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Bailout: N5b Approved For Nigerian Airlines, Ground Handlers, And Others

“Airlines With Valid AOC Will Benefit”-NCAA DG There is cheering news that the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of N5 billion through the Ministry of Aviation, to cushion the effect of Covid-19 on the operations of Nigerian airlines and other allied services such as ground handling companies. A source who prefers anonymity […]

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How Coronavirus Spread In One Restaurant Shows Why Air Travel Is Safer Than You Think

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In a time of standing six feet apart and avoiding confined spaces, there are naturally concerns about the health safety of air travel where passengers are crowded together on an aircraft. Some may see a parallel in a limited study of how a restaurant in southern China’s Guangzhou was attended by a diner from Wuhan

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8 Eye-Opening Facts We Didn’t Know About Airplanes

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Why are aircraft windows round? Why do airplanes have curved wing tips? Why do passengers always board planes from the left side? Everything connected with airplanes is well-planned and thought out. Perhaps it’s the main reason why a plane is the safest way to travel. We will answer the 8 most popular questions about airplanes. 8. Why are aircraft windows round? In the beginning of the

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Nigeria, EU in closed-door meeting over Air space restrictions

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European Union (EU) has urged the Nigerian government to have a rethink over restrictions placed on KLM, Lufthansa, and Air France. The request was made on Friday during a meeting between the Presidential TaskForce on COVID-19 and the European Union ambassadors. Nigeria had announced restrictions on some foreign airlines ahead of the 5th September 2020

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United Airlines Returns To Nigeria With Nonstop Lagos-Washington Dulles Flight…To Operate To Accra and Jo’Burg.

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United Airlines has announced its return to Nigeria after halting operations in 2016. The carrier plans to expand its global route network with a new nonstop service between Nigeria and the United States. Starting in late Spring 2021 (late June 2021). Before stopping the operation in 2016, the airline was operating between Houston and Lagos. “We

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All airports now open to domestic flights – FG

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The Federal Government has said all airports in the country including private airports and airstrips were now opened for domestic commercial flights. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known on Monday during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The PUNCH had earlier reported that FG reopened 14 local airports when

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OAS recently acquired a new AW139 helicopter for use in supporting oil and gas operations for the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.

Rusada branches into Nigeria thanks to OAS

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As well as signing up for several of Envision’s key modules, OAS is also employing its flight operations software solution to help organise its flights and crew. This new deal strengthens Rusada’s footprint in Africa. Nigerian charter operator OAS Helicopters has awarded Rusada a contract for the use and implementation of its MRO and flight

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As International Flights resume, two foreign airlines land in Lagos

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Lagos airport processed 192 evacuation flights, 1,404 cargo operations during lockdown – FAAN Two international airlines, British Airways (BA) and Middle Eastern Airline (MEA), landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) as flights resumed Saturday, September 5, amid strict safety protocols. An MEA flight 571 came in an A332 with registration number ODMEB from

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Airlines demand open borders as flights begin

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• NCAA, NAMA notify operators of Sept. 5 resumption• FG unveils approved airlines, COVID-19 guidelines for passengers All appears set for the partial opening of the international airspace to commercial flight services tomorrow after over five months of COVID-19-induced lockdown. Minister for Aviation Hadi Sirika yesterday unveiled a long list of approved and unapproved airlines

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FEC Approves N13bn for Automation of Four Airports

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The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N13bn for the automation of safety equipment at Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt international airports. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the virtual meeting of the Council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), also approved $3.1bn for the automation of the operations of Nigeria

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