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DEEPENING its drive for safety and maintenance of its rapidly growing fleet, Air Peace has inked a multi-year aircraft spare parts deal with planemaker, Embraer. The deal, the airline confirmed in a statement, would cover more than 250 components for the six Embraer 145 jets it recently added to its …

As govt plans to dig up, implement Justice Nwazorta White paper FEDERAL Government through the Ministry of Finance has announced the extension of the verification process for the payment of severance benefits of the Nigeria Airways Limited ex-staff in liquidation stating that payment for those verified would commence next week. Government also …

MIGRATION Enlightenment Project Nigeria (MEPN), a diaspora group has charged the Federal Government to demand a list of Nigerians being detained in facilities in Tripoli, Libya and release them immediately so that they can return home. According to the group, this call became germane as they suspect that Nigerians may …

A Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed Aircraft Dispatcher and Ground Instructor, Mrs. Victoria Adegbe, has called for a review of the laws guiding Charter Flight Operations so that Aircraft Dispatchers can be mandated to ensure safety. This is just as she urged Civil Aviation …

AS security has become a focal point in airports operations world wide, Airports Council International (ACI) Africa President, Engr Saleh Dunoma has called on African Airport managers to develop protocols  that would help curb or eliminate security and safety challenges at airports. This is just as he stated that the …

COOPERATIVE Multipurpose Society Limited (CMSL) of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja has recorded a total of N35m net profit was in 2017 a steady growth of its revenues from 2014. Speaking at its 16th Annual General Meeting AGM held over the weekend in Lagos, …

IN what could have resulted into a major fire disaster, officers of the Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS) put out a fire that almost consumed an aircraft belonging to Overland Air. The incident, which occurred on the 12th October, 2018, at the airline’s maintenance hangar was prevented from …

MANAGING Director Caverton Helicopters, Captain Josiah Choms has said that in order to progress in the aviation sub-sector, the industry should formally create mentor ship programs to midwife the next generation of aviation professionals. Captain Choms made this known at the 2nd Aviation Careers Conference themed: Mentoring for Effective Human …

MANAGEMENT of Overland Airways yesterday explained that it’s aircraft asset , an ATR which got burnt yesterday morning was undergoing routine maintenance inspection and was impacted by a foreign object which led to the fire that damaged the aircraft. The airline in a statement late last night said the incident …

AIRCRAFT belonging to Overland Airways, an ATR equipment parked at the Overland hangar close to the General Aviation Terminal ( GAT) this morning caught fire destroying the millions of dollars worth equipment. No passengers were on board as the fire raged but fire services have now got the blaze under …