Dana

August 19, 2017

N30trn revenue leakage: Senate issues Dana, 12 other companies 48-hour ultimatum

The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Dana Group and 12 other companies, to appear before it. The companies are allegedly involved in N30tn revenue scam. Chairman of the committee, Senator Hope Uzodinma, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the companies... Read More

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November 15, 2013

How IRS & Chanchangi Airlines have lost N250million in 3 weeks

by Chi Ibe The news spotlight is on Dana Air and Associated Airlines, both airlines that – post-crashes – have found themselves out of business, but two other older brands, IRS and Chanchangi Airlines are also burdened by being grounded – for three weeks now. Encomium reports that the action is taking a major... Read More

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November 5, 2013

Opinion: The NCAA and its double standards

by Edet Akpan But really, was the recent grounding of Dana Air operations due safety reasons? Wouldn’t this be the second time the airline is being grounded by the authorities for safety issues since recommencing flight operations this year? Civil aviation is one of the most regulated industries in the world. Every single technical... Read More

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October 19, 2013

Feyi Fawehinmi: Nigerians, how about a monthly boycott of airlines?

by Feyi Fawehinmi My instincts are for people to simply stop flying until serious changes are made in how air safety is regulated in Nigeria – when the airlines get hit in the pocket, they will put pressure where pressure needs to be put. In December 2012, the great economist, Albert Otto Hirschman passed away. By all... Read More

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October 9, 2013

“Stella Oduah should bury her head in shame, not me” – Femi Fani-Kayode lays it on aviation minister

by Femi Fani-Kayode by Akan Ido The bickering between Femi Fani-Kayode and the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah continues to fester as the former has again replied her yesterday saying “she should be attempting to encourage the Nigerian people and assuage their fears rather than indulging in petty and cheap sideshots and an futile press... Read More

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#DanaAnniversary: Lagos unveils cenotaph for victims as residents narrate their ordeal (PHOTOS)

The Lagos state government is today unveiling a cenotaph in memory of the 153 people who died on-board the Dana Aircraft which crashed last year at Iju Ishaga, Lagos. Reports say the Lagos State governor Babatunde Fashola will personally unveil the cenotaph. The governor is expected to interact with families of the deceased and commiserate with... Read More

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Someone recollects: The terrifying moment when the Dana plane crashed

by Ahmed Adeyanju One year after, my personal anguish is lessened by time. Not so for those whose loved ones died. Not so for the aviation authorities and the emergency crew who must be thinking they should have done better. Not so for Dana Airlines, directly responsible for the deaths and injuries of almost 200 people.... Read More

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Opinion: Help! They are killing the little men

by Taofeek Ramat And the killers of these little men have been dancing on their graves, erasing the memory of their existences all in an effort to get a little reprieve for their fouled souls, in preparation for the killing of the next batch of little men. My addiction to Nigeria has brought me... Read More

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Report: Dana Air suspended again over safety issues

by Rachel Ogbu Dana Air operating license has been suspended again pending the resolution of certain safety issues, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. The airline had recommenced operations about three months ago following a seven-month suspension when its Boeing Md-83 crashed in Lagos, killing 163 people. According to the Acting Director-General, NCAA, Joyce... Read More

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January 5, 2013

Air fares may crash by 33 per cent as Dana Air, others return

Indications have emerged that soaring domestic air fares may soon crash by 33 per cent from the present average of N30,000 per hour flight to N20,000 following the return of some local airlines to business. Dana Air, which stopped operations seven months ago after the tragic crash of June 3, 2012, resumed operations on Friday... Read More

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January 4, 2013

Celebrities scheduled to fly with Dana Air as airline resumes operations

by Daniel Anozie Dana Airlines resumed operations on Thursday with its first flight taking off from Lagos to Abuja. The flight with Registration No. 9J0359 took off from Lagos at about 4.15 p.m. ahead of its inaugural flight scheduled for today. The airline’s operation had been suspended after the June 3, 2012 crash involving its... Read More

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December 31, 2012

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

by Isi Esene We brought our readers a whole bunch of topical stories in 2012. That’s why it’s quite difficult choosing the our top stories for the year. We can assure you though, that this list represents the choice of many who have keenly followed “The Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians!” 1). Bianca Ojukwu’s touching... Read More

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December 5, 2012

Giant of Africa: N9 billion spent annually to maintain Pres. Jonathan’s air fleet

by Akan Ido It has been revealed that about N9.08bn is being spent annually to maintain the Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet. Reports say the Presidential Air Fleet is the third largest fleet of aircraft in the country with a total of 10 aircraft. Only Arik Air and Aero Contractors have more aircraft in its fleet.... Read More

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November 8, 2012

Safety concerns: House of Reps to investigate Aero Contractors

by Isi Esene The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its committee on aviation to look into the operations of Aero Contractors airline over the frequent engine problems associated with the operations of the aviation company. Acting on a motion brought forward by member, Robinson Uwak, the House agreed that it is necessary so as to... Read More

