Another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has suspended its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. This is coming less than 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines, Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, announced the suspension of its scheduled flight services and its workers were ordered to proceed on indefinite leave with effect from Thursday, […]
Lagos — Following Wednesday's controlled ditching of a Bristow Helicopter, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operation of the Bristow Helicopters Limited's Sikorsky S-76X++ type till further notice. The Helicopter ditched inside the high sea around 10 a.m on Wednesday with 11 passengers including two crew members on board. Daily Trust reports […]
BARELY one year of commercial flight operations in Nigeria, Air Peace Airline has announced its intention to commence commercial flight operations to no fewer than five countries in the West African sub-region. The Chairman of the airline, Mr. Allen Onyema, who unveiled the plan to commence flight operations to the countries in African West Coast, […]
Nigeria’s largest carrier, Arik Air, has announced the resumption of flight operations to Monrovia, the Liberian capital on October 5. The resumption of flight to Liberia is coming 14 months after the airline suspended its operations to the West Africa country following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in July 2014. The decision to resume flight to […]
German based international airline,Lufthansa has designated Lagos as the regional headquarters of its Sub-Saharan operations. The new centre will lead marketing and sales for the airline across the continent, including East African and Southern Africa countries. Managing Director Sub-Sahara Africa, Claus Becker, who will head the new organization, said: “Nigeria has always played a key role in […]
Maiduguri — The Maiduguri International Airport is to reopen for commercial flights Friday, nearly two years after it was shutdown, Deputy Governor of Borno State, Zanna Umar Mustapha, said yesterday. He said the first commercial flight would land at the airport on Friday, assuring that all arrangements had been put in place to ensure hitch-free […]
Due to the scarcity of aviation fuel caused by the strike action of oil workers in the country, airlines have rescheduled their flight operations leaving passengers stranded in Abuja. Already, Vanguard investigations revealed that as a result of the paucity that hit the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since the past three days, Abuja to Lagos […]
