Air Peace has accused its lessor, SmartLynx Airlines, of unlawful aircraft withdrawal that caused widespread flight disruptions and multimillion-dollar losses.
United Nigeria Airlines has honoured late Ghanaian leader Jerry Rawlings by naming an aircraft after him while launching new Lagos–Accra and Abuja–Accra routes to strengthen regional connectivity.
Fuel cutoff switches flipped ‘from run to cutoff’ MID-AIR
PILOT ‘MISTAKE’- Air India pilots made fatal error after takeoff causing jet to plummet to ground killing 260, crash investigators claim
Defending the N7.7bn aircraft purchase, Oyo Information Commissioner said they were “equipped with sophisticated surveillance gadgets… to prevent and destroy bandits in their hideouts.”
A spate of midair technical issues has forced four Boeing 787 Dreamliners en route to India to return or divert in recent days. One Lufthansa flight turned back over a bomb threat, while others, including Air India and British Airways, cited technical concerns.
Technical glitch forces emergency deplaning of Mumbai-bound Air India flight.
“Thrust not achieved… falling… Mayday!” were the final words of the Air India pilot before the crash that claimed 270 lives.
Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed that 34 Dreamliners are affected, with eight already checked.
Fatal error by the co-pilot of Air India may have caused the crash that killed 241.