Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has reiterated its commitment to aviation safety in Africa and beyond through quality investigations of air mishaps. The Commissioner of the Bureau, Engr. Akin Olateru made the commitment on Monday, at the conclusion of the week-long workshop organised by the Bureau and Bangul Accord Group...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised Airline operators, people with respiratory issues and motorists to apply caution as they go about their daily activities following the onset of harmattan in some parts of the country. The was contained in an advisory signed by the General Manager in charge of...
Nigeria has been re-elected as a part two of the International Civil Aviation Organisation( ICAO) council on Saturday in Montreal, Canada. According to a statement on Sunday by the Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to the Minister of Aviation, James Odaudu, the re-election which took place at the plenary session of...
The President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, Salvatore Siacchitano has reiterated the commitment of the organisation to collaborate with Nigeria in the establishment, provision of funding for African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) in Abuja. The Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to the Minister of Aviation, James Odaudu...
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has been honoured by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as the Champion of the 'No Country Left Behind’ initiative . The minister’s Special Assistant, James Odaudu in a statement on Wednesday said, the award was bestowed on the Minister at the ongoing ICAO...
Delta Airlines has announced that it would soon suspend flight operations between New York- JFK and Lagos in other to fit the current demand environment. The airline in a statement on Tuesday said the suspension will take effect from October 4, 2022. TheFact Daily recalled that Emirates Airlines had announced that...
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)has said it did not increase it’s charges across the airports despite increase in airfares. FAAN disclosed this on Monday in a statement by it’s spokesperson, Mrs Faithful Hope-Ivbaze. “The charges being collected by FAAN are statutory, and therefore cannot be increased without the knowledge...
The Republic of Cameroon has called for support from Accident Investigative Bureau, Nigeria Chapter (AIB-N) on the investigation of an accident involving Havilland DHC 400 Twinotter aircraft that occurred on May 11, 2022 in Cameroon. The Director of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Transportation, Cameroon, Mrs Essimi Dine, made...
The process for the establishment of a new national carrier, Nigeria Air got a boost as the Federal Government approved the lease of three aircraft for its initial operations. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika disclosed this on Wednesday, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs,...
The Federal Government has said there were no immediate solution to tackle the prolonged crisis rocking the nation’s aviation sector. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika disclosed this on Tuesday during an emergency meeting with the Airline Operators Association of Nigeria (AON) in Abuja. The Minister said the variables impacting...