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October 23, 2012

TICKER: FAAN insists Dana Air deserves best airline award: “It’s for 2011,” it says

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Monday in Abuja that it had no regrets for choosing DANA Airline as “the best domestic carrier for 2011”. FAAN had on Friday named DANA Air as the best domestic airline in the “Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport 2011 Staff Awards”. The award which were in different categories, also include best staff, best airline... Read More

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October 22, 2012

Dana Airline (yes, Dana) wins FAAN award as best domestic carrier

by Stanley Azuakola Like some on Nigerian Twitter would say, it’s the irony of life. Dana Airline, the troubled airline which made headlines in June 2012 when one of its planes crashed in Lagos killing over 150 people has been named by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria as the best domestic carrier for 2011.... Read More

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September 24, 2012

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 make sense of exactly what just happened in the aviation sector – the irrascible Arik airline at its centre – and, frankly, we have failed. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Aviation chaired by Hope... Read More

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September 22, 2012

Bad debt: AMCON takes over Aero Contractors’ management

by Isi Esene As Arik Air and Dana Airlines struggle to get back in the air due to separate reasons, it appears Aero Contractors, the 51-year-old airline might also suffer the same fate as the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) have reportedly taken over the airline due to bad debt incurred by the management... Read More

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September 7, 2012

LISTEN: “You do not close down an airline because of an accident” – Stella Oduah speaks to the BBC

by Akan Ido Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, spoke with the BBC’s Chris Ewokor on sundry issues in the aviation sector, from the reinstatement of the Dana licence (“You don’t close down an airline because of an accident”), to Jimoh Ibrahim’s recent firing of all Air Nigeria staff (“Air Nigeria has been irresponsible”). The... Read More

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September 7, 2012

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 Federal Government following the June 3 crash at Iju-Ishaga involving a Dana plane, in which over 150 people lost their lives. But on Wednesday, three months after the crash, the Federal Government lifted the suspension... Read More

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August 15, 2012

TICKER: #DanaCrash victim’s corpse ‘disappears’ in morgue

The family of retired Assistant Comptroller of Fire Service, Mr. George Moses, a victim of the June 3 Dana air crash, yesterday, raised the alarm over the whereabouts of his corpse, just as the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, condemned the assault on Mr Benedict Uwalaka, a photo-journalist with Leadership newspapers. Describing the alleged disappearance... Read More

We can now do DNA tissue tests locally – OAUTH CMD

by Isi Esene Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital’s (OAUTH) Medical Director, Prof. Olusanya Adejuyigbe, said over the weekend that the hospital can now do DNA tissue tests. The CMD said it could not assist in conducting a DNA test on the Dana crash victims because their bodies were burnt and there was no blood in... Read More

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30 Days: House of Reps gives Dana deadline to pay compensation

by Tolu Orekoya The House of Representatives has directed Dana Air to pay at least the 30 percent compensation that was supposed to occur within 30 days of the crash, in a resolution yesterday. In a motion sponsored by Yakub Abiodun, the airline was given till next Tuesday to comply with the directive. An excerpt from... Read More

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#DanaCrash: Govt receives crash report

by Stanley Azuakola It’s been two weeks since the Dana Airline crash which claimed the lives of over 150 Nigerians. Reports have it that a preliminary report of the crash investigation by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has already been submitted to the Federal Government. According to a source who spoke with The Guardian, the... Read More

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#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 that killed over 200 people, will fly again soon. See report below: A company executive for Dana Air, the Nigerian airline whose passenger jet crashed in Lagos on Sunday, 3 June, killing over 150, will... Read More

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Sosoliso crash report out: Pilot couldn’t see runway because airport didn’t have diesel

by Stanley Azuakola It’s been six years since a Sosoliso plane crashed at the Port Harcourt International Airport, cutting short the lives of the over 100 passengers on board, most of them school children. Still, the memory is hard to take, especially when one considers the cause of the crash. The government has not made... Read More

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#Danacrash: Lagos gets foster parents for victims’ children

by Stanley Azuakola Their story was one of the most touching from the Dana crash. Three kids, sent on an errand by their parents, and in the short time it took to go and return, tragedy had dropped from the skies, killing their parents Jeremiah and Josephine Okwuchukwu. Homeless and helpless, the kids—Joel Okwuchukwu (11),... Read More

#DanaCrash: Families say NO to joint burial

by Stanley AzuakolaOne week after the unfortunate Dana Air crash which claimed the lives of over 160 people, it has been revealed that the Lagos State government gave the families of the dead victims of the Dana Air crash two options. The families were to either accept a joint burial of all the victims in... Read More

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Shame on heartless Lamido Sanusi, by Yinka Odumakin

by Yinka Odumakin Sanusi has not visited the crash scene where eight of his staff lost their lives. All that mattered to him was the chieftaincy he was about to take. Does the blue blood in Sanusi’s veins so royal it cannot be touched by the sorrows of others? How cold would these fellows be if they... Read More

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