Tag: Airline
Bird strike destroys engine of Dana Air aircraft midair
by Dolapo Adelana Tragedy was averted Friday when a bird collided with a Dana Air flight this morning. According to ...
Aero Contractors sacks 900 workers
Aero Contractors Airline has sacked 900 workers from its workforce. Media Consultant to the airline, Simon Tumba confirmed the development ...
New Arik Air management appoints KPMG to audit airline
The new management of Arik Air has appointed accounting firm KPMG to undertake a forensic and diagnostic audit of the ...
FG denies planning to convert Arik to national carrier
The Federal Government has denied speculations that it intends to make Arik Airline the country’s national carrier. On Thursday the ...
After 4 months, Aero Contractors resumes flight operations
Airline operator, Aero Contractors has announced the resumption of its scheduled services across the country from Wednesday, December 21, 2016. ...
Opinion: Sosoliso – a painful crash with a combination of bad decisions
by Anthony Omoh To say the Sosoliso Airline crash is Nigeria’s saddest crash is not an understatement given the fact ...
Dana Air passengers stranded as pilots go on strike
Dana Airlines pilots nationwide have embarked on a strike against the airline leaving passengers stranded. The pilots are protesting against ...
Wale Odunsi: Arik has lost its magic
by Wale Odunsi When Nigeria’s leading airline, Arik Air commenced operations on October 30, 2006, citizens, likewise foreigners heaved a ...
Ex-Nigeria Airways workers stage protest, vow to sabotage Nigerian Eagle
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Hundreds of workers, of the now defunt Nigeria Airways, protested yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, ...
N11.5billion only! Guess who now has ‘the most expensive jet in Nigeria’ [Clue: It’s a former governor]
by Chi Ibe The good guys at soft-sell, Encomium Weekly, appear to have done the maths – and they have ...
Flying without dresses: Ryanair hostesses STRIP OFF for airline’s latest charity calendar (PHOTOS)
In yet another classy PR stunt Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has launched the airline’s new charity calendar by parading a ...
Here we (don’t) go again: Dana Air operations grounded
by Oge Okonkwo The operations of Dana Air has been suspended, according to reports. This new development was confirmed to ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: Rumours of sacrifice, Agagu and Stella Oduah
by Femi Fani-Kayode At the time that all these crashes took place Professor Babalola Borishade redeployed to the Ministry ...
Airline passenger found guilty of assault after slapping crying toddler and calling him the N-word
An airline passenger accused of slapping the toddler seated next to him on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight in February pleaded guilty ...
Opinion: Customer service failure – The bane of the Nigerian economy
by Seun Okegbemiro These networks think people are actually fools and continue to behave non chalant. Bribing the average masses ...
Unbridled rage: Chinese official trashes airport after missing flight ‘because he stopped to get breakfast’ (WATCH)
Hilarious video emerged today of a Chinese Communist official trashing an airport boarding gate in a rage after missing his ...
20 ways to get a fantastic honeymoon experience without breaking the bank
by Sherri Eisenberg Once you’ve survived the wedding planning stress, the last thing you want is more worry over ...
Chaos: Passengers panic as airplane pilot passes out in the aisle midair
Keep your tray tables in their upright and locked positions because you never know when an unruly passenger or an ...
Opinion: “My last words on the Arik Air and my iPad issue” – Omojuwa
My quest was never about hatred for anyone or any brand, it was about asking the system a question it ...
We did not take over management of Aero Contractors – AMCON
by Isi Esene There are conflicting signals coming from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Assets Management Company of ...
YNaija Editorial: Dear Anyim, Arik Airline is not the PDP
It’s not every time that a week as terribly confusing as the last comes along. This board has struggled to ...
Thank you, Nigeria: Dana Airline says it is ready to fly again
by Stanley Azuakola Dana Airline is ready to fly again. The operating license of the airline were suspended by the ...
Sacked Air Nigeria staff promise showdown, owed 4-months pay
by Isi Esene The disengaged staff of the troubled airline, Air Nigeria, have planned a protest march today to register ...
“My staff are disloyal” – Jimoh Ibrahim fires all Air Nigeria workers, closes down airline
by Isi Esene Air Nigeria has suspended its operations for the next 12 months and sacked a substantial number of ...
Japheth Omojuwa: Consumer power – New media is the kingmaker (YNaija Frontpage)
Change has never really been about big things and events, it has always been about seemingly small events amplified to ...
Fire razes Lagos Airport boarding gate
by Isi Esene But for the prompt response of the firemen of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), there ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: #DanaCrash investigators probe for contaminated fuel
by Hauwa Gambo There are reports that the team of investigators from our local Accident Investigation Bureau and the United ...
#WhatHeSaid: Dana Air will fly again soon, company executive says
by Hauwa Gambo Pilot Africa is reporting that Dana Air, which has been in the news after a fatal crash ...
Tolu Ogunlesi: We’ve been here before #pain #anger #tears (YNaija FrontPage)
Today, the dead and the living have chosen to mourn each other. ]This poem was written in 2005, for the victims ...
BREAKING: #DanaCrash Pilot was American, co-pilot Indian, flight engineer Indonesian
by Tolu Orekoya According to a CNN story posted today, the pilot for the ill-fated Dana Airways Abuja – Lagos flight ...
