•Hajj Ahead of the commencement of pilgrims’ airlift for 2026 pilgrimage, a Saudi designated air carrier, Flynas, has announced deployment of six aircraft to convey intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of First Planet Travels Limited and General Sales Agent (GSA) for Flynas in Nigeria, Alhaji Umar K...
Boeing secured orders for nearly 1,200 commercial planes last year, topping European rival Airbus for the first time since 2018, according to figures released yesterday. The US aviation giant booked 175 orders in December, taking the total for 2025 to 1,173, reports AFP. Airbus on Monday disclosed net orders of 889 aircraft for the year. [&hel...
Fewer than 100 Airbus A320 jets remained grounded Monday for an urgent software update, the plane-maker said, after issuing an alert last week that 6,000 aircraft were affected. “The vast majority have now received the necessary modifications,” Airbus said in a press release. “We are working with our airline customers to support the modificati...
Europe’s Airbus said yesterday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the United States and disruption worldwide. The setback appears to be among the largest […]...
•Ibom Air Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, today unveiled the first of the 10 new Airbus- A-220-300 series for the state carrier, Ibom Air. He said Ibom Air has expanded its routes to major cities in Nigeria and recently started its commercial operations in Accra, Ghana, adding that plans are afoot to expand […]
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