A Max Air fight VM1623 with registration number 5N-BBM, on Thursday, suffered ‘engine abnormality during its ascent and had to make an emergency landing, known in the industry as air return. The airline said the flight crew, following established procedures, shut down the affected engine and safely returned to Maiduguri International Airport and all passengers […]
Nigeria’s growing airline, Max Air has resumed operation two weeks after it was shut down by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over safety concerns. Max Air two Boeing 737, which it uses for domestic service were shut down following a number of incidents it recorded, with the most recent being the contamination of the main […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of all Max Air’s Boeing 737 aircraft type with immediate effect. NCAA disclosed this through a letter issued to the airline’s managing director, dated July 12, 2023 where it stated that it has suspended Parts A3 and D43 with regards to the operation of Max Air’s Boeing […]
*United Nigeria Chairman Urges NCAA to be More Vigilant The Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has disclosed that the authority has dispatched its inspectors to Kano to audit Max Air operations, noting that the result of the audit would determine if the airline would resume flight operations. Captain Musa […]
The preliminary report of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has indicted Max Air of overwriting the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the serious incident, which occurred on May 7, 2023 on landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The report also accused the airline of feigning ignorance of the Nigeria Civil Aviation […]
