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Aviation, Headlines
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Indications emerged late on Wednesday that the summer flight schedule of the 24 foreign airlines operating into Nigeria might be approved before the end of this week. Our correspondent gathered that the Federal Government through the Ministry of Aviation had begun moves to fast-track the approval process following a story by The PUNCH on Wednesday [...]
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
The labour crisis rocking Aerocontractors Airlines is far from over as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has restricted the embattled carrier to operating only three out of its nine operational aircraft. Aero has about 14 aircraft in its fleet but only nine are currently in operation. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that rather operating all [...]
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Aviation, Latest Politics
Saturday, February 16th, 2013
The Federal Government through the Accident Investigation Bureau on Saturday, released reports of the air crashes involving Bellview Airlines, Aviation Development Company, and six other aircraft operators. The report came over six years after the Bellview and ADC crashes led to the death of 213 people in 2005 and 2006 respectively. The six other minor [...]
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Aviation, Headlines
Friday, January 25th, 2013
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Thursday commenced the destruction of 65 airplanes abandoned at various airports across the country by domestic airlines. The action followed the expiration of the one-week ultimatum given by the agency to owners of the abandoned aircraft to evacuate them from the airports. The destruction exercise started at the [...]
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Friday, January 18th, 2013
January 18, 2013 by Oyetunji Abioye 5 Comments The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will next week commence the destruction of no fewer than 65 airplanes abandoned by domestic airlines in eight airports across the country. The Director of Airport Operations, FAAN, Mr. Henry Omeogu, who is also the Chairman of the agency’s Abandoned Aircraft [...]
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Aviation, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
THERE were anxious moments last Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport when a passenger on board a Lagos-bound Aero aircraft attempted to disembark from the plane at the point of take-off. His action triggered off suspicion in other passengers that he might have planted a bomb in the plane and was struggling to disembark [...]
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Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Nigerian aviation authorities, in the early hours of yesterday, restricted flight operations across the country on account of the effects of the harmattan which occasioned poor visibility. According to a source, flights were grounded in the early hours on account of the harmattan haze which tore through major airports across the country, reducing flight visibility [...]
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Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday read the riot act to DANA Air insisting that the carrier must compensate all ground victims affected by the June 3, 2012 crash in Iju/ Ishaga, affirming that the processes that will lead to the payment of the claims must be diligently carried out. The Director-General of NCAA, Dr [...]
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Saturday, January 5th, 2013
7 months after crash By UCHE USIM Seven months after its operation was shut down due to a fatal crash in Lagos that claimed the lives of 163 people, Dana Air yesterday returned to the Nigerian skies amidst fanfare. It recommenced operations with a Lagos-Abuja service at about 10.10am with 67 passengers who expressed joy [...]
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Aviation, Latest Politics
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
BY GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE & SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN CITY— THE Federal Government, Wednesday, said it plans to acquire 30 aircraft to boost domestic airlines in the country and ensure reduction of air fares. It also attributed deluge of litigations as responsible for the non-removal of abandoned aircraft in airports across the country, as it was discovered [...]