Iran Air finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from Boeing, the US aerospace firm confirmed on Sunday, as it seeks to renew its ageing fleet despite sanctions. Boeing said the contract — Iran’s first deal with a US aviation firm since the 1979 Islamic revolution — was worth $16.6 billion (15.7 billion euros). “Fifty […]
Nigeria’s domestic carrier, Dana Air, has denied report that its aircraft was involved in accident. “Our attention has been drawn to a report insinuating that a Dana Air plane crashed somewhere in Lagos on Sunday, 11 December, 2016. “We wish to state unequivocally that the report is entirely false and malicious, as it carries pictures […]
The President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu has said that the international organisation is focusing on airport infrastructure in the next three years, 2017-2019 to ensure that member countries have developed airport infrastructure, which would enhance safety, security and comfort of passengers. Dr. Aliu, who is a Nigerian, in […]
THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in furtherance of its heightened safety oversight has suspended the medical certificates of five Cabin Crew members on account of drug related offences. The five crew members (names withheld) tested positive to marijuana (Tetra Hydro Cannabinol – THC) during a Multi – Drug Screening Test (MDST) conducted on participants […]
Aviation security experts have alerted the federal government on the new and growing alternative to physical invasion of airport facilities by terrorists, which is cybercrime. Speaking at the recent breakfast meeting organised by Aviation Round Table (ART) in Lagos, an expert in Cyber Security, Ifeanyi Ogochukwu, who delivered a speech on Cyber Security and Hacking […]