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BA to acquire 72 aircraft to boost Africa operations

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Thursday, June 19th, 2014

The British Airways airline said in Ikeja on Thursday that it would soon acquire 72 new aircraft, to boost its flight operations in Africa, particularly in Nigeria. BA Country Commercial Manager for West Africa, Mr Kola Olayinka, told newsmen at a briefing that the new aircraft would be acquired before the end of 2014. He […]

BMW Gate: Reps tell sacked Aviation minister, Stella Oduah, to return armoured BMW cars to supplier for a refund

Posted by admin Aviation, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Thursday, June 5th, 2014

Stella Oduah The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has ordered that the two bulletproof cars worth N255m procured by the former Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, be returned to the suppliers. The Chairman of the committee, Nkieruka Onyejeocha, said this during an oversight inspection of the aviation sector on Wednesday. She said the […]

Aircraft with 57 passengers makes air return

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Monday, April 7th, 2014

| credits: uniqueinter.blogspot.com A passenger aircraft belonging to Overland Airways, which left Ibadan for Abuja on Monday, had to abandon the journey around Minna, Niger State and make a detour to Lagos for emergency landing, after its windshield was broken. The plane, which left Ibadan around 8am, had on board a former President of […]

NCAA grounds NNPC’s N4bn jet

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Saturday, March 15th, 2014

Aviation authorities have grounded a N4bn private jet belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which overshot the Osubi Airport runway in Warri, Delta State, about a year ago. There are also indications that the aircraft with registration number 5N-NOC may not be allowed to fly again. The Beechcraft 4000 Series composite-bodied jet en route […]

40 ships, 35 aircrafts search for missing Malaysian plane

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines Sunday, March 9th, 2014

An Indian artist, Sudersan Pattnaik, working on a sand sculpture with a message of prayers for the passengers of missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 … on Sunday. | credits: AFP. Vietnamese navy planes have spotted what could be fragments from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared almost two days ago. Officials said it […]

EFCC re-arraigns Fani-Kayode for laundering N100m

Posted by admin Aviation, EFCC Politics, Headlines Friday, March 7th, 2014

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday re-arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, before a Federal High Court, Lagos on N100m money laundering charges. Fani-Kayode, whose arraignment for the same charges was the fourth since 2008, again pleaded not guilty to all the 40 counts. The re-arraignment before Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia on […]

Jonathan sacks heads of Aviation agencies

Posted by admin Aviation, Latest Politics Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

…NCAA, FAAN, NAMA, NCAT affected BY OKEY NDIRIBE In what appears like a move to cleanse the aviation sector, President Goodluck Jonathan , Tuesday sacked the heads of four aviation parastatals in the country. Those affected include Mr George Uriese of FAAN, Mr Fola Akinkuotu of NCAA, Engr. Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA and Mrs Chinyere […]

Nigeria, Egypt parley on aviation services

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

…as Egyptair plans to increase frequencies to 21The nation’s avia-tion sector is set to receive another boost in the area of air safety and operations following a meeting between representatives of the Nigerian government and that of Egypt in Cairo.The meeting, which was convened based on an invitation extended to the Senior Special Assistant to […]

Police deploy sniffer dogs in six airports

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines, Nigerian Police Thursday, February 20th, 2014

The police on Thursday commenced deployment of sniffer dogs to some international airports across the country as part of efforts to beef up security in those areas. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that more than 20 dogs were deployed to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. At the occasion, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr […]

Ethiopian Airlines hijacker was co-pilot – airport

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines Monday, February 17th, 2014

GENEVA – The man who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight en route from Addis Ababa to Rome on Monday was the co-pilot, according to the Geneva airport where the plane was forced to land. The co-pilot said he had seized his chance when the pilot went to the bathroom, Bertrand Staempfli, the airport spokesman, told […]