Aviation

The Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has announced that international flights will resume on August 29. The Minister made the announcement at the bi-weekly Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday. He said the airports will open in batches beginning with Lagos and Abuja. President Muhammad Buhari had in March …

Starting Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation will begin implementing the decision to require all non-Egyptians entering the country to arrive with PCR test results proving they are not infected with the novel coronavirus, part of more stringent procedures to ensure the health and safety of the Egyptian people. The …

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE, has given a two-week ultimatum to airline operators, following the sacking of workers by the Air Peace and Bristow Helicopter companies recently. Addressing newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday, the NAAPE National President, Galadima Abednego, threatened industrial action by withdrawing the services …

A leading Nigerian domestic airline operator, Air Peace on Monday sacked over 70 pilots, describing it as “painful but rightful” decision in the face of the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations and financial health. It said the job erasure for pilots amongst it over 3000 staff …

Tanzania has banned Kenya’s national carrier from flying into the country, the latest move in a deepening row between the two neighbouring countries. The Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said Kenya Airways flights were being banned “on a reciprocal basis” after the Kenyan government decided against including Tanzania in a …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile (picture), who died on July 14, as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base Kaduna.‬ Late Arotile was the first female combat helicopter pilot in the NAF. Air Commodore …

About 2,700 workers at South African Airways will lose their jobs under a voluntary severance package agreed with the workers’ unions. The information was recently reported by the South African public enterprises department, which stressed that the SAA Pilots Association did not give a clear stance about the deal. “In …

Nine Nigerians have missed the second evacuation flight from the United States for running foul of the Federal Government’s COVID-19 guidelines. Among them is a family of five, according to Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, who oversaw the evacuation activities. Okoyen told the News …

The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika (picture),says domestic flights suspended since March 20, will finally resume on July 8. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday in Abuja said domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20, would finally resume on July 8. Sirika announced this …