Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before another snake on a plane would turn up. On Monday, Dubai-based Emirates said that one of its flights from Muscat, Oman, to the U.A.E. was cancelled the previous day after a snake was spotted slithering […]
The Chairman of Arik Air, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide spoke on the challenges that hampered the operations of local airlines in 2016. Excerpts: Arik Air must have lost huge revenue when the unions stopped your operations for one day? We had held talks with labour and we seem to be agreeing on certain issues they […]
Question: Can a larger aircraft land on a shorter than recommended runway in an emergency? What tactics would a pilot use — slower approach speed, maximum reverse thrust, brakes to the firewall, etc. — to execute this? — Steve Pontious, Beaumont, Texas Answer: Yes, it can be done. Every airplane has a required runway length due to […]
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has given support to the federal government’s plan to rehabilitate the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; saying for a thorough job to be done the closure of the airport was inevitable. The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika announced the airport would […]
Emirates employs more than 130 Nigerian nationals across the Emirates group, of which over 60 are employed in Nigeria and not 10 as reported in some local media, the airline has said. According to the biggest Middle East carrier, its operation also supports many more jobs in Nigeria’s aviation services supply chain such as in […]