Aircraft

The Federal Government has confirmed the release of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft and 11 personnel detained in Burkina Faso after a forced landing. Confirming the development on Wednesday night, the spokesperson of the Ministry of…
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The Federal Government said that discussions were still ongoing over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, noting they were yet to be released by the Burkinabe government. Recall that the aircraft, crew and…
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says the Nigerian soldiers who were on an aircraft that made a forced landing in Burkina Faso are still in the West African country. Tuggar spoke on Thursday at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja when…
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A cracked windscreen on a chartered aircraft has delayed the Super Eagles’ arrival in Uyo ahead of Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Benin Republic. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disclosed this in a statement through…
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Air Peace Airline has confirmed that one of its aircraft, operating Flight P47190 from Lagos to Port Harcourt on Sunday morning, experienced a runway excursion upon landing at the Port Harcourt International Airport. A statement signed…
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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed that two occupants of a Diamond training aircraft operated by the Aviation Training School, Ilorin, sustained injury and have been hospitalised following the crash-landing of the…
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An Air Peace aircraft was grounded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after it collided with a large antelope while taxiing on the runway. The impact decimated the animal and rendered the aircraft on the ground, causing…
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The federal government through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced an investigation of Azman Air, one of Nigeria’s domestic airlines, over the alleged smuggling of two Nigerian registered aircraft to Mahran Air, in…
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The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, has appealed to the Federal Government to consider buying a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima. The speaker, who made the appeal on Sunday in a statement,…
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The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has rewarded a staff member of the Company, Mr. Auwal Ahmed Dankode, who found and returned $10,000 while cleaning an aircraft in Kano. The Kano-born Dankode was hosted at the…
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