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Lagos airport runway to be shut for three months

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria confirmed that the domestic runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos will be completely closed for three months. This is to enable some repairs and installation of Air Field Lighting to be done, FAAN said in a statement on Wednesday titled, Airfield lighting installation: FAAN to close domestic runway […]

Aviation

Probe begins as Overland aircraft’s engine catches fire midair

The Accident Investigation Bureau has begun an investigation into the emergency landing of a Lagos-bound Overland Airways aircraft which developed a technical fault midair on Wednesday. The distressed aircraft with 37 souls on board had sent out Mayday when its engine caught fire in the air. The flight was coming from Ilorin, the Kwara State […]

Aviation

Passengers panic as Overland aircraft’s engine catches fire midair

A four-member flight crew of Overland Airways made a successful landing of a distressed aircraft on the Runway 18R of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday evening, after the plane’s engine caught fire mid-air. The ATR 42 aircraft, which has 37 passengers on board, was en-route Ilorin-Lagos when the plane suddenly developed a […]

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Aviation

FAAN commences replacement of old equipment at airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said it has begun the replacement and repair of old equipment used to carry out its daily operations at airports across the country. The Managing Director, FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, made this known at an interactive session with the League and Airports Aviation Correspondents in Lagos on Wednesday. Yadudu […]