The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has commenced an investigation into a serious incident involving a Fly Bird HS 125 aircraft with registration number 5NKAL. The aircraft, operating a flight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA), to Kotoka International Airport, Accra (DGAA), experienced technical difficulties during its flight on 6 December 2024. It was learnt that the …

Iran resumed domestic and international flights on Thursday following a brief suspension caused by its missile attack on Israel, state media reported. The Islamic Republic launched 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, marking its second direct military strike on the country. The first occurred in April and involved a combined missile and drone attack. Flights were grounded across Iran …

Air France has responded to concerns raised by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, regarding Nigerian passengers said to have been stranded in Chad due to a flight cancellation. In a statement via X on Saturday, the airline acknowledged the incident and attributed the flight cancellation to a heavy storm. “Our flight AF878 scheduled to connect N’Djamena …

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has said the ban on flights between Nigeria and Niger Republic subsists, saying only the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, could lift it. NAMA stated that if authorised, over-flight aircraft passing through Niger airspace, aircraft in a state of emergency and special flights were exempted from the flight ban. A …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said yesterday that talks were at an advanced stage between Nigeria and the United States of America on the resumption of direct flights from Houston. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood, Keyamo also said efforts were on to attract foreign investment into the aviation sector. …

19 months after Air Peace suspended flight service to Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna State, over insecurity, the airline, on Friday, said it will resume operation on 23 October 2023. Air Peace on 28th March 2022, had suspended flight service to Kaduna airport after bandits gunned down a local guard attached to the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA). In a press …

Aviation workers in the security and logistics segment of the sector have bowed to down tools on Wednesday over poor remunerations, among other welfare issues. The workers under the aegis of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) made the declaration in a letter addressed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and other employers …

Following two weeks of suspension by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over safety concerns, the Management of Max Air Limited is set to resume its domestic flight operations. In a statement, the airline assured its passengers that the safety issues raised had been addressed. The statement reads: “Max Air Limited is pleased to announce the resumption of domestic flight …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has transported no fewer than 43,817 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 104 flight operations. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, NAHCON’s Coordinator for Madinah, Alhaji Ibrahim Mahmud called on all Nigerian pilgrims to be law-abiding while in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and …

Direct flights between Israel and Nigeria will begin on 20th April, the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Michael Freeman said in Abuja on Saturday. “On 20th April, we will be starting direct air links between Israel and Nigeria; there will be twice weekly flights from Lagos, Abuja, and Tel Aviv with Air Peace Airline. “This would not have been …