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Rwand Air begins four  times weekly Abuja / Kigali flight  ..........New service offers connections to global route network East African Carrier : Rwand Air at the weekend flagged off its Abuja/ Kigali flights offering passengers from Nigeria's political capital opportunity to connect to its global route network.  This is in addition to  the daily Lagos /Kigali  flight separately operated by the carrier. The four weekly service according to its Country Manager, Ms Ibiyemi Odusi will now provide opportunity for government officials, members of the diplomatic corp and other players in the public and private sector to connect flight from Abuja directly  to other routes on the airline's network. Speaking at the inaugural flight in Abuja on Friday, April 27, 2018,  Odusi said the new flight is positioned to allow Nigerians have more travel options from the nation's political capital to destinat...

Accolades as Air Peace, crew win NIPR awards Nigeria's leading carrier, Air Peace and  six  of its crew members  revelled in  accolades on Thursday when the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) rewarded them with the  “National Carrier of Repute”  and  “Nigerian Crew of Repute”  awards respectively for delivering flight services with exceptional efficiency. President of NIPR, Dr.  Rotimi Oladele   presented the awards to the airline and its crew members during the annual conference of the institute in Umuahia, Abia State.  Air Peace, he enthused, had brought honour to Nigeria in the aviation industry and proved that the nation had the capacity to fix its challenges. Oladele  affirmed that the carrier's on-time performance, customer service, safety and fleet maintenance reputations were unparalleled. The NIPR boss commended Air Peace ’s  crew chosen for the "Nigerian Crew of Repute" award - Capt. Ad...

NCAA mandates airlines on compliance with FAA airworthiness directive  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued an All Operators Letter (AOL) 070 requiring mandatory compliance with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Emergency Airworthiness Directive by all operators in Nigeria . Its spokesman, Sam Adurogboye disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to Adurogboye, the AOL was endorsed by Kayode Ajiboye on behalf of  Muhtar Usman, Director General NCAA dated  April 23, 2018  and addressed to all airlines and aircraft owners for immediate compliance. The issuance , he said was an aftermath of a recent incident involving a South West Airlines (American Carrier) in which one of its engine exploded mid-air and the attendant Airworthiness Directives issued by FAA. Upon the receipt of FAA Emergency Airworthiness...

DANA Air presents N200,000 cheque to Hearthland Football Club Player of the Month  As part its corporate social responsibility (CSR) , indigenous carrier - DANA Air has presented a cheque of N200,000 to Hearthland Football Club of Imo State, Player of the Month : Marcel Obioha. The cheque was presented to the the footballer by the airline's Communications Manager, Kingsley EZENWA. The presentation was witnessed by the Chairman of Hearthland FC, GoodFaith Chibour Etuemena . Caption of pix :  From left : Kingsley Ezenwa, Communications Manager, Dana Air,  Kingsley EZENWA , Dana Air / Hearthland Player of the Month , Marcel Obioha,  and  Chairman of Hearthland Football Club, Imo State,  GoodFaith Chibuor Etuemena during the presentation of  cheque of 200,000 to the Heartland player as part of Dana Air's sponsorship of the team. 

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  NAMA MOVES TO IMPROVE INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE By Kelvin Osa Okunbor   NAMA MOVES TO IMPROVE INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE   The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun moves to shore up its revenue base in order to effectively meet its core obligation of air navigation service provision within the Nigerian airspace to stakeholders.  This move according to NAMA Managing Director, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu became imperative owing to the rising  commitments of the agency in the area of upgrading  navigational infrastructure, enhancing air traffic management services, building staff capacity as well as other personnel costs.   Akinkuotu who made these remarks while receiving the report of the Revenue Mobilization Committee set up by the agency said management would carefully study the report  with a view to implementing relevant aspects of it. He said  an improvemen...

