The Lagos State Government has debunked rumours of a plane crash around Oworonshoki area of Lagos, on Thursday, saying what people saw was merely a simulation exercise. Rumours of a plane crash spread around Lagos as residents said they saw a plane going down around Oworonshoki area, saying that the plane actually crashed. The General […]
Officials of the Lagos State and the Federal Government on Thursday caused panic in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos during a simulation of a plane crash in the area. The exercise was meant to assess the level of preparedness on the part of emergency agencies in handling disasters. But as residents saw a plane plunged […]
Aviation experts as well as ordinary citizens in Nigeria were horrified last week when pictures first posted on the social media showed passengers alighting from a plane via a makeshift ladder. Before long the pictures were trending on Twitter and Facebook. National and international television stations soon showed clips of passengers disembarking via a ladder. […]
On Thursday, December 10, it will be exactly 10 years since the Loyola Jesuit College community was struck by a tragedy of immense proportions. 60 of our students perished in Nigeria's worst air crash. Some of the students were in year 7(JS1) while some others were in their last year of high school. Naturally, they […]
The world’s newest, most modern and efficient aircraft, the Airbus A350 XWB (extra-wide body), made its East African debut, arrived at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport. Its visit is a precursor to the delivery of Ethiopian Airlines’ first A350-900 aircraft in the second quarter of next year and it will be the first Africa’s first […]
How many times have you boarded a flight and noticed one or two passengers who are acting a bit peculiar? Here is a list of top reasons why people dread flying: 1. The plane’s wings might fall off, sending you spiraling to your doom on a deserted island. 2. The lavatory might be broken, […]
Monitoring trends for several weeks and even months before committing to buying a plane ticket is just plain waste of time and unproductive. For those looking for deals on airfares, general wisdom is to book early and be flexible with dates. By the way, it’s not a Nigerian “thing” for passengers to wait a few […]
Europe’s giant aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, has asked suppliers on its A320 jet programme to slash prices by at least 10 per cent by 2019. This move is expected to make the company’s fast selling plane more competitive, three people familiar with the matter said. Airbus’ cuts are one part of an internal efficiency program called SCOPe+ that also […]
A Swiss solar-powered plane has taken off from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel, Al Jazeera reports. The Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Andre Borschberg of Switzerland, took off at 7.12am local time (0412 GMT) on Monday from the […]
