Dana Air
5 Nov
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, issued an arrest warrant against the Managing Director of Dana Air, Mr Hathiramani Ranesh, over alleged refusal to appear in court to stand trial.
4 Nov
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, issued an arrest warrant against the Managing Director (MD) of Dana Air, Mr Hathiramani Ranesh over alleged refusal to appear in court to stand trial. The Attorney-general of the federation (AGF) filed a six-count charge against Ranesh and two others. In the charge…
25 May 2024
The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has directed Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to review Dana Air
18 May 2024
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released a preliminary report on the incident involving a Dana Air MD 82 aircraft that skidded off the Lagos airport runway on April 23, 2024, attributing the incident to a failure in the aircraft's nose landing gear (NLG). Recalled that following the runway incursion by the aircraft upon…
17 May 2024
No fewer than 1000 persons were affected by Dana Air’s recent termination of the appointment of workers, pending the outcome of the ongoing operational audit of the airline.
12 May 2024
Barely three weeks after Dana Air’s incident in Lagos, another local airline, Xejet, yesterday, skidded off the Runway 18 Left at the Murtala Muhammed Airport.
11 May 2024
Dana Air on Saturday announced disengagement of some of its workers amid ongoing operational audit of the airline.
26 Apr 2024
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that a 2022 Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) audit found that Dana Air was financially and economically unfit to fly. Keyamo said this during an interview on ‘Politics Today’ on Channels Television on Thursday. According to the 2022 NCAA audit Dana Air’s operational health was…
26 Apr 2024
Dana Air has announced that it is processing refunds for flights affected by its suspension by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had directed the NCAA
25 Apr 2024
Dana Air has announced that it is processing refunds for flights affected after it was suspended by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo directed the NCAA to suspend the airline to conduct a safety and financial audit following a runway incursion incident involving one of the…
25 Apr 2024
A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah, has narrated how an air crash was averted in Lagos on Friday. Abah, who made this disclosure in a post on his X handle, said he boarded a 7:00 am Ibom Air flight in Lagos, heading to Abuja. The flight also had…
25 Apr 2024
Smarting from the serious incident recorded by Dana Air on Tuesday, the Federal Government, yesterday, suspended the operating licence and operations of the airline, pending the outcome of the investigation.
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