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Govt restores Abuja’s airfield lighting

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Aviation, Headlines, State News Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Aviation Minister Ms Stella Oduah has said the full restoration of the airfield lighting at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will boost passengers’ and operators’ confidence. The minister spoke yesterday in Abuja after the inspection and inauguration of the newly rehabilitated airfield lighting project. She said this would improve air safety. Ms Oduah […]

Dana crash victims were alive in plane inferno – Pathologist

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Consultant Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof. John Obafunwa, on Wednesday said there was evidence that some of the dead victims of the June 3 plane crash in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos were still alive while the fire that resulted from the accident was burning. The crash involving […]

Airline operators petition Aviation Minister over 15-yr age limit for aircraft (Cutting corners again?)

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

By Kenneth Ehigiator LAGOS—Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has petitioned the Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, over the recent 15-year age limit set for aircraft operating in the country. It also urged the minister to suspend the continued grounding of Dana Airlines, ADC, Sosoliso and Bellview Airlines to enable them resume flight operations. The group’s […]

Age limit to increase aircraft leasing cost by 83% (So be it)

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The Federal Government’s plan to reduce the minimum age of aircraft operating in Nigeria from 18 to 15 years will force airlines to pay 83 per cent more on leased planes, the Chief Executive Officer, Aerocontractors Airlines, Captain Akin George, has said. George told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday that the new age […]

Govt plans new national carrier, pegs age limit for aircraft at 15

Posted by admin Aviation, Latest Politics Friday, July 20th, 2012

A NEW national carrier largely driven by the private sector but with substantial public ownership will soon be set up by the Federal Government. President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this in Abuja yesterday at a meeting of African aviation stakeholders. He charged the experts to chart a new path for safety and sustainable development in the […]