A United Airlines jet lost a landing-gear wheel during take off from Los Angeles, but was able to land safely in Denver, its planned destination, with no injuries, the airline said. “The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event,” United said in a statement on Monday. It […]
A former Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr Joe Abah, has narrated how a ground engineer saved travellers on an Ibom Airlines flight from a “potential disaster”. Narrating the experience on his X handle today, Abah said he boarded a 7 am flight from Lagos to Abuja this morning and the flight was ready […]
•Sola Faleye Sola Faleye, the Personal Assistant to the late Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has narrated how he missed being on the helicopter that killed his boss, wife, son and business associate, Abimbola Ogunbajo. He said he was supposed to fly in the chopper but on second thought […]
•Prof Kila Dear readers, Welcome to the month of March of 2024. Barring any extraordinary circumstances, whatever else happens in March 2024, the month will also be remembered as the month Nigerian based privately owned airline Air Peace, led by Allen Onyema makes its maiden flight to London, UK. It is not the first time […]
Ahead of its inaugural flight to Gatwick International Airport, London, Air Peace has crashed the airfares on the route. The airline, which commences the direct flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on March 30, 2024, said it has crashed the return economy class ticket to N1.2 million, while the return business c...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to be cautious of hazardous weather due to the onset of the dry season. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) in its latest release alerted the public on the possibility of a decline in visibility as a result of observed dust haze propagated into [&hellip...
•Yushau Shuaib “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We regret to announce that because of a technical problem, we have to return to Paris for safety and security.” That was the announcement by the Captain of the Abuja-bound Air France flight on Monday, October 23, 2023, that departed Charles De Gaulle (CDG) Airport […]...
The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its committee on aviation to investigate the hike in international flight fares and poor service delivery by foreign airlines operating in Nigeria. This, it said , was to curb unwholesome practices by airlines and ensure that flight fares were at par with that of neighbouring countries, reports V...
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