Pics 2: L-R – Segun Akinfesola, Technical Director, Aero; Captain Ado Sanusi, Chief Executive Officer, Aero; James Omiyi, AMO Manager, Aero at the Press Conference in Lagos announcing Aero Certification to commence C-Check maintenance in Nigeria/West Africa. Aviation

NCAA Gives Aero Contractor the Certification to Commence C-Check Maintenance

  Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has received certification from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handle C-checks on Boeing B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500 at the airline’s terminal effective from September 12, 2017.  This is a major feat for Aero, and the first by a flag carrier in Nigeria. It would be recalled that […]

Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika Aviation

Ex-Nigerian Airways Staff Protest over Delay in Payment of Gratuities

Staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) on Wednesday protested over the non-payment of N78 billion gratuities, which the federal government earlier agreed to pay them. The workers numbering over 500 walked through the Mutrtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, carrying placards with various inscriptions on them, some of which include “In month of August, […]

The Late Tanko Aviation

Remembering Abubakar “Technical” Tanko

By Frank Meke Two weeks ago, on a Tuesday to be precise, I had woken up to this urgent feeling to call the Conservator General of National Park Services (NPS), Mallam Ibrahim Goni. Though it is usually a routine for the members of National Park Service family which I belonged to call each other to […]

Air Peace Aircraft Aviation

Passengers Arrested for Disrupting Air Peace Flight

Air Peace has confirmed that three passengers were on Monday taken in by security agents for interrogation after they disrupted and delayed its 18:30 Lagos-Abuja service for three hours. A statement issued by the airline’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah said security personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had to be […]

Special Announcement: Quest for private bill to scrap NTDC

By Frank Meke There is no denying the fact that Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has lost its original direction and credibility to mobilize and galvanize the private sector tourism players to rise up and create cultural and tourism experiences that will attract global tourism traffic to Nigeria. Indeed, what most observers of activities of […]