President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the repairs of the failed portions of the Abuja Airport runway and reconstruction of the overdue runway as the federal government would soon contract the major reconstruction out. Vanguard has reported. The Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika in Abuja yesterday, after he …
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Meet our Aviator of the day: Folake Oyetosho, the Cabin Crew Manager-Service Training at Arik Air. Just recently we became friends on facebook and within the short space of time, one thing that struck me about her, is her Personality. And then the curiosity to unravel her followed… Folake is …
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According to BUSINESS DAY, with the current economic downturn and the scarcity of foreign exchange in Nigeria, airlines are becoming more squeezed, as they have to pay $16.3 million annually on pilot training abroad. Airline operators say this huge sum will have been lesser if the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority …
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Turkish Airlines is understood to have fired 211 employees following the recent failed military coup. The state-run carrier is believed to have accused the fired employees of having links with the Islamic transnational Gulen movement. Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen is in self-imposed exile in the United States. The sacked Turkish …
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Sadly, we must have noticed that not much hype is accorded to the aviation industry except when there is a Plane crash or bad news? Talk about entertainment, Sport, Telecom, Media, they have a voice. Time to let the world hear our voice. As Aviators, lets support the platforms lending …
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So much drama in Naija. Tempers rising…..The Scarcity of Aviation fuel is biting harder! Read this: Vanguard has reported that a Staff of Arik Airline yesterday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja beat a man to stupor for complaining about the cancellation of his flight for the whole …
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Johannesburg (S’Africa) – Nigeria’s Consul-General in South Africa, Amb. Uche Ajulu-Okeke, said on Sunday that the Federal Government lost $39,370 (about N10.9 million) to visa and passport fees at processing centres in that country. Okeke said in Johannesburg, South Africa, that the Online Integrated Solutions (OIS), a firm that processes …
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An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N108UW performing flight AA-1822 from West Palm Beach,FL to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 138 people on board, was taxiing for departure from runway 10L on taxiway C parallel to runway 10L when a fuel leak prompted the crew to stop the aircraft between intersections taxiways …
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A British Airways flight carrying passengers yesterday morning from London to Crete was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing when passengers complained of a “nasty smell” after the plane took off. The foul odour which was reportedly compared to the smell of marijuana filled the cabin. The plane landed 90 minutes …
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Norwegian has one of the newest and greenest fleets in the world. High fuel-efficiency is not only good for the environment, but also for your wallet. Norwegian’s fleet consists of more than 100 aircraft including Boeing 737-800s for its short-haul operation and Boeing 787 Dreamliners for its long-haul operation. With …
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