Contaminated fuel in the aviation sector may become a major threat to air safety in Nigeria, if stringent measures are not taken by the concerned regulators. Watching the Max Air aircraft, Boeing B737-300 with registration mark, 5N-MHM, being discharged of water from its fuel tanks was really horrifying, as petrified potential air travellers continue to […]
The failure of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to obey the court judgement of March 31, 2023 to render account of its operations in Arik Air since it took over on February 9, 2023 till date, has confirmed allegation that the agency might have grossly mismanaged the airline. In December 2021, the Founder of […]
Six years after the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria took over the management of Nigeria’s major carrier, Arik Air, the court has ordered that the agency should give account of the period it operated the airline, a development that may lead to the return of the airline to its founder. On Wednesday, the founder of […]
While passengers accuse airlines of being responsible for flight delays and cancellations, Writer looks at how inadequate airport facilities, paucity of technical personnel contribute to hiccups in flight operations On the eve of Christmas last year, a Nigerian living in the US, flew into Nigeria to spend the Christmas holidays, and his children joined him, […]
In a bid to meet the growing demand of other indigenous airlines on aircraft repairs and maintenance, Nigeria’s oldest carrier, Aero Contractors has started expanding it’s maintenance facility to take in more aircraft. The airline has also announced that it will resume flight operations on December 5, with six aircraft to service 10 destinations as […]
