The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has said that all mobile phones must be completely switched off during flight take-off and landing. The Director General of Authority, Capt. Chris Najomo, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting themed “National Civil Aviation Security Committee Meeting” in Abuja today. He declared that all passengers mu...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo The federal government through the Ministries of Interior and Aviation and Aerospace Development has set May 1 for commencement of enforcement of E-Visa, landing and exit card automation policy in the country. Both ministers, that of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and Aviation and Aerospace Development, Fes...
•Southwest Airlines plane aborts landing The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has stated that a Southwest Airlines plane aborted its landing at Chicago Midway International Airport yesterday morning to avoid colliding with a private jet that entered the runway without authorisation. Southwest Flight 2504, arriving from Omaha...
A Max Air plane belonging to Katsina-born businessman Dahiru Mangal suffered a tyre burst while landing at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) last night, causing panic among passengers. All passengers and crew members onboard were, however, safely evacuated without major injuries, reports Channels TV. An airport source confirme...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has said that it would recommence the collection of the controversial $300 landing fee on helicopter operators in the country soon. Speaking at the ongoing 53rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) yesterday in Kano, Mr. Tayo John, Director of A...
•Petrol dispenser The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, was N1,117/litre as of Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria announced yesterday. MEMAN disclosed this during a webinar with journalists yesterday. The association revealed that the landing cost of diesel was N1,157/litre, wh...
•Pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida University Two people have died after a small plane attempted to make an emergency landing on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida yesterday afternoon, colliding with a vehicle and bringing traffic to a halt as a massive plume of black smoke rose into the air. The crash landing happened near the […]...

