*Woman Delivers in Flight The federal government has recorded its first evacuation of Nigerian citizens abroad with the airlift of 262 of the country’s nationals from the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday. The flight which left Dubai for Lagos at about 10:00 am Nigerian time after all the passengers were tested and found to be coronavirus […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has condemned the decision to patronise foreign airlines for the evacuation of Nigerians abroad. The body said that government’s action is disappointing after it had made earlier statement that it would engage two domestic airlines to carry out the evacuation exercise. A schedule released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry […]
Aviation is said to be international because it follows uniform standard regulation, principles and documentations globally. So a pilot of Boeing B737 can work for any airline in the world and fly the same aircraft type. It is also the same with an engineer or cabin crew rated in the same aircraft type. Many Nigerians […]
The Federal Government has announced that it would commence evacuation of no fewer than 4,000 Nigerians from about 75 countries around the globe beginning with 265 from the United Arab Emirates to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffery Onyeama who made this known […]
*Emirates Shuts Down Passenger Service March 25 as Turkish Reschedules Flights *Cargo Flights for Medical Supplies Part of Emergency, Essential Flights The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has reacted to the decision of many countries to close their borders to passenger flight operations and has urged states to review all restrictions to flight operations, […]
