Aviation

United Nigeria Flight U5 0513 Skids Off Runway in Lagos after Heavy Rainfall

No injury was recorded yesterday night when Flight U5 0513 operated by United Nigeria Airlines skidded off the runway on landing at the Runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Embraer EMB145 aircraft with four crew members had 51 passengers onboard who were evacuated shortly after the incident. Statement from the airline, signed by […]

Aviation

Stakeholders Lament Frequent Runway Closures at Lagos, Abuja Airports

Airline operators and other stakeholders in the aviation industry have condemned the frequent runway closure at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, saying that such closures have become major cause of delays and flight cancellations. The stakeholders also said that major reason for the closures is the […]

Aviation

Airlines: Retarded by Obsolete Airport Infrastructure

Nigerian domestic carriers are set to bring in new aircraft, increase their fleet, but the challenge they face is that airport facilities are not expanding to accommodate more aircraft and increase in passenger traffic. The report notes that inadequate and obsolete airport infrastructure could retard growth of the aviation sector Recently, travel expert and the […]

Aviation

Of Airport Infrastructure and Flight Operation in Nigeria

While passengers accuse airlines of being responsible for flight delays and cancellations, Writer looks at how inadequate airport facilities, paucity of technical personnel contribute to hiccups in flight operations On the eve of Christmas last year, a Nigerian living in the US, flew into Nigeria to spend the Christmas holidays, and his children joined him, […]

Onyema Aviation

Onyema Lauds Sirika Over Installation of Airfield Lighting on Runway 18L/36R

The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has commended the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, and the Federal Government for the successful installation of Airfield Lighting on Runway 18L/36R at the Domestic Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport,  Lagos. Onyema, who gave the commendation in a news release issued to journalists on Friday, November […]