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By Sam Adurogboye “In a gentle way, you can shake the world” – Mahatma Gandhi Permit me to start this conversation with a reference to the statement credited to Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most iconic leaders who ever lived. While this is in no way an attempt to make comparisons, Gandhi’s timeless words and his calm, peaceful …
The Honourable Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Muhammed Musa Bello, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 handed over the Certificate of Occupancy for 12,000 hectares of land in Abuja to his Aviation counterpart, Senator Hadi Sirika. The 12,000 hectares of land is for the actualisation of the aviation roadmap projects of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. According to the Director-Planning Research …
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that arrangement have been made to hold the maiden “FAAN National Aviation Conference” being organized by FAAN. The conference, with the theme ‘Advancing the Frontiers of Possibilities for Safe, Secure and Profitable Air Transport’ which was initially billed to hold from 1st to 4th April, 2020 stalled due to the global …
ATR has announced an agreement for the acquisition of two ATR 72-500 freighters from its asset management portfolio to GIG Aviation, a subsidiary of GIG Group. According to ATR, the ATR 72-500s will initiate the GIG Aviation’s journey as a freighter airline. The ATR freighters will help GIG Logistics expand its network in Africa to meet the rapid growth of …
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) said it has called off its planned withdrawal of service and will start a fresh round of dialogue with the government in the hope of reaching an amicable solution. AON said it reached this decision with the highest consideration for our esteemed customers who have been faced with uncertainty over the last few days …
The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) said it has released four preliminary reports on serious incidents and accidents involving aircraft owned and operated by United Nigeria Airlines Limited, Max Air, Air Peace, and the Nigerian Police Air Wing. AIB-N has released the preliminary report on the Serious Incident involving the United Nigeria Airlines Embraer 145LR aircraft with nationality and registration …
Nigeria’s fastest growing airline, United Nigeria Airlines has integrated with Wakanow, Africa’s leading travel tech company, to provide greater value to its customers by delivering real-time inventory and flight schedules in real time. By virtue of this partnership, Wakanow is the only online travel agency with United Nigeria’s Live Inventory bookable in real time enabling the delivery of seamless booking …
Passengers passing through Nigerian airports have been assured of their safety and security during the Easter period. The period is known for the mass movement of air travellers to visit families and friends, and to also observe some leisure outside their areas of residence. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) stated: “As Easter holiday approaches, the Federal Airports …
Dana Air has announced that it will partner with 7 Star Global hanger on its future heavy maintenance checks (C checks) as part of its commitment to continue to invest in the Nigerian economy and the development of Nigeria’s aviation sector. The Deputy CEO of Dana Air, Mr. Sukhjinder Mann who made this known during the first aircraft handover to …
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said a group of bandits attacked the Runway 05 axis of Kaduna airport. According to FAAN, a combined team of anti-banditry military personnel and Crime investigation unit of FAAN Aviation Security Department swiftly intervened in the rescue operation, with one casualty reported in the incident. FAAN said normalcy has since been restored at …
