Max Air
4 days ago
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that it has successfully saved Nigerian pilgrims about N50 billion ahead of the 2025 Hajj exercise. NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, at the Governor's Lodge, Abuja, on Saturday. He revealed that…
30 Jan
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), yesterday, slammed a three-month suspension on Max Air over the crash-landing incident involving its B734 aircraft, marked 5N-MBD, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Tuesday night.
29 Jan
Max Air on Wednesday announced a three-month suspension of its operations following an incident involving its B734 aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano Tuesday, night. The Boeing 734 series, which departed Lagos for Kano through Abuja on Tuesday crash-landed at Kano airport after overshooting the runway, leaving about 59…
29 Jan
Max Air has confirmed a serious incident involving one of its aircraft at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday night, following a tyre burst during landing. The aircraft, registered as 5N-MBD, was carrying 53 passengers from Lagos when it suffered a tyre burst while attempting to land at around 10:57 p.m. Fortunately, all…
29 Jan
No fewer than 53 air passengers and crew members on board Max Air narrowly escaped death as the local aircraft crash-landed at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Tuesday night. The Boeing 737-4D7 Max Air with registration number 5N-MBD, B733 crash-landed at 9:15 p.m. after overshooting the runway and eventually losing its front tire.…
6 Dec
Passengers aboard a Max Air flight, including the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Usman Kadafur, were in panic mode when one of its twin engine caught fire at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport (MBIA), Maiduguri. The pilot had to make an emergency landing 10 minutes into take-off, yesterday. Confirming the emergency landing in Maiduguri, Zagazola…
5 Dec
A Max Air flight carrying the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Dr. Usman Kadafur, and over 70 passengers made an emergency landing at the Maiduguri International Airport on Wednesday after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff. Zagazola Makama, a security expert, reported that the incident occurred about 10 minutes into the flight,…
31 May 2024
The premium price of aviation fuel and the attendant hike in fares have dampened hopes of average Nigerians travelling by air.
15 May 2024
Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Jalal Ahmed Arabi has inspected Flynas aircraft, a Saudi Arabia carrier designed to airlift the first set of Nigeria pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj. The foreign airline alongside two Nigeria-based carriers, Air Peace and Max Air are the three selected airlines designed to transport over 65,000…
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