Published September 19, 2019 The Belgian Defence Ministry on Thursday announced that a Belgian F-16 fighter jet has crashed near the French coastal town of Lorient in Brittany. The Belga news agency reported the crash, citing the Defence Ministry and local French authorities. The ministry said the two crew members were […]
Published September 19, 2019 The Malawian Government announced on Wednesday that it had hired two buses to repatriate nationals, who were displaced, following xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa. The buses left Johannesburg on Tuesday evening and the repatriated Malawians would be back home on Thursday, Secretary for the Department […]
Published September 18, 2019 Air Peace boss, Onyeama, after Nigerian evacuees from South Africa arrived in Nigeria. By Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Air Peace boss, Mr Allen Onyema, has told the House of Representatives that the evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa has brought respect to Nigeria across the world. Onyema […]
By Wole Oyebade 18 September 2019 | 4:16 am The International Air Transport Association (IATA), yesterday, reiterated the imperatives of improved infrastructure, connectivity, safety, and technology, if Nigeria and other African countries must unlock the aviation economy. The global body, at the presentation of its latest study on the economic value […]
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 20193:42 BY NWAFOR South African authorities have granted landing permit to Air Peace Flight B777 to enable it to evacuate some 320 Nigerians escaping from xenophobia in that country, a Nigerian consular officer has confirmed. Air Peace Nigeria’s Consul- General in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, made the confirmation […]
By Terhemba Daka, Bridget Chiedu Onochie, Oludare Richards (Abuja), Wole Oyebade (Lagos) and Charles Coffie Gyamfi (Abeokuta) 17 September 2019 | 4:33 am South African President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday apologised to Nigeria for the xenophobic attacks on its citizens. The apology was tendered to President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, […]
By Abdullateef Aliyu, Lagos First batch of returnees from South Africa The management of Air Peace has confirmed that it would evacuate the second batch of Nigerians from South Africa on Tuesday. The airline said the flight is expected to arrive Lagos from OR Tambo International Airport at 7:00 pm […]
by Adriaan Alsema At least seven people were killed when a small aircraft crashed in a residential area in a city in southwest Colombia, authorities confirmed Sunday. According to preliminary reports, the plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Guillermo Leon Valencia airport of Popayan, the capital of the Cauca […]
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has applauded the proprietor and management of Air Peace Airlines for the successful evacuation of the first batch of willing Nigerians from Johannesburg, South Africa. The Aircraft conveying the Nigerians arrived Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at 9.23pm on Wednesday 11th September, 2019. […]
BY CHRIS KITCHING The passengers were returning from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia when the plane crashed near Minna, Nigeria. The plane crash landed at the airport near Minna, Nigeria, it was reported A double-decker plane carrying worshippers home from an annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia has crash landed at an […]