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Qatar becomes first carrier to enable B787-8 with Starlink

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Qatar becomes first carrier to enable B787-8 with Starlink

Qatar Airways has launched the world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 787 and completed Airbus A350 Starlink rollout, connecting over 11 million passengers with the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky. The carrier has now officially become the first airline in the world to equip and certify the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with Starlink. The airline set an unprecedented pace for fleet upgrades, completing massive installations in record time. Three Dreamliners are already operational with Starlink, and the carrier…

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Ethiopian Airlines, largest carrier operating to Nigeria with 34 frequencies

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Ethiopian Airlines, largest carrier operating to Nigeria with 34 frequencies

Begins second frequency to Abuja   Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, yesterday marked yet another milestone with the start of a second frequency to Abuja. This development symbolises the carrier’s continued commitment to strengthening the deep-rooted ties between Ethiopia and Nigeria and supporting Nigeria’s position as a leading aviation and economic hub in Africa. Starting from October 28, 2025, Ethiopian Airlines will operate three additional weekly evening flights from Abuja, in addition to our existing…

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NCAA to audit Max Air’s operations, carrier suspends flight operations

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NCAA to audit Max Air’s operations, carrier suspends flight operations

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is to begin a comprehensive audit of Max Air which B737-400 aircraft was involved in a serious incident at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano late Tuesday night. This is coming as the airline announced a three-month suspension of operations in a bid to appraise its entire operations. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu noted that the aviation regulatory body had commenced…

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Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

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Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

Carrier launches flight to Banjul Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Overland Airways has been granted the Fifth Freedom right by The Gambian Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); a significant boost to widening the airline’s operations from any part of The Gambia to any destination within the sub-region in line with the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a policy of the Africa Union (AU) that liberalises the African skies. The Director-General of GCAA, Nfansu Bojang disclosed on…

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How Air Peace instigates airlines to hike fares, Commission cautions carrier against obstructing inquiry

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How Air Peace instigates airlines to hike fares, Commission cautions carrier against obstructing inquiry

Onyema engaging in ostentation self-adulation-FCCPC   The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said it noted with consternation, the latest outburst by Air Peace in what seems a series of ploys calculated to both obfuscate the issues and distract the Commission from the ongoing inquiry into alleged exploitative ticket pricing among other potential violations of consumers’ rights. The commission disclosed that the inquiry into Air Peace’s pricing practices stems from allegations of unjustified fare…

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Turkish Airlines, union spat festers, NUATE wants GM exit from Nigeria

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Turkish Airlines, union spat festers, NUATE wants GM exit from Nigeria

  …Carrier’s $6000 fraud allegation by seven Nigerians cooked The truce brokered by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over the face-off between Turkish Airlines and unions in the aviation industry may have yielded no result as the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has chided the General Manager of the airline, Lokman Balkan for the way he is handling the issue that saw the union picket the carrier last week In a statement issued on…

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NCAA lifts United Nigeria’s plane suspension, carrier begs passengers

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NCAA lifts United Nigeria’s plane suspension, carrier begs passengers

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on the Part G operations specifications of a wet-leased Airbus aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines. The agency had last Sunday suspended the airline’s Airbus following after it temporarily diverted its flight NUA 0504 headed for Abuja to Asaba. In a letter signed by the NCAA’s Director of Licensing and Training, Captain I.B Danbazzau and, addressed to the Managing Director of the airline, the…

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