Aviation industry

October 13, (THEWILL) - Brink's, a transport and security services provider in Miami, United States, has sued Air Canada over gold bars and cash worth millions that were stolen from Toronto’s airport on April 14. The goods, worth more than...

September 15, (THEWILL) - A lifeless body has been found in the landing gear of a Turkish Airlines plane, Airbus A330 aircraft, which landed at Istanbul Airport late Thursday. A company spokesperson, who confirmed the incident, said the aircraft flew...

September 01, (THEWILL) - Domestic airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), have commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, “for suspending every activity related to the Nigeria Air project.” The operators...

September 01, (THEWILL) - Ebonyi State government, led by Governor Francis Nwifuru, has commenced the upgrade of the Chuba Okadigbo's Airport runway to international standard, as a way to avert crashes. The State Commissioner on Aviation and Technology, Dr Ngozi...

August 31, (THEWILL) - Eight years after the Ministerial Committee on Airport Security certified the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), fit for the commencement of regional operations, the operator, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd (BASL), is yet to commence,...

August 28, (THEWILL) - Britain’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS), said it was experiencing “technical issues”, which have impacted flights across the country. "We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers...

August 23, (THEWILL) - A private plane belonging to Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, crashed in Moscow's Tver region, killing all ten people on board, the Russian emergency services said Wednesday. Russia’s civilian aviation regulator, Rosaviatsia, said Prigozhin was on...

August 20, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued enhanced Air Operator Certificate (AOC) Operations Specifications (Op.Specs) to all current AOC holders. An Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is the approval granted by a civil aviation authority to...

August 01, (THEWILL) - Panic has enveloped Oba Akran Ikeja area of Lagos State, as yet to be identified helicopter crashed on the busy road and burst into flames. THEWILL reports that the incident happened adjacent AP Filling Station, and...

July 27, (THEWILL) - An Ibom Air passenger, OGENEOCHUKO David, was on the morning of July, 26th 2023, apprehended for allegedly taking another passenger’s laptop from his bag in the overhead cabin, while boarding Ibom Air flight Q1300 from...