Aviation

The family of the late former chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, who was killed in a Southern California helicopter crash in February, has filed a lawsuit against the US helicopter company for ignoring bad weather to conduct the flight.The former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema said the airline is ready to take Abuja-London flight and is planning to begin flights to New York and Houston by the end of 2024.  Onyema  disclosed this in an interview with Arise Television on Monday. The Chief Executive …

Against claims by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it has successfully settled all outstanding foreign exchange (FX) obligations, foreign airlines says the status quo remains the same. Kingsley Nwokeoma, President, Association of Foreign Airlines and Representatives in Nigeria, (AFARN) told BusinessDay that as far as he is concerned, …

An American court in January asked Airbus Helicopter SAS, the manufacturer of the helicopter in which top Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe was travelling before a fatal crash, to pay the family of a victim of another crash $75 million. Wigwe was the group CEO of Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest bank …

The Inspection Team from the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has described the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria as one equiped with modern facilities in the country.Team leader and Ministry’s Director of Finance, Sanusi Gwandu said this while on inspection tour …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the diversion of a Lagos-Abuja bound flight to Asaba on Sunday. To this end the authority has suspended the operations of two wet-leased aircraft in the fleet of the airline. It was learnt that the suspension was …

Saudi Arabia authorities have cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace on arrival at the country from Kano. They insisted that the airline should return them to Nigeria. Vanguard reports that the flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, …

“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 …

The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has expressed his administration’s readiness to partner with the management of the Margaret Ekpo International airport, Calabar, to resume international flights. According to a press release by Otu’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Emmanuel Ogbeche, the governor disclosed this when he received …