Airlines

Owerri Airport Records First International Flight as Air Peace Airlifts 2025 Hajj Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

The Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State, has recorded its first international flight, when Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace airlifted about 315 pilgrims in its inaugural 2025 Hajj operations from the airport on Saturday. The airline deployed its wide-body equipment, Boeing B777-300 aircraft, debuting as the first large aircraft to land and take […]

Aviation

In Watershed for Aviation Sector, FG Unveils Revised Insurance Regulations for Leased Aircraft to Curb Flight Disruptions, Others

•Omosehin: It’s a milestone for sustainable aviation insurance. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday officially unveiled the Revised Insurance Regulations for Leased Aircraft to curb flight disruption in the country. The document was launch in partnership with National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Keyamo stated that the revision aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s quest […]

Airports

Rewane: Nigeria Has Too Many Underutilised Airports

Amidst a growing trend of States across Nigeria investing in airport projects, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company (FDC), Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has pointed out that only two of the 33 airports in the country are profitable. Rewane also stated that only three airports in the country are responsible for handling 92 per […]

Airlines

NAPTIP on Global Manhunt for Human Traffickers

Air Peace chairman, Onyema begins survivors’ rehabilitation, treatment at Duchess Hospital The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Sunday, said it has begun a nationwide crackdown on human traffickers following the safe return of 78 Nigerian victims from Côte d’Ivoire, where they had been lured into exploitation. The rescue and […]

Airlines

Air Peace Partners Tecno Nigeria in Fresh Campaign

Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace Limited, and leading smartphone giant, Tecno Nigeria, have partnered to launch the captivating campaign titled: ‘Free to Snap, Free to Soar’. As part of the innovative collaboration, the two brands have rolled out exciting phases of the campaign, including “Fly and Win” and “Snap and Win,” which aim to reward […]