By Al-Amin Ciroma Since 2018, both Nigeria and Uganda have struggled to revive their defunct national airlines. Almost four years into the race, Uganda Airlines has regained altitude with a small fleet of six new aircrafts and is now ranked the youngest by any airline globally in 2022. The Uganda Airlines’ small fleet comprises four […]
Humans have natural tendencies to make errors no matter how hard we try, that will never change. However, as a matter of safety of both the aircraft, passengers, and the operating environment it is mandatory to proper strict measures and steps to minimize Aircraft maintenance related errors to the barest minimum. Human factor errors significantly […]
With a pandemic that put the world on a standstill, 2020 was unarguably the toughest and possibly worst year in the history of the aviation industry. However, the corona virus has accelerated and demanded changes that will address the critical issues the industry currently faces in a post-COVID world. Avoid Contact! So far, the aviation […]
By 31st December 2021, the aviation sector will click 100 years in Nigeria, with Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport as the oldest in Nigeria when the first aircraft landed in Kano same year as it was launched – 1922, but the full operations started 14 years later in the country. In the first decades of […]
Our correspondents reveal reasons why the International Air Transport Association (IATA) had recently lashed the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) and warning it to direct its members to desist from criminal acts of issuing air tickets for Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) purposes to individuals who eventually void the tickets after gaining access to […]
In a move to strengthen harmony between the aviation trade unions, the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, in a statement signed by the ministry’s director of public affairs, James Odaudu, has promised to continue to support the involvement of union leaders and workers in policy and decision-making processes. The minister made the pledge at […]
All is set for the forthcoming Nigerian Aviation Workforce Safety (NAWS) 2021 symposium, which is scheduled to hold on October 12, 2021, in Abuja. The event themed ‘Mitigating/ Preventing the Adverse Impact of Wind Shear Occurrences in Nigerian Airspace’ is a proactive child of the need to strengthen the Nigeria Aviation Safety Management System, will […]
Muhammad joined the Aviation industry 24years ago as Aircraft Cleaner. He has now gotten his fourth bar to become a Captain.
We’ve all stumbled upon inspirational quotes like “work hard in silence, let your success make the noise”, but how many times have we seen it come true? Mohammed Abubakar restores our faith in dreaming big and his story is bound to make you fight harder to achieve your goals. Captain Muhammed Abubakar’s sojourn into the […]
The aviation industry becomes part of our daily lives, since we all know its importance. This piece explores some amazing facts about the sector, which you may not know before now. The facts are not sacrosanct, you may also add up your own since we all have our respective views about the aircraft, the crew, […]
It is impressive to witness the league of African women in aerospace, and more importantly Nigeria is also blessed with numerous talents from all walks of life. A new benchmark has now been set by women of substance in the aviation sector. In the global scene, more than 500 women are proudly admitted to being […]
