Last week, Nigeria’s fast rising airline, Air Peace literally received baptism of fire when angry passengers beat up its duty manager at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over flight cancellation. THISDAY learnt that at first, Air Peace delayed the Abuja-Benin flight and after the passengers had waited patiently; the airline later announced the cancellation […]
Air Peace has given its plan to launch itself on the international route a big push with the training of four of its pilots in the handling of Boeing 777 aircraft. The training which took place at the Boeing Training Centre in the UK was the first by any Nigerian airline. The carrier’s Chief Pilot, […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued weather alert and cautioned airline operators and air traffic controllers on the inherent danger associated with severe thunderstorms, which accompanies early rainfall. These hazards include severe turbulence, microburst, low level wind shears and hail events that could affect the safety of flight operations and urged pilots to […]
Nigerian minors between ages of 11 to 15 who are pupils and students of Glisten International College, Abuja were stranded at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey due to the failure of Turkish Airlines to airlift them back to Nigeria as scheduled. It was gathered that the students, who were 22 in number, were abandoned at the […]
Two Brazilians have been arrested byoOfficers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over unlawful importation of canned, whitish substance that tested positive for cocaine. The suspects were Dias Dos Santos Marcia Cristina, 36, found with 9.400kg of cocaine in her bag and Lima Pereira Erick Diego, 20, found with 14.465kg of cocaine […]
