Crash-landed Nestoil jet. Photo Credit: Nairaland Abuja - An air mishap was averted on Thursday as an aircraft operated by Nestoil lost its landing gear and two tyres while landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It was learnt that the aircraft, which had nine persons on board at the time
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Bombardier expected to lose U.S. trade dispute: Canadian government source
FILE PHOTO: A Bombardier C-Series aircraft is displayed at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo Montreal (Reuters) - Planemaker Bombardier Inc is expected to lose a hotly contested U.S. trade dispute this week, a Canadian government source told Reuters on Thursday, likely inflaming tensions
Lufthansa leads Series A funding for online freight platform Fleet
Lufthansa Cargo led a US$10 million Series A round of financing in Fleet, an online freight platform startup, with participation from investors, including Hunt Technology Ventures and UPS. Fleet is an online marketplace that matches customers’ demand for freight services with available capacity provided by logistics companies, offering an alternative to
Port Harcourt Airport remodelling contract may be terminated soon
Port-Harcourt - The Federal Government of Nigeria may terminate the contract it awarded for the remodelling of the domestic terminal of the Port Harcourt Airport in Rivers State, Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika has said. Sirika who spoke after a tour of the Port Harcourt Airport International yesterday
Boeing completing 787-10 flight tests with GE engines
Boeing Co has still to complete flight tests on the newly certified 787-10 Dreamliner with General Electric Co engines but has finished tests with Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC engines, a Boeing executive said on Tuesday. The U.S. jet manufacturer on Monday said the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had certified the biggest model of the
Airline Operators Kick against Open Sky for Africa
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the plan to deregulate the African airspace as an endorsement of Yamoussoukro Decision, which was agreed on by African states in Yamoussoukro, Cote’Ivoire in 1988. The open sky for Africa allows easy entry and exit of African airlines to the airspace of each country
FG to review multiple taxes on airlines
Indications emerged on Tuesday that the Federal Government had commenced a process to review multiple taxation on airlines by its agencies in the aviation industry. The Nigerian Civil Aviation’s Director of Air Transport Regulations, Group Capt. Edem Oyo-Ita (retd.), stated this at a stakeholders’ sensitization workshop on the implementation of the
Air Peace to begin Freetown, Banjul, Dakar flights February
American Airlines Cargo records strong 2017 growth
With the past year’s results rolling in, American Airlines posted particularly strong results for its cargo sector, with overall cargo traffic growth reported 15 percent higher year-over-year compared to 2016 – substantially higher than the 9.7 percent growth reported by IATA for 2017. The carrier attributed the healthy y-o-y improvement to
Air Seychelles to Drop Paris, Madagascar Flights, Re-Focus On Domestic Market
Seychelles' national carrier announced on Tuesday the cancellation of two international flights in April, including its Paris flight, which accounts for 30 percent of the airline's passenger revenue. The scaling and pivot to the domestic market means an unspecified number of employees will lose their job As of April 24, Air Seychelles