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EAN Aviation - Business Jet Center has announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Aircraft Maintenance Organization (AMO) Wheel and Brake Workshop at Murtala Muhammed...

AIR PEACE on Thursday became the first commercial airline to fly into the newly-built Bayelsa International Airport with the state Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson...

LOVE was truly in the air as some major airports under the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) treated passengers to...

  ONCE again, poor radio communications between Pilots and controllers in the airspace has been harped on by the Nigeria Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)...

FOLLOWING the Accident Investigation Bureau's ( AIB) release of the Preliminary report of the helicopter crash involving the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, operators...

Look, my brother, I have travelled this airport on numerous occasions and this is the first time in years that I step out of the aircraft and feel like I am still in a lush environment. In fact I feel the same sensation as if I’m still in the aircraft and although this is quite nice, they need to maintain it so it doesn’t get bad. Maintenance is key.”

The initial findings also indicated that the bureau could not conduct drug and alcohol tests on the pilots and according to the weather report obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), the prevailing conditions were good but that the aircraft hovered to land in a brown out condition.

"In addition to the Authority oversight roles, NCAA has placed the onerous responsibility of the first line of safety on the operating airlines’ Pilot In Command of each flight and the assigned Engineer that authorized each flight. With all the various checks and counter checks put in place by NCAA combined with that of the operators, it is therefore improbable that any airline in Nigeria will operate a service with that kind of tyre.

Their growth will in turn create jobs and collective wealth for the nation. All that is necessary must be done to nurture such new businesses. New companies should not be mandated to produce tax clearance until after a year or so of operations

As part of the resolutions made at the end of the meeting, operators or their representatives are to each open and fund a domiciliary account with which to effect all financial transactions with NAMA through monetary transfers to the agency’s sub-account with the CBN using a smart phone.