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Emmanuel Jibuike and his lovely wife celebrates 8 years of blissful marriage today. Jion me in wishing the former Virgin Nigeria & Discovery Airways Crew and his lovely wife a happy wedding anniversary. Congratulations!
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Business Travel On private, Charter Jets Strong, Despite Economic Slowdown
Business travel on private and charter jets appears resilient despite the economic slowdown currently being experienced in Nigeria. According to BusinessDay findings, passenger traffic for business travel has continued to show steady growth compared to domestic airlines that have lost about 40 percent of their passenger traffic. “Businessmen still prefer …
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Ghana to launch National carrier, build new terminal as Turkish goes double daily to Accra
President John Dramani Mahama says government is working assiduously to get a new national airline established on a Public-Private-Partnership basis soon, after a successful prefeasibility study. “Government’s plan to set up a new national airline under a PPP arrangement to support the policy-objective of establishing Kotoka International Airport (KIA) as …
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Wings Aviation Missing Plane: 8 years after
On the 15th of March 2008 ,the Beech 1900D airplane took off from Lagos at 07.36 en route to Obudu. It was expected to arrive at Bebi Airstrip at approximately 09:21. The aircraft contacted Enugu ATC at 08:56 while descending to FL110. The crew were cleared to descend further down …
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Completion Of Major Terminals To Boost Traffic In Nigeria Airports
There are strong indications that there will be significant upsurge in passenger, cargo and aircraft traffic in Nigerian airports by the last quarter of this year, when most of the terminal and other related projects at these airports would have been completed and commissioned. This is coupled with improvements in …
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Bird strike destroys passenger jet’s nose
The front of the Boeing was smeared with blood after hitting the bird as it landed at Heathrow Airport A bird strike damaged the nose of a passenger jet as it landed at Heathrow Airport. More than 70 passengers were on board when the EgyptAir Boeing 737-800 was smothered in …
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In Memory of Ojomo Abayomi
In Memory of Ojomo Abayomi popularly called OJ. Hmmm..how time flies…OJ, you departed this world 2 years ago at such a young age when life was just starting for you. You were bubbly, witty, and so full of life. You brought smiles to the faces of those whose path you crossed. …
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John Robert Akpan, head Cabin Crew Training at the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria is a year older today
John Robert Akpan, head Cabin Crew Training at the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria is a year older today. Sir am happy to be one of the recipients of your top notch training. All old and new school Cabin Crew: Jion me in wishing this Veteran, our Oga at …
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Would a Bigger Airbus A350 Be a Boeing 777X Killer?
After initially downplaying the idea, Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) executives have started to seriously consider launching an even larger version of the new A350 widebody jet. This new model — tentatively named the A350-8000 (or perhaps the A350-1100) — would compete with the 777-9 that Boeing (NYSE:BA) is currently developing. John Leahy, …
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Live US Hellfire missiles found on a passenger flight in Serbia
Serbia’s authorities are investigating reports that a cargo package bound for the US containing two missiles with explosive warheads was found on a passenger flight from Lebanon to Serbia. N1 television said the package with two guided armor-piercing missiles was discovered Saturday by a sniffer dog after an Air Serbia …
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