Last week, the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Muhtar Usman led a team from Lagos to inspect the runway and other safety critical facilities at the AkanuIbiam International Airport, Enugu. Usman, who was accompanied by the acting Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Salisu Daura, was […]
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has explained that the Gulfstream G IV operated by Skybird Airline, which overshot the runway Wednesday night at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was caused by heavy downpour that waterlogged the runway. AIB said the pilot of the flight was not aware of the intensity of the rain and attributed […]
Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace on Thursday signed an agreement with Boeing for the acquisition of 10 brand new 737 MAX 8 aircraft, making history as the first airline in West Africa to add the equipment to its fleet. Air Peace already operates Boeing 737s and Embraer 145s on its domestic and regional routes. The […]
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja was temporarily closed on Thursday morning due to an incident on the runway The airport was closed temporarily on Wednesday night when a private jet, Skybird’s Gulfstream with registration number, 5N-BOD, overshot the runway. The incident happened about 8:00 pm on Wednesday night so workers of the Federal Airports […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Nigerian airlines would benefit hugely from the free movement of the region’s carriers from one country to another in the continent, known as open sky for Africa. The international body on Tuesday urged Nigerian airlines to take advantage of the treaty, Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to […]
