Boeing Receives $1.49 Billion Contract for 13 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy following a $1.49 billion contract award from the Navy for 13 aircraft.

Arik Air catering staff got N400,000 to smuggle cocaine on board aircraft

An employee of Arik Air, Mr. Ikechukwu Chibuzor Oliver has confessed that he collected N400,000 advance payment to smuggle 20 kilogrammes of cocaine on board the airline’s aircraft, report says.

Nigeria Inaugurates committee on Establishment of National Carrier

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to establish a national airline, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Binta Bello, on Monday inaugurated a 12-member Ministerial Committee on the establishment of a National Carrier.

Air Passengers Aggrieve Over Delay Of Benin Airport

The rehabilitation of the Benin Airport originally billed to be completed in three weeks has entered its third month with no sure date of finishing and putting the airport back to use and already complaints are rife among air passengers who berate the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in charge for the delay of the project.

By Samson Echenim

Ethiopian Airlines Targets 140 Aircrafts, 22 Million Passengers In 2025

In an attempt to promote quality service in the aviation industry, Mr Solomon Begashaw , General Manager, Ethiopian Airlines, Nigeria office, has said that the airline is expected to have 140 aircraft in its fleet by 2025.

FG Urges Airline Operators To Pay Dues

The Federal Government has urged the Airline Operators in Nigeria to pay their dues to the aviation agencies promptly to avoid the embarrassment of their airlines being grounded by the regulatory Agencies in the Aviation sector and also enable the Agencies to carry out their statutory functions effectively and efficiently.

Nigeria To Establish A National Air Carrier

The President of the federal republic of Nigeria, president Muhammadu Buhari has recently expressed concern to the aviation sector of the country, as he has announced that the country must now have a national air carrier, and directed that plans should begin to establish the carrier.

NCAA Starts Airlines Audit

Following the recent Bristow helicopter crash that killed not less than six people, the director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Mukhtar Usman, has directed the immediate commencement of comprehensive audit of all the airlines operating in the country.

Missing plane highlights Indonesia's aviation safety problems

The recent search of an Indonesian aircraft conveying not less than 54 people on board   

which was confirmed missing on Sunday over the country’s remote and mountainous province of Papua, has asraised mor concern over the IIndonesia aviation Iindustry's safety.

INDIAN AIRLINE ORDERS FOR 250 AIRBUS JETS

As part of the efforts to allow to further develop low-cost travel in India and abroad, the  indian budget airline, IndiGo has finalized an exceptionally large order for 250 single-aisle Airbus A320neo jets yesterday to keep up with rapid growth in the country’s air travel.

FAA Raises Concern About Flight Delay

 The Federal Aviation Administration, FAA has raised concern to flight delays, viewing a recent software upgrade implemented at the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC) in Leesburg, Va., as the possible source of computer automation problems that prompted the delay or cancellation of hundreds of flights on Saturday, Aug. 15. While the automation problem originated at ZDC, the issue created a ripple effect throughout the National Airspace System (NAS), disrupting flights until the automation system came back online that afternoon.

U.S.-China Aviation Talks Stalled over Airport Access

As the United States raise fear and concern that  its airlines will be given less attractive time slots for take-off and landing than their Chinese counterpart, the talks to ease limits on flights between the United States and China's gateway cities have stalled.

Helicopter Crashs In Lagos

Following the most recent helicopter crash in Lagos, the bodies of the two remaining persons said to have been missing from the ill fated helicopter crash in the Lagos Lagoon have been found. This brings to 6 the number of people who died in the crash while 6 were rescued alive. 

Delta, United and American ban transport

Delta, United and American Airlines have banned the shipment of big-game trophies on flights after the illegal killing of Cecil, the major tourist attraction in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

Osama bin Laden's sister and stepmother killed in plane crash

Osama bin Laden’s sister Sana and his stepmother Rajaa Hashim were on a family holiday to the UK when their private jet crashed into a car auction site while trying to land at a Hampshire airport, killing them both.