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OAS Helicopters Expands Fleet with Factory-New, Offshore-Configured AW139

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

OAS Helicopters today announced the addition of a factory-new Leonardo AW139 I0GP offshore-configured, Phase-8 model helicopter (Year 2025) to its fleet. This new industry workhouse, delivered directly from Leonardo’s OEM factory in Italy on September 10, 2025, and landed in Nigeria on September 26, 2025, is registered 5N-CEN. The latest acquisition reflects the OAS’s ongoing effort, quest, and commitment to providing safe, reliable, and high-quality support to our Nation’s growing oil and gas exploration and…

Tinubu to Chair Landmark Transport Summit in Lagos

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of Primero Transport Services Limited, Mr Fola Tinubu, will serve as Chairman at the inaugural edition of the JustAlive Communications Limited Summit, taking place on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. A seasoned executive, Tinubu holds a BA in Economics and Politics from the University of East Anglia (Norwich, England) and an MBA from the University of Stirling (Scotland). Renowned for his dynamic leadership at both Primero Transport…

NAMA bags aviation leadership, development award

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Musa wins integrity award The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has been recognised for its exceptional commitment to integrity, transparency, and accountability in the aviation industry, as it was recently conferred with the National Integrity, Leadership, and Development Award as the Most Efficient Aviation Agency by the Centre for Ethical Conduct Orientation and Empowerment in Abuja during the 2025 Summit and Awards. According to the citation by the organisers, the recognition highlights NAMA’s dedication…

Terminally ill retired AVM dies onboard BA

Posted on October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Aircraft makes emergency landing in Barcelona Crew battled to save his life A Retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal has died on board a British Airways flight to Abuja as the crew of the airline battled to save the Anambra State-born military officer’s life. The plane carrying the man made an emergency landing at the El Prat Airport, Barcelona, as they struggled to resuscitate the ailing military officer. Our correspondent learnt that the flight, which departed…

Experts To Discuss Infrastructural Growth At Transport Summit

Posted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Stakeholders in the nation’s transportation industry will on October 29, 2025 discuss issues bothering on Nigeria’s transport infrastructure at the upcoming Justnet maiden summit to be held at the Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja. The summit with the theme: “Nigeria’s Transport Infrastructure: Innovation For A Sustainable Future” is being organised by JustAlive Communications Limited, Publishers of JustNet News, an online news reporting platform with a major interest in transportation modes – Aviation, Maritime, Waterways, Rail and…

Ex-Virgin Nigeria Staff, Reminisce, Unite To Chart Strategic Aviation Future

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

They came in their numbers. It was a day they looked forward to. Old friends, colleagues reunited with one purpose in mind: To preserve their legacy, renew their sense of purpose and their incredible love for aviation. Among all, they were still nostalgic about the carrier that brought them together 14 years after the demise of Virgin Nigeria Airways, the former staff came together in Lagos to chart a strategic course for future aviation…

Air Peace takes delivery of second regional Embraer190 aircraft

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace Limited, has taken delivery of its second Embraer 190 aircraft. The 96-seater jet with registration mark 5N-CER touched down at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at exactly 2:42 pm on Friday, September 25, 2025, further strengthening the airline’s fleet and boosting its capacity to serve both domestic and regional markets. This milestone comes just three months after Air Peace received its first E190 on June 22, 2025, underscoring the…

ValueJet to begin flights to GWI, Iperu Oct 7, as airport opens to operations

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

As arrangements hit top gear for the commissioning of the Gateway International Airport (GWI), Iperu, Ogun State, for commercial flight operations, Nigeria’s fast-growing airline, ValueJet, will be operating from the airport on October 7. The carrier will be operating two weekly flights to Abuja for now on Tuesday and Thursday at 8.30 am to arrive Abuja at 9.45 am and from Abuja to GWI at 16.00 and arriving GWI 17.15 The airline, in a statement,…

How Uk High Commissioner, Baxter paved way for Air Peace’s Heathrow access-Onyema

Posted on September 24, 2025September 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…Urges Govt, Nigerians to patronise airline Air Peace, Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, has described its approval to operate scheduled flights from Nigeria into both London Gatwick and London Heathrow Airports as a historic milestone for Nigerian aviation, further attributing this breakthrough to the backing of the UK Government. The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, said this achievement is remarkable because it has taken seven years for any Nigerian airline to secure such access, underscoring…

NCAA threatens sanctions against Qatar Airways, Air Maroc, Saudi Air

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Wole Shadare

NCAA threatens sanctions as Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Saudi Air snub directive over ill-treatment of passengers The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to sanction Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc and Saudi Air for failing to comply with its directives and determinations on passenger complaints. Spokesman for the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, who posted this on his verified X handle @mikeachimugu01 on Friday, detailed infractions committed by the airlines. He said: ‘The airline @qatarairways…

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