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(Special Report): Corporate Mgt vacuum created by Iwarah’s death haunts Air Peace

Since Friday last week, Nigerian media outfits both respected and not, from print, electronic, radio stations to online platforms had been unprecedented on use and abuse of a mere charge sheet filed by a United States Attorney for the Northern…

Air Peace hits Joe Igbokwe over FB post on loss of 6:30am flight

Barely less than few hours after the PRO of ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State and current SA to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Drainage and Flooding issues, Engr. Joe Igbokwe, made a Facebook post that he was robbed…

Air Peace fleet expansion drive push stakeholders’ status for national carrier

Nigeria’s innovative airline, Air Peace has joined other leading carriers across the globe to seal fleet expansion deals at the ongoing Dubai Airshow. The indigenous carrier and Brazilian aerospace conglomerate, Embraer, on Sunday signed a contract for three additional E195-E2…

Just in: Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in S’Africa reported today

Barely one month after massive attacks on Nigerians and their businesses in South Africa, confirmed reports from Mpumalamga province on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, revealed that Nigerians living in South Africa have once again come under serious attacks. Confirming the…

Air Peace chairman, Onyema decries allowing foreign airline on domestic route

…As NASS seeks end to 25% IGR remittance by aviation agencies Chairman of lead Nigerian airline, Air Peace, Chief Barr Allen Onyema has called on the Federal Government to save the jobs of domestic aviation companies by putting a stop…

Ihiala leaders’ hail Air Peace, call on FG to make airline national carrier

For freely airlifting of 187 Nigerians from South Africa on the wake of xenophobic killings and destruction of foreigners’ businesses associated with xenophobic attacks, Ihiala Local Government leaders of thought have sent a letter of commendation to the chairman of…

Narrow escape as Air Peace crash-lands without one of its front tyres in Lagos

Air Peace Airline Boeing 737 aircraft on Tuesday made a miraculous emergency landing at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, after a veiled but struggling takeoff from Port Harcourt International Airport. The aircraft however, crash landed on…

Air Peace denounces AIB claims, gives clarity on May 15 incident

Contrary to earlier position of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) report that Air Peace did not make full disclosure on a hard landing of Air Peace Boeing 737-300 with registration number 5N-BUK in Lagos on account of sudden change in…

Air Peace, Arik, Azman lead 13 domestic airlines with valid AOCs—NCAA

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded about eight domestic airlines for their complications on Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC), thus forcing the regulator to classify them “not-active, suspended or expired AOCs.” Business Hilights gathered that an AOC is the…

(Special Report) Between language, tone-twisting and customer service in Nigerian airports

In recent times, the Nigerian aviation industry has come under serious criticism bordering on language, English phonetics and communications stylistics due to the fact many Nigerians who do not have English phonetic training have severally missed their flights at airports….