National Air Cargo's B747-400 Disaster.

About 2 weeks ago a National Air B747-400F (NCR 102) crash was caught on camera. Worst plane crash ever caught on tape. The flight took off from Afghanistan en-route to Dubai
The flight time to Dubai is about 2.5 hours and it was said to carry just enough fuel for the trip, the crash was said to have been caused by movement of a heavy pallet to towards the back which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable due to a shift of the airplanes's Centre of Gravity. The CG would have been very close to the aft limit. It appears that the Boeing 747-400 Freighter was carrying 5 MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles each weighing about 25,000 pounds (12,000 kg), i.e 14-tons. Mostly used by the United States Army and Marines.

Speculations was that the Boeing 747-400 may have stalled on take-off. The exact cause can only be determined once the investigators have retrieved the black box. My opinion: A classic stall on takeoff, the airplane goes up, loses airspeed, and falls off to the ground.
The fatalities reported involved 4 aircrew, 2 mechanics and a loadmaster.

Airbus Makes History: Rolls-Out Airbus A350XWB

Airbus Today rolled out the brand new state of the art A350XWB from its Hanger in Toulouse, France. Fully Painted! God don't you just love airplanes. This Airplane is a direct rival to the Boeing 787 and the B777. In-fact let the pictures and videos from Airbus Website do the talking.

Been So long!

Seems nobody missed me.. Do we even have Aviation Enthusiast in Nigeria sef! Nevertheless i they blog they go. I was in Houston a month back for my elder brothers wedding. It was fun by the way. Visited a few states but spent most of my time in the New York. I finally got a 1st hand look at Donald Trumps Private Jet. You cant miss it, Its parked right there on the tarmac at LaGuarida , New York. Saw the Singapore and Emirates A380s. Magnificent Airplanes Jor! I'm just too in Love with Aviation!

Arik Air Set to Commence Lagos, Nigeria - Sao Paulo, Brazil Routes before August

Sometime last year. Nigerian owned and based airline Arik air leased two Airbus A330-200 Aircrafts from Pembroke Group. an aircraft leasing, financing and management service company based in Dublin, Ireland.
These aircrafts were to act as supplement for the Lagos - Johannesburg route.
Arik has decided to maximize the potentials of this long haul, wide bodied jet by adding Sao Paulo, Brazil to its routes. Its been said that the Arik Air team had held talks with a Brazilian bank (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e social BNDS)  for possible funding of the acquisition of some aircraft by Brazilian plane manufacturer Embrear.