20-yr old Nigerian emerges youngest pilot in Nigeria & South Africa

A 20-year-old Nigerian, Favour Odozor, has emerged the youngest pilot with the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) in both Nigeria and South Africa.

Mr. Odozor who graduated alongside 15 other trained pilots at the Afrika Union Aviation Academy (AUAA), Mafikeng, South Africa on Saturday was described as the new hope of the African aviation industry.

Capt. Allan Roebuck, Director of AUAA said. “The academy is proud…

Lagos International airport has no runway light – Pilot

A pilot, Benson Ikponwosa on Monday said Nigeria’s flagship airport in Lagos has no light and poses a danger to travellers who arrive or depart from the airport.

Mr Ikponwosa, who was speaking as a guest on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily, said the runway lights were destroyed when the road was resurfaced and that after then it…

It Costs about N7.5 million To Train As A Pilot In Nigeria – Chinyere Kalu

Being a pacesetter in the aviation sector in Nigeria is no mean feat. But for Captain Chinyere Kalu, the Rector and Chief Instructor at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, being the first female commercial pilot in Nigeria was a natural choice which had the support of her aunt whom she grew up with. Although she says her decision to be a pilot has caused her lots of pains…

Pilot dies, plane lands safely

By AFP Published Wednesday, February 15, 2012Picture for illustrative purpose only.

The Czech Republic’s flagship air carrier Czech Airlines said on Wednesday the captain of a plane flying from Warsaw to Prague had…