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World’s largest aircraft launched
A giant six-engine aircraft with the world’s longest wingspan – surpassing Howard Hughes’ infamous Spruce Goose – took off from California on its first flight on Saturday.…
Four British Airways Heritage Liveries Come Together To Mark the 50,000th Customer Flight
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) British Airways has, for…
Reinsurers In Trouble Over Ethiopian Airline Claims
James Vickers, chairman of Willis Re International said liability claims related to the Ethiopian Airlines crash and the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft could be…
Rainy Season: NCAA Cautions Pilots On Thunderstorm
As the rainy season draws nearer, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution during flight operations in hazardous weather…
FAAN Set To Rake In N101.6bn in 2019
By Ngozi Onyeakusi --- The Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it is set to rake in revenue worth N101,673, this year. The agency equally…
NCAA Faults New Consumer Protection Act
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has faulted the new Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2019. The regulator, on Tuesday said the Act was excessively dominant on regulatory…
FG Bans Boeing 737 Max 8 Plane From Nigeria
Nigeria has banned Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft from entering the Nation’s airspace. Nigeria deemed the feat, joining the league of other countries including the…
FAAN Sets Up Committee On Revenue Sources Diversification
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has announced setting up of a committee to map out plans to boost revenue generation by looking at the…
FAAN Set To inaugurate MMIA New Terminal, Decongest Lagos Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has disclosed that it will soon inaugurate new terminal at the MMIA, Lagos, even as it has plans to decongest the…
Akwa Ibom Unveils State-Owned Airline
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel on Wednesday flagged off the state-owned airline christened Ibom Air at a ceremony at the Obong Victor…