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- 15 Jul 2026
ValueJet Expands Fleet with Boeing Aircraft, Targets Wider African Network
ValueJet is set to expand its fleet with the introduction of Boeing aircraft. The airline in a statement said that the introduction of Boeing aircraft was part of its effort at increasing capacity,…
- 13 Sept 2018
Air Peace Signs Multi-million Dollar Agreement with Boeing
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with aircraft manufacturers, The Boeing Company, for the purchase of 10 brand new B737 Max aircraft. The agreement was signed…
- 19 Apr 2019
Air Peace Plans to Deploy Boeing 777 Aircraft For Domestic Operations
Air Peace is set to deploy its wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft for its domestic operations on the Port Harcourt-Abuja and Abuja-Port Harcourt routes on Easter Friday and Monday. Air Peace recently…
- 15 Jun 2015
Emirates Deploying Larger Boeing to Uganda
Emirates, a global connector of people and places is set to upgrade its services to Uganda with the deployment of larger Boeing 777-200LR on the daily Dubai to Entebbe route from 1 October 2015. The…
- 4 Jul 2019
Turkish Airlines Acquires Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Aircraft
Turkish Airlines has announced that up to 30 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft will join the airlines’ young and fast-growing fleet over the next four years, and each will feature the carrier’s…
- 16 Nov 2017
FG to Partner Boeing to Launch National Carrier
Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, has said that the Federal Government is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing on the establishment of a national carrier for…
- 10 Nov 2016
Emirates Moves to All Airbus A380 & Boeing 777 Fleet
In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last…
- 14 Jul 2016
FXTM Analysis: BoE Holds Rates as Sterling Spikes Higher
The Bank of England shocked the global markets during trading on Thursday following the unexpected decision to keeping interest rates unchanged despite the mounting post-Brexit pressures. Concerns…
- 11 Jul 2016
The Week Ahead: U.S. Corporate Earnings, BOE & China’s GDP
The robust U.S. jobs report at the conclusion of last week sent equities towards record levels on Friday, with the S&P 500 ending the session less than one point away from its record high seen on…
- 29 Apr 2019
Nigeria Week Ahead: Foreign Exchange Reserves, Fed and BoE in Focus
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst Nigeria will unveil updates on its latest foreign exchange reserve figures in the week ahead, amid renewed optimism over the progress of US-China trade talks.…
- 21 Mar 2019
How Untrained Pilot Killed 157 on Ethiopian Airways-Report
The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed 157 people when the plane crashed shortly after take-off in Ethiopia, did not practise on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX 8, a…
- 6 Oct 2013
512 Muslim Pilgrims Escape Death as Air Tragedy is Averted
A major air disaster was averted yesterday in Sokoto as a Boeing 747 belonging to Kabo Air Limited lost two of its tyres while landing at the Sir Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto. This is…
- 6 Feb 2014
Emirates Completes 21 Aircraft “Make-Overs” in 2013
A unique look into Emirates’ aircraft paint hangar showed that apart from being the a global connector of people and places, operates the world’s largest fleets of A380s and Boeing 777s, and to serve…
- 31 Jul 2012
Aero Delivers New Aircraft, Commences Third Party Maintenance
Aero as part of its fleet renewal programme is taking delivery of Boeing 737-400 and -700, including the Dash 8-Q400 new generation aircraft commencing from next month. The new generation aircrafts…
- 23 May 2019
Arik Air takes deliver of another aircraft from maintenance
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline on Thursday welcomed another aircraft fresh from maintenance overseas. The arrival of the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) is coming eight days…
- 2 May 2021
Air Peace Makes First Landing @ Anambra Airport
Air Peace has become the first airline to land its aircraft at the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport. The foremost airline deployed two of its aircraft- an Embraer 145 and a Boeing…
- 4 Nov 2021
Nigerian Banks to Reject £20, £50 Banknotes from January 1
Banks in Nigeria said they will stop accepting the old-style of £20 and £50 Banknotes from January 2022. This followed the decision of the Bank of England (BOE) to phase out its £20 and £50 paper…
- 9 Dec 2019
Arik Air Gears Up for Christmas Operations, Receives 2 Aircraft
Arik Air has received two aircraft from C-Check over the weekend, thereby boosting the operations of the airline in the coming festive season. The two aircraft include a Q-400, while the Boeing…
- 16 Feb 2021
Passengers Escape Death as Azman Plane Suffers Tyre Burst during Landing in Lagos
Passengers on board a Boeing 737 air craft belonging to Azman Air escaped death on Tuesday as the plane had tyre burst during landing at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. All the passengers and crew…
- 25 Feb 2018
Air Peace sets New Record as B777 Aircraft Arrives
Air Peace has set a new record with the arrival of its newly acquired Boeing B777-200 aircraft, becoming the first and only Nigerian airline to procure and register the brand of airliner in the…
- 7 Jul 2015
300 People Escape Death as Emirates, Hak Air Collide on Ground at MMA
Calamity was averted at Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, when an Emirates aircraft, Boeing 777-200, with over 300 passengers onboard had a ground collision with a plane parked at the apron wing…
- 6 Feb 2014
Dana Air’s B737-500 Arrives Nigeria
Two weeks after it recommenced flight operations in the Nigeria domestic market, Dana Air has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-500 in the first phase of its fleet renewal and upgrade. The…
- 5 May 2014
Etihad Airways Unveil A380 & B787 Products, Service
Etihad Airways, has unveiled the new product and service offering on its Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 Dreamliner aircraft, including The Residence by Etihad™, the world’s most luxurious living space…
- 23 May 2013
Aero Commences Flight to Douala
Aero has commenced flight operations thrice weekly between Accra and Douala with effective from 27, May. The schedule will be operated with a Boeing 737 will depart Accra for Douala at 8.00 en-route…
- 19 Jan 2014
Med-View Steps Up Operation with B737-800
Med-View Airline, one of the fastest growing Nigerian carriers has enhanced its operational capacity with a delivery of Boeing 737-800 at the weekend. Alhaji Muneer Bankole, managing director of the…
- 13 Sept 2017
Aero Contractors gets NCAA Approval for C-check Maintenance
Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has received certification from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handle C-checks on Boeing B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500. Capt. Ado…
- 30 Dec 2013
el-Rufai, 102 Others Escape Death •As Aero Aircraft’s Tyre Bursts
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and over 99 others escaped death on Sunday, as a Boeing 737 plane belonging to Aero Airlines, which they boarded,…
- 4 Jun 2015
AIB Publishes "Final" Interim Report on Dana Air Crash
On the 3rd of June, 2012 at about 1545 hours, a Boeing MD-83 aircraft, Registration 5N-RAM on a domestic scheduled commercial flight operated by Dana Airlines as (DANACO 0992), crashed into a densely…
- 22 Jul 2015
Tragedy Averted @ MMIA as Abuja-Bound Aero Plane Suffers Burst Tyre
Tragedy was averted on Tuesday when a Boeing 737-500 aircraft belonging to Aero Airlines suffered a burst tyre while taking off at the Runway 18 left of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State. The…
- 26 Jun 2017
Emirates Unveils Exclusive Offer for Passengers on Economy Class
Emirates Airlines as a firm believer in the popular saying “nothing endears passengers than an exhilarating experience on board flight”, has launched an exclusive offer the class of customers. Truly,…