Sirika Aviation

Canada Evacuation: Nigerians Commend FG’s Insistence on Using Indigenous Carrier

Many Nigerians have commended the federal government by insisting that a Nigerian carrier, Air Peace must be allowed to evacuate stranded Nigerians from Canada. The federal government designated the Nigerian airline to airlift the evacuees but the Canada High Commission preferred Ethiopian Airline to bring Nigerians back to the country at higher cost and spending […]

International Airlines Aviation

As COVID-19 Grounds 7000 Aircraft Worldwide

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that airlines may burn through $61 billion of their cash reserves during the second quarter of 2020, while posting a quarterly net loss of $39 billion. IATA also revealed that over 7000 aircraft have been grounded worldwide due to the pandemic. The global body said the analysis […]

Aviation

Future of B737MAX

Boeing B737 MAX is an aircraft type that held so much promise. It remains a Boeing brand that recorded highest order at introduction. It is Boeing’s newest family of single-aisle airplanes. The 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing history with about 5,000 orders from more than 100 customers worldwide. But two tragic crashes […]

Aviation

Boeing Engine Cover Redesign Called for after Woman Sucked from Plane

*The National Transportation Safety Board says the 2018 incident began with a broken fan blade piercing the plane’s engine cover. Boeing should redesign engine covers on all its 737NG aircraft following an accident that killed a mother-of-two, investigators have said. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) looked at the April 2018 incident, which saw an […]