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Fire at Lagos Airport

Aviation Media
October 22, 2018
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Last week an aircraft owned by Overland Airways caught fire and burnt beyond redemption at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The aircraft was undergoing maintenance at the airline’s hangar when the incident occurred. Eye witness account indicated that the Overland Airways ATR aircraft burnt down because fire […]

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As Airlines Contend with Economic Downturn

Aviation Media
July 1, 2016
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The contraction in passenger traffic halves the yield for domestic airlines and threatens their existence. If the economic contraction continues, many local carriers may go under. Emerging figures on passenger movement from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) indicate that there is drastic reduction of air travellers to domestic destinations. This has invariably reduced […]