An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) en route Minna, the Niger State capital, has crashed. Reports emerged that the aircraft, which crashed on Monday, August 14, 2023, took off from Kaduna. Other details about the incident remained sketchy as of the time of filling this report. More …
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Nigeria loses over N200 billion yearly to air pacts
Unfavourable Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASAs) that allow foreign airlines access into the local market is costing the Nigerian economy and her ailing aviation sub-sector billions of naira yearly. The loss, in excess of over N200 billion, follows the perennial inability of the nation’s flag carriers to reciprocate and compete …
Read More »China Rolls out World’s Largest Amphibious Aircraft
An official news agency says China has unveiled the world’s largest amphibious aircraft that Beijing plans to use for marine missions and fighting forest fires. The Xinhua News Agency said the AG600 rolled off a production line in Zhuhai in southern China on Saturday. It measures 37 meters (121 feet) …
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