A group, the Aviation Round Table (ART), has called on the federal government to resist any pressure to offer bailout to ailing domestic airlines. Gbenga Olowo, president of the group, made the call on Friday during an interview with NAN. He urged the government to pay serious attention to …
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The UN is set to establish two Aviation Security Training Schools in Nigeria to boost safety and security in the country’s aviation sector. UN appointed Project Manager for the schools, Douglas Melvin disclosed this when he visited the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, in Abuja. Melvin said …
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One of Nigeria’s airlines, First Nation Airline has postponed resumption of its flight operations, earlier scheduled for Thursday. The airline had on August 17 suspended operations to enable the aircraft in its fleet undergo engine maintenance. According to reports, the airline may resume operations on September 17 immediately after maintenance …
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Hillary Clinton unveiled her campaign jet last week, a Boeing 737 with the slogan “Stronger Together” emblazoned on the side. Shortly after showing off its new wings, the Clinton campaign took off and headed to Ohio for a rally. After touching down in Cleveland, an odd sight appeared just across the tarmac. It was Donald …
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Singapore Airlines has decided not to keep the first A380 it leased, delivering a fresh setback for Airbus’ super-jumbo plane. Singapore Airlines was the launch customer for the two-deck jet in 2007. The airline has decided not to renew the A380 plane when the ten-year contract expires next year. The …
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ABUJA-FORMER Minister of Aviation and Ex- Spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode has revealed that the five plane crashes that occurred between 2005 and 2006 were man-made, planned and the 453 victims were sacrifices. According to him, most of our leaders are not human beings, just …
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A Nigerian living in Pretoria, South Africa has been arrested with parcels of methamphetamine at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos by officials of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The arrest took place during the outward screening of passengers on a South African Airline flight …
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See what is trending about Aero. i received this from affected and concerned staff. i have decided to publish as received below: 10 REASONS WHY WE NEED TO SAVE AERO 1. “Aero goes with a record. Not a single commercial flight plane crash since 1959. It was a well-managed airline …
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Hmmmmm,This Power Outage does not happen only in Nigeria!! United Airlines flights were resuming as scheduled at Newark Airport after a power outage at the airline’s control tower there severely backed up outgoing flights, officials say. The FAA says that some sort of equipment problem or outage caused delays of …
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A van driver had a lucky escape after colliding with a passenger plane at Hong Kong International Airport on Thursday. The Dragonair A330 passenger plane, which was due to fly to Penang in Malaysia, collided with the maintenance van while taxiing on the tarmac. “While the aircraft was taxiing away …
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