When Max Air sent its retired Boeing 747-400 to Pinal Airpark
Jake Hardman
May 2, 2022
BY: Jake Hardman, Simpleflying.com Nigerian carrier Max Air recently sent its oldest Boeing 747-400 to storage in the US. Its destination was Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana, Arizona. The desert facility is well known as something of an aircraft [graveyard], meaning that the 747’s journey there may have been its last. That being said, it […]
AIB-N releases initial report on 4 serious incidents, accident
Sade WilliamsMay 2, 2022
BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) made available four preliminary reports on serious incidents and accidents involving aircraft owned and operated by United Nigeria Airlines Limited, Max Air, Air Peace and the Nigerian Police Air Wing. The preliminary reports include that on the serious incident involving the United Nigeria Airlines Embraer […]
Ethiopian, UTD, AFRAA sign to African aviation renaissance via MRO services
Sade WilliamsApril 25, 2022
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Ethiopian Airlines MRO, UTD Aviation Solutions and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed a tripartite MoU to work together on maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services in pursuance of The Brown Condor Initiative (BCI). The signing ceremony took place at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Brown Condor […]
AON enlists travellers’ patience, talks on flight delays after Max Air attack
Sade WilliamsApril 25, 2022
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has condemned in the strongest terms recent attacks by some passengers on staff of Max Air and the wanton destruction of the airline’s properties due to a flight delay. The association said the unfortunate development further heightens its deepest concern and worry over the increasingly […]
Green Africa offers N27,500 fare to celebrate Ramadan
Sade WilliamsApril 24, 2022
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Travellers flying on Green Africa, the Lagos, Nigeria-based value airline, have an opportunity to benefit from a Ramadan promotional air fare starting from just N27,500 across all routes, the airline has said. The special fares became available for booking from 20 April and will be on until 4 May and they […]
Air Peace takes int’l, regional flights to new MMIA terminal 2
Sade WilliamsApril 23, 2022
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Air Peace, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline by fleet size, has become the first airline to operate a flight from the newly commissioned Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The airline operated the 7:00hrs Lagos-Accra flight from the new MMIA terminal on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Stanley […]
NCAA chief explains extension of airlines’ AOCs
Sade WilliamsApril 18, 2022
BY: Sade Williams/Business a.m. Musa Nuhu, director general, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that the extension of Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) granted to airlines by the authority will ensure continuity in the system just as he advised stakeholders to make clarifications on matters before they go public. In an interview in Lagos, the […]
United Nigeria, Wakanow offer customers better booking experience
Sade WilliamsApril 18, 2022
BY: Sade Williams/Business a.m. United Nigeria Airlines and Wakanow, Africa’s top travel tech company, have integrated aspects of their operations that will enable the fast rising airline to provide greater value to its customers by delivering real-time inventory and flight schedules. Under the partnership Wakanow has become the only online travel agency with United Nigeria’s […]
Air Peace’s Dubai route gets N325k relaunch promo fare
Sade WilliamsApril 18, 2022
BY: Sade Williams/Business a.m. Air Peace, the leading Nigeria carrier, is offering a promo economy ticket price of N325,000 on its relaunched direct flights from Lagos and Abuja to Dubai. Stanley Olisa, spokesman for the airline said the airline has also introduced twice-a-week Abuja-Joburg-Abuja connection as well as once-a-week Abuja-Dubai-Abuja flights. “Passengers in Abuja can […]
SAHCO beefs up operation with new ground handling equipment
Sade WilliamsApril 12, 2022
BY: Sade Williams/Business a.m. Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has beefed up its ground handling operation with the acquisition of a new set of ultra-modern equipment to enhance its service delivery. The new fleet of equipment acquired includes ten passenger step units manufactured by Mallaghan, a renowned aviation industry manufacturer and supplier of highly rated […]