Latest updates and developments in the aviation industry, including news on airlines and airports.
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has hinted at plans for the resumption of cargo flights between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Keyamo while reeling out the achievements of the aviation sector at the 3rd ministerial updates on Monday in Abuja, said the feat would be achieved through collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)….
The Kenyan government has justified the expenses associated with President William Ruto’s trip to the United States. Invited by US President Joe Biden, Ruto is on a four-day visit to the US. This marks the first state visit by an African leader to the US in sixteen years and the first by a Kenyan president…
The man who died after suffering a heart attack when the Singapore Airlines flight on which he was travelling hit severe turbulence has been named. Geoffrey Ralph Kitchen, 73, is believed to have been hurled from side-to-side when the plane was struck by treacherous conditions at 37,000ft above the Indian Ocean. The plane, travelling from…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State Chapter will begin picketing Turkish Airlines in Lagos starting Tuesday. This action is a response to the airline’s alleged unfair treatment of its employees. The NLC demands the reinstatement of all Turkish Airlines staff who were dismissed, forced to resign, or left their jobs under duress, including those…
The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority has written Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority stating Air Peace has reportedly violated some aviation safety regulations The development came barely three months after the Nigerian carrier commenced the Lagos-London route. Two mandatory occurrence reports on Air Peace had been reportedly sent to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. The…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, multiple news agencies reported, citing Iranian state media. Interior Minister Ahmed Vahidi told IRNA, Iran’s state-run news agency, that a helicopter carrying Raisi and other senior Iranian officials was forced to make a “hard landing” on Sunday, without providing further details. Heavy…
