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JUST IN: Abuja Airport Reopened As More Details Emerge From Aero Cally Incident

According to the passenger, they were informed that there was a problem with the nose wheel and passengers began calling it “nose ring” inside the aircraft.

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BREAKING: Abuja Airport Closed As Aero Cally Aircraft Skids Off Taxiway

By CrossRiverWatch Admin A video obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA is currently closed temporarily as an Aero Cally Boeing 737 300 skid off the taxiway with its nose gear buried in soft ground. Aero Cally is the contraption coined to explain the deal between the Cross River State Government,

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Calabar Airport Departures Plunge 35.7% After Aero’s Exit

By Jonathan Ugbal Weekly departures from the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, Cross River State, have decreased by 35.7% since May 2023. This decline occurred after Aero Contractors stopped operating at the airport in April, data analyzed by CrossRiverWatch shows. The number of departures has dropped from 28 when Aero initially stopped operations in

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Two Years After, Cross River’s Cally Air Planes Grounded Over Concession Moves

By Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Aero Contractors and the Cross River State-owned Cally Air on the operation of the airline may have hit the rock over aircraft concession move. The aircraft belonging to the state government, a Boeing 737-300 with the registration number: 5N-BYQ is at the center of

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Again, Aero Axes Calabar Route

By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s oldest civil aviation company, Aero Contractors has again axed the Calabar route from Lagos and Abuja from its schedule. The Airline resumed the route on December 9, 2022, after an 8 months hiatus with one of the Boeing 737 leased from the Cross River State Government, with registration 5N – BYR,

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Gov. Ben Ayade Explains Why Cally Air Has Not Been Licensed, Say Obudu Cargo Airport Be Ready Soon

By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says the State needs three aircraft to license Cally Air. He stated this while addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo International airport, Calabar on Tuesday. The State has been criticized for its partnership with Aero Contractors, rather than running an independent

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Aero Limits Calabar Route, Fly Kano And Sokoto With ‘Cally’ Aircraft

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian airline, Aero contractors is flying a triangular route between Lagos, Kano and Sokoto airports with an aircraft leased by the Cross River State government. This follows the temporal suspension of operations by the airline on the Lagos – Calabar and Abuja – Calabar route. The airline restricted daily flights to Mondays,

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Just My Thoughts On Aero Cally’s Inability To Land Flight N2123 BY EFA OKA

I have read some reactions to yesterday’s incident with the Aero Contractors flight that was to take me and other passangers from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja to the Margaret Ekpo International airport, Calabar. Some of the reactions ranged from logical, reasonable and some boardering on absurdity. I am a firm believer in the

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