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… Assures Nigerians Of 40-Day Sufficiency Of Petrol In its bid to ensure a hitch-free air travel across the country during and after the yuletide period, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has flooded the market with Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) popularly called aviation fuel or jet-A1. He recalled that …

Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has said it has concluded plans to resume flights on Wednesday. The airline, which stopped scheduled services on September 1, 2016, due to lack of funds and its inability to pay for the maintenance of its aircraft, said it would resume operations with a few …

Air passengers were yesterday stranded at airports across the country as domestic airlines ran short of aviation fuel to carry out scheduled flight operations. While most of the passengers were delayed for several hours before takeoff in Lagos, others in Port Harcourt, Abuja were not so lucky as their flights …

British Airways cabin crew based at Heathrow airport are to strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in a row over pay and conditions. The action, backed by the Unite union, could involve up to 4,500 staff on “mixed fleet” contracts who joined the airline since 2010. Unite said they …

Guess who the special VVIP onboard Air Peace yesterday from Benin to Abuja was?  Somebody very much part of Nigeria`s Aviation history. He is Captain Bob Hayes. He, Capt Ohioma (Of blessed memory. He passed away 2 weeks ago), and Ajakaiye (Who passed away shortly after he returned to Nigeria) were …

Operators blame dollar scarcity The world’s leading insurance company for airlines, Lloyds of London, has threatened to blacklist domestic operators in Nigeria over a backlog of unpaid insurance premium, at least in the last four months. The insurance company, which sent a delegation to Nigeria last week, expressed dissatisfaction with …

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja has remanded four staff of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company in prison custody after they pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, aiding and abetting the unlawful exportation of 144kgs of ephedrine to Mozambique. THE EAGLE ONLINE reports. The National Drug …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested three persons at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for allegedly concealing 83.390kilogrammes of ephedrine worth N4billion. According to The Nation report, the ephedrine, which was concealed in female hair attachment, was being taken to South Africa. NDLEA Lagos Airport …

Operators blame dollar scarcity The world’s leading insurance company for airlines, Lloyds of London, has threatened to blacklist domestic operators in Nigeria over a backlog of unpaid insurance premium, at least in the last four months. The insurance company, which sent a delegation to Nigeria last week, expressed dissatisfaction with …

Qatar Airways will now accept UnionPay credit and debit cards through its website for ticket and other sales, expanding payment options for customers around the world. With more than 5.8 billion cards issued globally, UnionPay is an international bankcard network and is the preferred method of payment for the Chinese …