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Former NCAA DG, Usman dies, Minister, Others Mourn

Former NCAA DG, Usman dies, Minister, Others Mourn

The aviation industry in Nigeria was thrown into deep mourning on Wednesday following the death of the immediate past Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman. Since his sudden departure early hours…

Nigeria risks losing $493m to bad runway

Nigeria risks losing $493m to bad runway

There is palpable apprehension that Nigeria might lose $493m paid to the United States for the purchase of Super Tucano fighter planes due bad runway. The Senate Committee on Airforce, expressed this fear Thursday, while…

JUST IN: FG lifts ban on Air France, KLM, Lufthansa

JUST IN: FG lifts ban on Air France, KLM, Lufthansa

*Ministries working to re-open P’H, Kano, Enugu airport to int’s flights Wole Shadare The Federal Government has lifted flight bans on Air France, KLM and Lufthansa German Airlines. The three airlines can now resume flight…

Etihad to start direct flights to Israel next year

Etihad to start direct flights to Israel next year

  Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said on Monday it would start daily flights to Tel Aviv in March after the United Arab Emirates and Israel’s established formal ties this year. Flight will start March 28…

Reps turn back Aviation Minister over failure to submit budget in advance

Reps turn back Aviation Minister over failure to submit budget in advance

Wole Shadare   The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation lead by Nnolim Nnaji on Thursday turned back Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika and the heads of agencies under his ministry from presenting the…

Berlin’s new airport to finally open after nine years delay

Berlin’s new airport to finally open after nine years delay

  Berlin’s new airport is scheduled to finally open today – after nine years of delays and ballooning costs. The timing could not be worse, with the global aviation industry facing its deepest ever crisis as a…

Passengers stranded as union shuts down Turkish Airlines

Passengers stranded as union shuts down Turkish Airlines

*Sack of union leaders act of victmisation – Union *Aviation, Labour Ministries direct reinstatement of workers Passengers booked on Turkish Airlines were on Thursday bared from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos following a directive…

Akure Airport reopens after Akeredolu’s intervention.

Akure Airport reopens after Akeredolu’s intervention.

Following the temporary closure of the Akure Airport after a suspicious crater was discovered on its runway, flight schedules will commence on Thursday at the domestic airport. The busy airport, which serves Ondo State and…

National carrier: Ghana picks EgyptAir over Ethiopian

National carrier: Ghana picks EgyptAir over Ethiopian

EgyptAir, the state-owned flag carrier of Egypt, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Ghana under which the airline will become a strategic partner for the creation of a new Ghanaian national…

COVID-19 hits UK aviation most

COVID-19 hits UK aviation most

Of the major European countries, the Covid-19 crisis has hit business aviation operations the most in the UK. Quoting report from the European Business Aviation Association, ainonline reports that business aircraft operations in the UK…