Aviation

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Inclement weather: Airline diverts Lagos-Abuja flight to Asaba airport

Citing weather conditions, a local airline – United Nigeria Airline flight which took off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos en route...

Chartered aircraft carrying Power Minister skids off runway, crash lands in Ibadan

“The 3 cabin crews and the 7 Passengers were all rescued from the damaged aircraft. All efforts to get details from the pilot...

Nigeria will soon be the toast of Africa’s aviation — Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, says the Federal Government plans to revamp the aviation industry and make Nigeria the...

Tinubu records another milestone as UAE lifts visa ban on Nigeria after 11 months

The United Arab Emirates has finally lifted the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers after almost 11 months. This is coming after President...

Tragedy as London-bound Nigerian student dies on board Egypt Air

The journey of a Nigerian student from Lagos to London onboard Egypt Air was fatally cut short as she reportedly took ill and...

Air tragedy: Pilot collapses, dies onboard Boeing 787

A pilot, Ivan Andaur, has collapsed and died in a toilet onboard a Boeing 787 while flying from Miami to Chile. Andaur, 56,...

Nigerian Air Force aircraft on casualty evacuation mission crashes

The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that one of its aircraft crashed in Niger State on Monday. The Air Force said the aircraft...

FAAN suspends taxi services at Abuja airport

Airport car hire services at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, have been suspended with immediate effect. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria...

CCTV footage shows moment a plane crashed at Oba Akran in Ikeja, Lagos

According to the former minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a post on his twitter page, he affirmed  that, “…occupants are reported to...

Breaking: Chopper Crashes into building In Lagos

A yet-to-be-identified helicopter crashed into a building, and burst into flames at Oba Akran Ikeja area of Lagos State. Persecondnews gathered that the...

Watch moment a plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a fence in Somalia

A passenger plane skidded off the runway and smashed into a fence during a crash-landing at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia....

British Airways pilot knife-stabbed while on a run between flights

A British Airways captain who was going for a run between flights in South Africa, has been stabbed. A man described as a...

Max Air Acquires 16 Year Old Boeing 777-200

Kano based Max Air Limited has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-200 aircraft to boost its passenger operations and enhance capacity on...

Four Children found alive, 40 days after surviving a plane crash in the Amazon jungle

As the search progressed, soldiers found small clues in the jungle that led them to believe the children were still living, including a...

Nigeria leads countries owing foreign airlines, its debt soars to $812m

Nigeria with a huge $812.2 million debt maintains its lead among countries owing foreign airlines collectively about $2.3 billion. The $812.2 million foreign...

United Nigeria airlines skids off runway at Lagos airport

An aircraft belonging to the United Nigeria Airlines on Wednesday skidded off the runway at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International...