Industry consultant and CEO of Aglo Limited, Tayo Ojuri has predicted that Nigerian airlines would record weak profit in 2021, due to the weakness of the marco-economy. Ojuri said this in a telephone interview with THISDAY. He identified three factors that would hinder the ability of the airlines to post healthy profit. One of the […]
Nigeria-based major cargo carrier, Allied Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter. The airline said aircraft is worth about N8 billion and it is the first for cargo airlines in Africa, adding that the freighter (MSN 36846) is the youngest 737-800 in the world that has been converted to-date. Allied Air […]
*Warri Airport to Open in 2 Weeks The Delta State government on Tuesday signed agreement to concession the Asaba International Airport to FIDC-Menzies Consortium on Public-Private Partnership for 30 years, just as it announced that the Osubi airport, Warri would reopen in the next two weeks. The state government said the objective of the concession […]
Yahoo! News has reported that a preliminary investigation has revealed that a damaged fan blade caused the Denver mid-air engine fire that led to the grounding of more than 100 Boeing 777s. Federal investigators believe that wear and tear caused the fan blade to fracture and break off the Pratt & Whitney engine during the Hawaii-bound United Airlines flight […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the lifting of ban on Boeing 737 Max Aircraft in the Nigerian Airspace, following the two accident involving the Boeing 737 Max Aircraft. This approval is effective 12th February, 2021. Consequent upon the two accidents of Lion Air Flight 610, an Indonesia flight which crashed into the […]
