Aviation

FG, Brazil Deal Spur Air Peace S’American Flight

Over the years, Nigeria has yearned to have direct flight with Brazil because the South American nation has strong cultural and religious affinity with the country. There have been feeble efforts made to link the two great nations in the past but previous governments did not exhibit the determination and clout which the President Bola […]

Airlines

Air Peace, Brazil’s Embraer to Build Aircraft Maintenance Facility in Lagos

Air Peace, in collaboration with Embraer, one of the world’s major aircraft manufacturers, has completed plans to build a modern Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Lagos for the maintenance of single and double aisle commercial aircraft in Nigeria, West and Central Africa. That was disclosed yesterday by Chairman and CEO of Air Peace […]

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 […]