A Max Air Boeing 737 with 119 passengers and six crew members experienced rear gear tire bursts during takeoff from Yola Airport, but no injuries were reported. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Max Air aircraft carrying 119 passengers and six crew members was cleared for takeoff when its first rear gear tires burst. While attempting … Read more
Bishir Mangal has been confirmed dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Max Air Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bishir Barau Mangal is dead. The development was confirmed by the e younger brother of the business mogul and Chairman of Max Air, Dahiru Bara’u Mangal. EDITOR’S PICKS Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Line Won’t Be Completed … Read more
Domestic Airline operators will begin an indefinite strike from Monday over the aviation fuel crisis The cost of aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, had risen from N190/litre and later N360/litre in January this year to N607/litre in March. The product now reportedly sells for N700/litre EDITOR’S PICK: JUST IN: Fuel Crisis May Spark … Read more
Over 5,000 Nigerians, the majority of whom are students studying in Ukraine have been caught up in the conflict The first and second batch of Nigerian evacuees, numbering 416 and 183 respectively, arrived in the country from Romania, aboard Max Air EKO HOT BLOG reports that the third batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine arrived … Read more
Over 5,000 Nigerians, majority of whom are students studying in Ukraine have been caught up in the conflict The first batch of Nigerian evacuees, numbering 416 arrived in the country from Romania, aboard Max Air earlier on Friday EKO HOT BLOG reports that the second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja. … Read more
Many Nigerians resident in Ukraine had fled the capital and other cities that have come under attack by Russian forces The flight from Poland was delayed on Thursday due to a delay in preparing passengers for the check-in process EKO HOT BLOG reports that some Nigerians who fled Ukraine amid a Russian invasion are expected … Read more
Max Air has announced that it will start evacuating stranded Nigerians in Ukraine today. The General Manager, Operations, Max Air, Raymond Omodiagbe, told newsmen that the Federal Government had requested the airline to carry out the task and that the carrier was set to begin. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Max Air, on Tuesday confirmed … Read more
Findings revealed that after fixing the vehicle, the auto technician decided to carry out a test drive on the runway… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a major air mishap was averted at the Lagos airport on Wednesday as a Max Air jet, which landed on runway 18L, almost rammed into a malfunctioning car that was … Read more
Tragedy was averted on Tuesday as Kano-Abuja Max Air aircraft developed engine failure, 10 minutes after take-off from the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, among many other passengers, was aboard the faulty plane. Tragedy was averted on Tuesday as Kano-Abuja Max Air aircraft developed engine failure, 10 minutes after … Read more