Nigeria’s Presidential Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet The Federal Government has put up for sale its two-decade-old Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet, with the listing hosted by AMAC Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland. Bought for $43 million in 2005 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure, the aircraft is being sold months after President Bola Tinubu transitioned to a […]
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Aviation and Aerospace Development minister, Mr Festus Keyamo, has announced that the Federal Government has abandoned plans for a national carrier, shifting its focus instead to strengthening and expanding the operations of local airlines. He also expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the old terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, revealing that the government […]
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The Federal Government, through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed ongoing efforts to address the high cost of air tickets for both domestic and international travel while also announcing enhancements in airport safety and security. He disclosed this in his remarks at the Ministerial Press Briefing on Thursday in Abuja, […]
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– as Aiyedatiwa donates fire truck, promises more support Flight operations at the Akure Airport, which were disrupted by a rainstorm two days ago, will resume next week. The airport and aviation authorities have reportedly conveyed this assurance through the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The rainstorm had destroyed critical infrastructure at the airport, thus […]
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Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A passenger plane and a military helicopter collided mid-air near Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 passengers. According to Al Jazeera, the incident […]
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The Federal Government has no plans to renew the botched Nigeria Air project deal with Ethiopian Airlines. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Kana, in a statement, yesterday, refuted the report that there was a mandate to revive the botched Nigeria Air deal with Ethiopian Airlines. He said, “I received no such instruction. […]
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President Bola Tinubu has mandated the newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, to revive the Nigeria Air Project. Tinubu also directed the civil servant to use his positions to sanitise Nigerian airports. Kana disclosed this during a meeting with heads of agencies of the […]
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Air Peace has refuted a viral claim that it has raised the price of its one-way flights from Lagos to Abuja to N200,000. A viral post recently indicated that Air Peace’s one-way flight would now cost N200,000 from November 1, 2024. However a check on the the airline’s website showed that a one-way Lagos-Abuja flight […]
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Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo The search for the wreckage of a private helicopter that crashed in Nigeria on Thursday will continue this morning, an official has said. The authorities also announced the deployment of an underwater drone to aid in the search. The Sikorsky SK76 helicopter crashed on Thursday after leaving Port Harcourt, Rivers State, […]
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Aircraft shortage in the domestic airline market has worsened, limiting available passenger flights. Findings by Daily Trust show that many passengers were stranded across the country on Tuesday as they could not secure flights to their destinations. The busiest routes, Lagos-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos, were hugely impacted as many passengers could not secure seats as of […]
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