The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has unveiled a state-of-the-art maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility spearheaded by XEJet. Keyamo also announced plans to launch an aircraft manufacturing company soon. He said this at the groundbreaking ceremony of XEJet’s flight support and engineering hub launch in Abuja on Monday. “Very soon, we are going to return here for …

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has commended military engineers and technicians for successfully reactivating a Dornier DO-228 aircraft that had been grounded for 23 years. Abubakar commended the five engineers and 40 technicians for their dedication and described the achievement as “a testament to the Nigerian Air Force’s commitment to self-reliance and resource optimisation”. According to …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to receive not less than 61 aircraft next year in a momentous build-up of the country’s aerial security capability. The NAF had received 12 aircraft in the past 12 months and is also expecting delivery of three additional aircraft before the end of this year. These supplies brought brand new aircraft acquired by …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the acquisition of credit facilities for the procurement of fighter aircraft and ammunition for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday, following the Council’s meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Standing in for …

The Lagos State Government has addressed the concerns of some residents and commuters, as mixed reactions trailed the fares of the Red Line rail. The  Red Line Rail began full commercial operation on Tuesday, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu leading the launch of the passenger operations, accompanied by members of his executive council and other dignitaries. The event featured a ceremonial …

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, alongside officials from the Ministries of Defence and Finance, participated in a crucial Programme Management Review Meeting in Italy to finalize the acquisition of two squadrons of M-346 fighter aircraft and additional AW109 Trekker helicopters from Leonardo S.p.A. In a statement by the Director of NAF Public Relations, Air …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft as part of its efforts to enhance its air patrol and surveillance operations. The Comptroller -General (C-G) of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this known in a statement by the service’s Spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Sunday in Abuja. Adeniyi described the move as a game changer to the …

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has rewarded a staff member of the company, Mr Auwal Dankode, who found and returned $10,000 while cleaning an aircraft in Kano. According to a statement on Saturday, Kano-born Dankode was hosted at the company’s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for his transparency, honesty and integrity. Dankode was assigned …

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Tuesday officially received the new Airbus A220-300 aircraft for the Ibom Air. This was as he announced plans for an Aviation Village near the Victor Attah International Airport. Speaking at the airport during a brief ceremony to receive a new A220-300 series aircraft for the state-owned Ibom Air, the governor said the …

A military aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Chilima, has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing, yesterday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far”, the government said in a statement. The plane, which took off just after 9:00 …