President Bola Tinubu welcomes Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation. It fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. Through the UniversalContinueContinue reading “Tinubu hails Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 percent aviation safety rating by ICAO”
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Air Peace to commence London flights to Ogun airport
Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline and a leading carrier in West Africa, has announced plans to commence international flight operations from London to Gateway International Airport in, Ogun this summer. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allen Onyema, disclosed this during an interview with journalists after inspecting the airport facilities alongside Governor Dapo Abiodun. OnyemaContinueContinue reading “Air Peace to commence London flights to Ogun airport”
Aircraft with 4 persons on board crash-lands at Owerri airport
A Cessna 172 aircraft bearing registration number 5N-ASR and operated by Skypower Express crash-landed at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State. The flight had originally departed from Kaduna International Airport, bound for Port Harcourt International Airport, but was forced to divert to Owerri after the crew declared an emergency mid-flight.The crashContinueContinue reading “Aircraft with 4 persons on board crash-lands at Owerri airport”
Just In: 11 escape death as private jet crash land at Kano airport
A private jet operated by Flybird on Sunday morning crash-landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State. A source within the airport, who spoke with newsmen on condition of anonymity, said the aircraft was carrying 11 occupants, including three crew members, when the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. local time. The aircraft,ContinueContinue reading “Just In: 11 escape death as private jet crash land at Kano airport”
12 feared dead as plane crashes in Kenya
An aircraft with 12 people on board crashed just minutes after takeoff from Diani airstrip in Kenya’s coastal Kwale region early Tuesday, bursting into flames and leaving all onboard feared dead, authorities confirmed.According to CNN, the Officials said the Cessna Caravan-type plane, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, was en route to the Maasai Mara NationalContinueContinue reading “12 feared dead as plane crashes in Kenya”
Gateway International Airport records first commercial flight take-off
The Gateway International Airport, Illisan, in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun, on Tuesday recorded its first commercial flight take-off, as a Value Jet airplane conveyed passengers from the airport to Abuja.The plane took off at 10.02 a.m. , in the presence of the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, and other government functionaries.Speaking with newsmen afterContinueContinue reading “Gateway International Airport records first commercial flight take-off”
Commercial flights begins at Gateway International Airport
Local commercial flights activities will commence at the Gateway International Airport (GWI), Abeokuta Ogun State on October 7.The information was contained in a press release signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the Ogun State Governor, Kayode Akinmade on Friday in Absolute. Akinmade who explained that a private commercial airline, Value Jet ContinueContinue reading “Commercial flights begins at Gateway International Airport”