Air Peace moves to expand regional operations, reassures on safety  Air Peace has announced plans to begin the third phase of its regional operations in the next few weeks with the launch of flights to Monrovia, Lome, Abidjan and some other West Coast destinations. The plan to add Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan to the airline’s route network the airline said is in appreciation of its customers on the West Coast who has reached out to it to expand its regional operations to cover more underserved destinations. This is just as the  airline reassured that its fleet comprising  Boeing aircraft is built to ensure the safety as well as comfort of the flying public. In a statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah  airline  said it is already realizing the goal of guaranteeing seamless connectivity on the West Coast of Africa with the launch of its Accra, Ghana; Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dakar, Senegal f...

Air Peace moves to expand regional operations, reassures on safety  Air Peace has announced plans to begin the third phase of its regional operations in the next few weeks with the launch of flights to Monrovia, Lome, Abidjan and some other West Coast destinations. The plan to add Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan to the airline’s route network the airline said is in appreciation of its customers on the West Coast who has reached out to it to expand its regional operations to cover more underserved destinations. This is just as the  airline reassured that its fleet comprising  Boeing aircraft is built to ensure the safety as well as comfort of the flying public. In a statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah  airline  said it is already realizing the goal of guaranteeing seamless connectivity on the West Coast of Africa with the launch of its Accra, Ghana; Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dakar, Senegal f...

Air Peace moves to expand regional operations, reassures on safety  Air Peace has announced plans to begin the third phase of its regional operations in the next few weeks with the launch of flights to Monrovia, Lome, Abidjan and some other West Coast destinations. The plan to add Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan to the airline’s route network the airline said is in appreciation of its customers on the West Coast who has reached out to it to expand its regional operations to cover more underserved destinations. This is just as the  airline reassured that its fleet comprising  Boeing aircraft is built to ensure the safety as well as comfort of the flying public. In a statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah  airline  said it is already realizing the goal of guaranteeing seamless connectivity on the West Coast of Africa with the launch of its Accra, Ghana; Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dakar, Senegal f...

Air Peace moves to expand regional operations, reassures on safety  Air Peace has announced plans to begin the third phase of its regional operations in the next few weeks with the launch of flights to Monrovia, Lome, Abidjan and some other West Coast destinations. The plan to add Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan to the airline’s route network the airline said is in appreciation of its customers on the West Coast who has reached out to it to expand its regional operations to cover more underserved destinations. This is just as the  airline reassured that its fleet comprising  Boeing aircraft is built to ensure the safety as well as comfort of the flying public. In a statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah  airline  said it is already realizing the goal of guaranteeing seamless connectivity on the West Coast of Africa with the launch of its Accra, Ghana; Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dakar, Senegal f...

Air Peace moves to expand regional operations, reassures on safety  Air Peace has announced plans to begin the third phase of its regional operations in the next few weeks with the launch of flights to Monrovia, Lome, Abidjan and some other West Coast destinations. The plan to add Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan to the airline’s route network the airline said is in appreciation of its customers on the West Coast who has reached out to it to expand its regional operations to cover more underserved destinations. This is just as the  airline reassured that its fleet comprising  Boeing aircraft is built to ensure the safety as well as comfort of the flying public. In a statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah  airline  said it is already realizing the goal of guaranteeing seamless connectivity on the West Coast of Africa with the launch of its Accra, Ghana; Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dakar, Senegal f...

Air Peace moves to expand regional operations, reassures on safety  Air Peace has announced plans to begin the third phase of its regional operations in the next few weeks with the launch of flights to Monrovia, Lome, Abidjan and some other West Coast destinations. The plan to add Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan to the airline’s route network the airline said is in appreciation of its customers on the West Coast who has reached out to it to expand its regional operations to cover more underserved destinations. This is just as the  airline reassured that its fleet comprising  Boeing aircraft is built to ensure the safety as well as comfort of the flying public. In a statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah  airline  said it is already realizing the goal of guaranteeing seamless connectivity on the West Coast of Africa with the launch of its Accra, Ghana; Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dakar, Senegal f...