Airlines

FG Designates Air Peace to Operate Direct Flight to Brazil

*Airline’s flight overshoots runway in Port Harcourt     The federal government has designated Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, to start direct flight to Brazil immediately the airline provides aircraft for the route. This was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, while fielding questions in a television interview. Tuggar said that […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Much Ado about Nigeria-Brazil Direct Flight

The plan by Nigeria and Brazil to re-establish direct flight between the two countries, after it was stopped several years ago for obvious reasons, has continued to raise dust, as some stakeholders warn against such plan. On Monday, the Ministry of Aviation released a statement about the plan by Nigeria and Brazil to re-establish direct […]

ACCIDENT

Plane Crash in Brazil Kills All 62 on Board

A plane carrying 62 people on board yesterday crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo killing all passengers. The twin-engine turboprop plane was flying from Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to the main airport in São Paulo city when it came down in the town of Vinhedo, the Voepass airline said. According […]

Aviation

Brazilian Govt, Embraer Celebrate Air Peace as Airline Turns 7

The Brazilian Government, represented by the Head of Mission, Embassy of Brazil in Nigeria, Ambassador Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, and the country’s aerospace conglomerate, Embraer, have both celebrated the steady growth of Air Peace as the Nigerian foremost carrier marked its 7th Anniversary on October 24, 2021. Ambassador Guerra de Araujo, at the 2021 Brazil-Nigeria […]