Flights Resumption: FAAN Assures Passengers of Safety Measures in Place

BusinessNewsTravelFlights Resumption: FAAN Assures Passengers of Safety Measures in Place

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reaffirmed its commitment toward curtailment of COVID-19 pandemic as domestic flights resume on July 8. Mr Sani Mahmud, FAAN Regional General Manager, North-Central, made this known while receiving face shields from the Universal Disaster Recovery Foundation (U-DIREF) in Abuja. U-DIREF is a Nigeria-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) registered in 2019 to provide humanitarian services to victims of disasters through life-saving support initiatives. It seeks to rebuild hope in...

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Nigerian Domestic Flights to Resume July 8 — Sirika

BusinessTravelNigerian Domestic Flights to Resume July 8 — Sirika

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday in Abuja said domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20, would finally resume on July 8. Sirika announced this in a statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, the Director of Public Affairs, in the ministry. He said flights would commence at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. According to him, the Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri and Kano airports will...

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Interstate travels: FG to Withdraw Permit for Transporters Flouting Safety Protocols

CoronavirusNewsTravelInterstate travels: FG to Withdraw Permit for Transporters Flouting Safety Protocols

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Federal Government says it will withdraw the operational permit of transporters who flout safety protocols. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, announced this in a statement signed by Mr Eric Ojiekwe, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry on Wednesday in Abuja. Saraki was quoted as giving the warning when she chaired a virtual meeting with the Forum of Nigerian Transport Commissioners. She said that it had been resolved...

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Man Dies as Truck Runs Over Tricycle in Anambra

NewsTravelMan Dies as Truck Runs Over Tricycle in Anambra

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, on Sunday, confirmed the death of a middle-aged man, who died in a road crash at Zik Roundabout on the Onitsha-Awka expressway. Kumapayi, who confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, said that the crash involved a truck driver, who ran over a tricycle. He said that the accident occurred at about...

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BREAKING: Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin on Monday – Sources

BusinessTravelBREAKING: Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin on Monday – Sources

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

Pilots and test crew members from the United States Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co (BA.N) are slated to begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The test is a pivotal moment in Boeing’s worst-ever corporate crisis, long since compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic that has slashed air travel and jet demand. Also, FAAN holds dry run airport simulation exercise at Lagos, Abuja airports. The grounding of the fast-selling 737 MAX in...

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FAAN Holds Dry Run Airport Simulation Exercise at Lagos, Abuja Airports

NewsTravelFAAN Holds Dry Run Airport Simulation Exercise at Lagos, Abuja Airports

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has held dry run simulation exercises at domestic terminals of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. Yakubu said the exercise, which was aimed at assessing the readiness of the airports for reopening post-COVID-19 was witnessed by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika....

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Re-issued: Abuja airport 90% Complete, Ready to Resume Operations, Says Minister

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelRe-issued: Abuja airport 90% Complete, Ready to Resume Operations, Says Minister

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

The Minister of Aviation, Sen Hadi Siriki, on Saturday, said the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, is 90 per cent completed and ready to reopen for business with strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport was undergoing necessary preparation at the time of filling this report with measures being put in place to contain the spread of the virus. NAN observed that provisions were made for...

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Mission Set to Evacuate 167 Stranded Nigerians from South Africa

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelMission Set to Evacuate 167 Stranded Nigerians from South Africa

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, says the diplomatic mission is set to evacuate 167 stranded Nigerians from South Africa on Thursday. Adama made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “We are evacuating 167 stranded Nigerians from South Africa today Thursday, June 25, Air peace Airways was approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria to convey them. “The Nigerians got stranded as a result of...

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The World Adjusts to Masks, Travel Restrictions, Testing as Virus Cases Surge

CoronavirusTravelWorld NewsThe World Adjusts to Masks, Travel Restrictions, Testing as Virus Cases Surge

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to dire new levels in parts of the U.S. and around the world, potentially wiping out two months of progress. Indonesia was expected to pass the 50,000 mark for confirmed infections on Thursday. In Melbourne, health workers planned to go door-to-door to test more than 100,000 residents in a coronavirus hot spot that threatens to undo the nation’s success in battling the virus....

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Morocco to Resume Domestic Flights Starting June 25

BusinessTravelMorocco to Resume Domestic Flights Starting June 25

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

Morocco will resume domestic flights starting June 25, the state news agency said on Sunday, citing the ministry of tourism, air transport, handicrafts and social economy. Earlier today, the government said it would further loosen lockdown measures for the services sector and domestic transport starting June 24, adding domestic travel would resume including flights and railways. (REUTERS)

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