The 7 Star Global Hangar, a private and independent aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in West and Central Africa says it has received its Airline Transport License (ATL) from the Federal Government to float its airline – 7Star Global Airline.  Speaking to the press at the Murtala Muhammed domestic wing, the Managing Director of […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation will on today, October 20, 2020 begin a process of amending the Civil  Aviation Acts 2006 with a three-day public hearing on the six Executive Bills brought to the National Assembly.  The Bills are seeking to amend certain aspects of the Acts establishing the six agencies being superintended […]

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa says it will cover the medical insurance including repatriation, evacuation and quarantine costs related to COVID-19 as of 01st of October 2020 until 31st of March 2021. A statement from the airline reads: “The coverage is applicable on all Ethiopian’s international flights booked with the airline’s […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA has presented an Air Operators Certificate to Elin Group Limited to operate charter flight services in the country  The certificate was presented to Mr Omoke Enyi the Chief Operating Officer and Accountable Manager, Elin Group by Engr Kayode Ajiboye who represented the Director General

Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigeria says it plans to conduct a training for all accident investigators in the West African region to showcase its world class Flight Safety Laboratory located in Abuja. The AIB Commissioner, Engr. Akin Olateru who disclosed this during a Regional Enlightenment Symposium held yesterday at Nike Lake Resort, Enugu said the […]

Front-line health workers in two of the biggest emergency care facilities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have decried what they described as ‘protracted delay’ in the payment of their COVID-19 and PTF allowances since April. Punch reports that the Deputy Medical Director of Port Health, Dr. Abdullahi Lawal; the General Manager of the […]

The federal government has been advised to look into the falling standards of education in public schools in the country with a view to raising the bar in the interest of the future generations.  President of the Ikeja Aviation Lions Club, Engr. AbdulRamah Musa made this call while donating textbooks including English, Mathematics, Agriculture, Biology, Physics, […]

The President of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, has declared unequivocally that the Association completely dissociates itself from the planned indefinite strike action called by Labour over the issues of Government’s recent increase of Fuel Price and Electricity Tariff in the country. Alhaji Abdulmunaf noted that airlines had suffered […]

Back in December 2008, talks of a merger between British Airways (BA) and Qantas dominated the headlines of the aviation industry. With a £3.5bn merger on the horizon, BA and Qantas were on the cusp of creating a “truly global airline”. However, merger talks soon broke down and a deal could not be concluded. In […]

At one point, Delta Air Lines had an order for 18 Boeing 787s, but the airline never ordered the type itself. Rather, Delta inherited this order from its merger with Northwest Airlines. However, after a review of the airline’s fleet plans, Delta decided to ax the 787 order back in 2016. Simpleflying.com reports that in […]