The United States Department of Justice has indicted the Air Peace Airlines chief executive officer, Allen Onyema, in multi-million dollar bank fraud and money laundering. The US authorities, in a statement on Friday, said Onyema moved more than $20 million from Nigeria through US bank accounts in a scheme involving “false documents” for the purchase of airplanes. Read more
Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg faced a barrage of criticism from US lawmakers Tuesday at a jammed hearing on the company’s commitment to safety as family members of victims of two deadly MAX 737 crashes looked on. In his first appearance before Congress since the 737 MAX was grounded in March, Muilenburg apologized for the Read more
Boeing unveiled a shift to its leadership structure on Friday as it manages the 737 MAX crisis, announcing that Dennis Muilenburg will remain chief executive but step down as chairman. The company said splitting the roles would allow Muilenburg to focus full time on running the company “as it works to return the 737 MAX Read more
+ What Caused 2006 ADC Airline Crash That Killed Sultan Of Sokoto Contrary to some media reports that the recent crashes recorded by Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines were caused by faulty and substandard tryes, experts have revealed that the crashes were caused by human errors and judgments. Experts who spoke on the Read more
Boeing (has) welcomed its newest astronaut to the Starliner team. Unlike other crew members, he doesn’t have advanced degrees in aerospace or much experience at all. In fact, he’s pretty dumb. Meet the Boeing Starliner’s anthropometric test device, also known as a crash-test dummy. Its name and gender have not yet been revealed, but a Read more
A 12-year-old boy with no ticket and no boarding pass managed to board a British Airways plane to Los Angeles at Heathrow Airport. The Dutch boy was discovered shortly before the plane took off, when a stewardess asked to see his ticket so she could show him to his seat. All other passengers had to leave Read more
Boeing is in talks with other airlines for sales of its grounded 737 MAX after receiving a letter of intent for 200 planes from British Airways owner IAG at the Paris Airshow, its sales chief said on Thursday. Senior vice president Ihssane Mounir also dismissed the launch of a longer-range single-aisle jet by rival Airbus Read more
The chief executive officer of Boeing said the United States-based aircraft maker had made a mistake in installing a faulty cockpit warning system on its 737 MAX planes, Reuters reported. Dennis Muilenburg’s admission came after two fatal crashes over the last year. In March, 157 people died when Ethiopian Airlines flight JT610 crashed minutes after takeoff. In October last Read more
Aviation unions on Wednesday shut down the offices of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) at the Lagos airport in protest the new organogram approved for the agency by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unions are: Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Read more
Boeing Co claimed it has made corrections to simulator software that mimics the flying experience of its 737 MAX jets, which were involved in two fatal crashes. The company has provided additional information to device operators, a spokesman of the company says. The spokesman, Gordon Johndroe, said the changes will ensure that the simulator experience Read more
