By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed the readiness of Federal Government to welcome more investors into nation’s aviation industry. Keyamo made the call on Friday in Abuja when he received the Egyptian Civil Aviation team inContinue Reading
The Air Peace says it has placed a firm order for five Embraer E175 aircrafts for fleet expansion and renewal. The airline`s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Allen Onyema, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. According toContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) have signed a landmark deal to achieve unified civil aviation regulation in Africa. Both aviation authorities signed the agreement during the African Aviation Summit in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo says the Federal Government is ready to make Nigeria the aviation hub of Africa. Keyamo sated this at the seventh edition of the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition 2023, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, theContinue Reading
By Oladele Eniola Air Peace Airline has announced the commencement of direct flights from Lagos and Kano to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from Oct. 31. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer, Ms Oluwatoyin Olajide, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. Disclosing this duringContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Mr Joep Ellers, Airbus Airline Marketing Director for Africa, had said that African carriers will need at least 160 new passenger and freighter aircraft to meet the rising demand by 2042. Ellers made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing newsmen ahead of AviationContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has commenced investigation into an incident involving a United Nigeria Airlines Embraer ERJ145 which occurred en-route Lagos from Abuja on Thursday by 6.33 p.m (local time). This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Saturday by Dr. JamesContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Environment and Ecological Management, has said that Africa is determined to deliver a sustainable economic future for Africans by tackling climate change. Salako made the assertion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday in Abuja whileContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Prof. Mansur Matazu, the Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), says the agency is ready to advance its quality management system to improve the weather forecast across the nation. Matazu made this known on Thursday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has expressed Federal Government’s determination to optimise the generating capacity of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head of Public Affairs in theContinue Reading
