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http://ift.tt/2pmdIOm Murtala Muhammed International Airport The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Monday said domestic flight operations declined by 67 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the same period last year. The NCAA’s Consumer Protection Department disclosed that 10,366 flights operated in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the 15,434 flights operated in 2016 by the same eight domestic airlines. The agency, in a document, said the domestic airlines are Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Air Peace, Azman Air, Dana Air, First Nation, Med-View and Overland. It added that out of the 10,366 flights operated in the first quarter, there was 6,789 delay and 318 cancelations. Air Peace, which operated 3,262 flights, topped the chart of delayed flights with 2,036. Arik Air recorded 1,059 delayed flights and 246 cancellations out of its 1,665 flight operations. Dana Air operated 1,525 flights with 1,017 delayed and five cancellations. Meanwhile, the d...

http://ift.tt/2p3JBQw Spectators take photos as they watch the Comac C919, China's first large passenger jet, coming in for a landing on its maiden flight at Shanghai's Pudong airport on May 5, 2017. The first large made-in-China passenger plane took off on its maiden test flight on May 5, marking a key milestone on the country's ambitious journey to compete with the world's leading aircraft makers. PHOTO: GREG BAKER / POOL / AFP The first large made-in-China passenger plane successfully completed its maiden test flight Friday, marking a key milestone on the country’s ambitious journey to compete with the world’s leading aircraft makers. The narrow-body C919 jet — white with green and blue stripes — disappeared into the clouds after taking off from Pudong international airport in the commercial hub Shanghai as a crowd of thousands cheered, including top officials. It successfully landed some 80 minutes later and the five-member crew was handed flowers, with captai...

http://ift.tt/2paWPYg Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara PHOTO: TWITTER/DOGARA The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has reiterated the commitment of the National Assembly to passing a new minimum wage bill. In a statement to mark the 2017 Workers’ Day, Dogara said the parliament had resolved to enact new minimum wage bill for Nigerian workers. The speaker said that increasing workers’ salary had become necessary in view of the current inflation, naira devaluation and rising cost of living in the country. He added that “I wish to congratulate the entire Nigerian workers as they join their counterparts all over the world in commemorating the International Workers’ Day. “While commending you for your sacrifice and commitment to the service and building of the nation, I wish to assure you that the National Assembly and in particular, the 8th House of Representatives remains committed to the passage of the National Minimum Wage Bill when ...

http://ift.tt/2piYAV3 "All the 11 passengers were killed on the spot, while nine others were wounded, four of them critically," Faheedullah Khan, a senior government official, told AFP. At least 11 people including women and children were killed when an overloaded passenger van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s mountainous northwest on Sunday, officials said. The accident happened at the Lowari Top pass to the scenic Chitral valley. “All the 11 passengers were killed on the spot, while nine others were wounded, four of them critically,” Faheedullah Khan, a senior government official, told AFP. Khan said the van plunged into a ravine which was more than 150 feet (46 metres) deep. The dead included three women, a six-year-old girl and a boy aged seven. The driver apparently lost control on a bend of the road, which was slippery with snow and rain, Khan said, adding the van was carrying too many people. Pakistan has an appalling record of fatal traffic accidents ...