Aviation

The NCAA praised the fund's safety record by Dana.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has commended Dana Air for grounding its airplanes for proper maintenance checks. The Director General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu, disclosed this exclusively to our correspondent in Abuja. According to Nuhu, Dana Air grounded all its aircraft to carry out maintenance checks on them. “They noticed that some of their aircraft were due for maintenance and they…
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FG Orders Implementation of New US Visa Validity Policy.

The Federal Government has directed the full implementation of a new visa reciprocity policy for citizens of the United States of America with effect from March 1, 2023. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the directive was issued following approval for the…
Aviation

Air Peace suspends flights due to elections.

Air Peace on Thursday announced that flight operations will be suspended on February 25 as a result of the general elections. However flight operations will resume February 26, the local airline assured. The airline disclosed this in a statement via its official Instagram handle. The statement reads, “Members of the public are hereby informed that there will be no scheduled flights on…
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United Airlines Launches $150M Sustainable Aviation Fund.

United Airlines yesterday launched the airlines’ Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund of $150million. It is the first investment vehicle to support start-ups focused on decarbonising air travel by accelerating the research, production and technologies associated with…
Aviation

Nigerian Airlines is flying soon - FG

The Federal Government said yesterday that Nigeria Air will soon start flying, having got the aircraft ready and painted in its colours. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal…
Aviation

NiMET workers give 14-day strike notice.

Another disruption in the aviation industry is imminent as three workers’ unions have threatened to ground operations at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency over wages over failure to implement minimum consequential adjustment wage. The unions, which include the National Union of Air Transport Employees, the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals and the Amalgamated Union of Public…
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Emirates restores flights to Lagos

Emirate airline has announced the reinstatement of its flight operations to Lagos, starting September 11. The airline said this in an email to customers yesterday. The development comes almost a week after the federal government released the sum of $265 million to foreign…
Aviation

Osun state govt owe contractor N570.2m threaten court action

The contractor handling the construction of the MKO Abiola International  Airport at Ido Osun in  Osun State, JM & AS Limited, has written the state government to demand immediate payment of N570.2m debt expended on the project or be ready for court action. The firm gave the state government two weeks to pay the debt following reports that the airport had been handed over to the Nigeria Air…
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