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Abuja, Aug. 5, 2023 – Nigeria is one of the best in air accident investigation in the world. Charles Erhueh, the Commissioner of Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIR), said this while speaking at a peer review exercise of the aviation industry in Abuja. He described Nigeria as the “peak performer in the West African region” considering the seven countries that formed part of the Banjul Accord Group. Erhuen said the countries included Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Gambia and Nigeria. He said Nigeria had demonstrated excellent …

London, July 16, 2023 -A British Airways captain was stabbed after going for a run between flights in South Africa, according to media reports. A thug was said to hold him at gunpoint before plunging a knife into his thigh. The airline’s pilot was rushed to hospital for immediate treatment. He had gone jogging with a crew member during downtime while on a stopover in Johannesburg, The Sun said. The newspaper claimed they broke strict BA rules by leaving the security approved compound which houses their crew hotel. Much of …

Lagos, July 14, 2023 – Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s airlines, is to launch its flight operations to Lome, Togo, on July 28. The airline said in a statement that the Lagos-Lome-Lagos route would be operated with the 50-seater Embraer 145 jets. The airline has also announced special flights to Antigua between Aug. 5 and Aug. 9 in partnership with Tour Brokers International. “We are expanding our West African presence to strategically connect key cities in the sub-region, ease connectivity for Africans and strengthen commercial ties between countries. “Air Peace …

Lagos, July 13, 2023 – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of all Boeing 737 aircraft in Max Air fleet. The suspension was issued through a letter dated July 12, and titled “Suspension of parts A3 and D43 of the Operations Specifications issued to Max Air with immediate effect.” The letter was signed by Capt. Ibrahim Dambazau, Director, Operations Training and Licensing, NCAA, on behalf of Capt. Musa Nuhu, Director General, NCAA.  Part A3 deals with the airline’s aircraft authorization, while D43 deals with Aircraft Listing of …

Lagos, June 11, 2023 – Hadi Sirika, a former Minister of Aviation, says only N3 billion was released by the federal government for the Nigeria Air project in the last seven years Sirika said this on Arise TV on Sunday while speaking on the raging controversy surrounding the launch of Nigerian Air aircraft. He said the total budget for the project was N5 billion, but only N3 billion was disbursed.   Sirika denied an allegation that his ministry spent N85 billion on the Nigeria Air project. “From 2016 to 2023, all …

Lagos, May 4, 2023 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Nigeria is owing foreign airlines $818.2 million held in the country due to scarcity of foreign exchange to repatriate proceeds of sale of air tickets. Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director-General, said this in a statement on Sunday and appealed to the federal government to come to the assistance of foreign airlines in Nigeria. He said Nigeria was holding the highest amount of the trapped funds globally and put the total trapped funds in the world at $2.27 billion as …

Abuja, May 17, 2023 – About 48 per cent of Nigerians who travelled out of the country in the last two years have been forced to return due to hardship. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported this on Wednesday in its report titled “Awareness and Perception of Intending and Returned Migrants on the Dangers of Irregular Migration 2022”. It said that while hardship was the major reason for their return, deceit, unemployment, no papers, and crime were also major factors. NBS said the statistics were generated from 2,400 households …

Lagos, May 15, 2023 -Dana Air is to support Hild Baci, Nigeria’s new Guinness record breaker, with one-year free tickets for all her domestic travels. Ememobong Ettete, the Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, announced the support on Monday. He said Dana Air had and would always support the craft, creativity, efforts and innovations of young Nigerians who embody the true Nigerian spirit as a proudly Nigerian brand. “We have always blazed the trail in terms of support for the arts and entertainment industry, health care, culture and our corporate …