be discouraged by the recent air mishap that led to the demise of Sqn.Ldr. Baba- Ari. Sqn.Ldr. Baba- Ari was one of the pilots […]

Headlines News

President Buhari Commissions Pioneer Nigerian Army Pilots

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the first set of Nigerian Army Pilots trained by the Nigerian Army Aviation School to fly war planes. The initiative to train pilots is in accordance with the vision of the current leadership of the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Lieutenant General TY Buratai in transforming and enhancing its […]

Headlines News

AMCON: Massive sack looms in Arik Air over low revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2017 0

Indications have emerged that no fewer than 1,500 Arik Airline’s staff may be fired this month as part of new management’s cost-saving measures to keep the embattled airline alive. Arik Air has about 2,000 workers spread across its local and foreign operations, while it operated a fleet of 28 aircraft at optimal capacity, which enabled […]

Editorial

Addressing Pilots, Technicians’ Unemployment

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

The report by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) that the number of unemployed pilots in Nigeria has swelled to about 500 is not only shocking but also worrisome. The chairman of AON, Noggie Meggison, in an interview with this newspaper, said put the statistical figure thus: about 200 qualified but unemployed pilots, will be […]