Archives for AVIATION
NSIB COMMENCES INVESTIGATION INTO SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING MAX AIR AT ABUJA AIRPORT
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified and commenced investigation into a serious incident involving a B737-400 with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-MBD operated by Max Air, which…
Senate warns Sirika to shelve demolition of aviation agencies headquarters plan
Sirika Senate has warned Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to as a matter of urgency put a stop to the planned demolition of aviation agencies headquarters offices in Lagos.…
NSIB BOSS LAUDS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON FIRE TENDERS FOR AIRPORTS
DG, NSIB, Engr. Akin Olateru The Director General of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr. Akin Olateru has commended the Federal Government for boosting aviation safety in the country…
Aviation unions to ground flights, airports today
Chaos may break out across airports in the country as aviation unions vowed on Sunday to begin a two-day warning strike on Monday. The development could leave many air…
Nigeria to Release Foreign Airlines’ Trapped Funds
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Nigeria aims to get all the money from foreign airlines’ ticket sales out of the country and it is already paying the airlines, albeit only in trickles, Aviation…
NSIB COMMENCES INVESTIGATION INTO FATAL COLLISION OF TRAIN, BRT BUS IN LAGOS
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigation into an accident involving a train with registration number 2215 and a Lagos State BRT staff bus with registration…
Ethiopian Airline Welcomes Atlanta To Network
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has finalized all preparations to commence a new service between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Atlanta, USA. The airline which is Africa’s largest is expected…
Nigeria Air: FG, airlines meet in court today
LONDON, UK:British Airways BEA, BOAC, Negus, Chatam Dockyard and Landor liveried aircraft at Engineering, London heathrow on 09 April 2019(Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways) As the legal suit on the…
SAHCO Seeks Duty Waiver For Ground Handling Operators
The Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, Mr Basil Agboarumi, has called on the Federal Government to grant duty waiver on operational equipment for ground handling companies operating…
NSIB, NIGERIAN NAVY SIGN AGREEMENT ON TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Less than two weeks after it sealed a pact with its Saudi Arabian counterpart, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the…