Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the failed Nigeria Air (Lagos) joint venture between the previous government of Muhammadu Buhari and an Ethiopian Airlines-led consortium, accusing former aviation minister Hadi Sirika of mismanaging NGN85 billion naira (USD55.2 million) that was meant for the project. The allegation is contained in Obasanjo's new book, "Nigeria: Past [...]
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Nigeria's aviation and aerospace minister, Festus Keyama, has vowed to crack down on illegal private jet operations that have, he says, cost the federal government an estimated NGN120 billion naira (USD77.9 million) in lost revenue over the past decade. Speaking at a ministerial press briefing in Abuja last week, Keyama warned that his ministry would [...]
JAL - Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) will add 17 incremental B737-8s to its fleet, aiming to replace the B737-800s it currently operates. The company's low-cost subsidiary ZIPAIR also announced plans to introduce around ten B787-9s transferred from its parent company, thus doubling its fleet size. This follows JAL’s order for twenty-one B737-8s signed in [...]
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The fleet simplification plan at Air Astana (KC, Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev) continues apace, with CEO Peter Foster saying the state-owned airline now has the "simplest fleet profile" it has ever had. With the recent retirement of its E190-E2s, the airline is down to an A320 Family fleet and three B767-300ERs. Speaking during a March 14, [...]
Jet Story (JDI, Warsaw Chopin) has added a brand new G700, the first unit of the type to be registered in Poland, ch-aviation research shows. The Gulfstream Aerospace aircraft, SP-NEW (msn 87038), was delivered to Warsaw Chopin on March 8, 2025, following a ferry flight from Savannah International with a stop at Stavanger. It joins [...]