British mega carrier, British Airways has announced amazing discounts for the coming summer with fantastic fares in its Club World, World Traveller and World Traveller Plus to an exciting range of worldwide destinations from Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. The amazing discounts apply to all existing
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will continue to play a leading role in advocating collaboration among aviation partners to address major challenges of air transport development in Africa. Engr. Sale Dunoma, Managing Director of FAAN stated this at the 53rd Airports Council International (ACI) Africa board meeting and Regional conference and
One-time Secretary General of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and a former member of the Civil Society Representative (Aviation) in MTSS, Comrade Razaq Saidu, has said that the rate of expatriate quota abuse is getting worse in the nation’s aviation sector. According to Saidu, the situation is more deplorable among operators of private […]
Med-View Airline has acquired a Boeing 737-400 Classic aircraft as part of expansion plans to boost its operations. With the additional aircraft, Med-View fleet now grows to five Boeing aircraft. The current aircraft is configured for 150 passengers; business and economy classes. The Managing Director of the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole told journalists at the […]
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers NAAPE has decried the absence of commitment to implementing various aviation action plans, particularly, the Aviation Road Map. In a congratulatory letter to the President elect Muhammadu Buhari, the president of NAAPE Engineer Isaac Balami called for the bringing into fruition the plan to re-establish a national
The National President of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN), Comrade Benjamin Okewu, said that the union is not comfortable with the rate at which domestic airlines in the country are dying few years after commencing operations and posited that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) can curtail the negative trend. The matter according […]
Hundreds of New York-bound passengers on Arik Air flight at the weekend protested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, over the failure of the airline to airlift them for two days. The aggrieved passengers invaded the tarmac of the airport, stopped the early morning Lagos- Accra passengers from boarding and protested in the open. However, the […]
Qatar Airways has responded to the continuous rise in passenger demand with an increase in the frequency of weekly flights to 10 of its most popular destinations throughout the Middle East and Europe. The airline, which currently flies to 146 destinations around the globe, will implement the frequency increases over the next few months for a […]
Nigeria air traffic controllers have announced the suspension of the indefinite strike that had grounded all domestic flights on Thursday but warned that a more severe shutdown would be launched next week if their demands were not met. Announcing the suspension of the industrial action on Friday, Yakubu Dati of the Federal Airports Authority of […]
Domestic flights across the country were grounded for over six hours on Thursday, as a result of the industrial action embarked upon by Air Traffic Controllers in Nigeria. Meanwhile, NATCA Thursday evening, issued a press statement threatening to commence indefinite strike as from Monday next we should government fail to meet their demands. The latest […]
Airbus plans to demonstrate its new cabin configurations at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. Airbus is showcasing its Airbus Comfort Economy 18-inch wide seat, and ‘Budget Economy’ seating, as well as its mock-up for the A380’s new 11-abreast Budget Economy configuration at 18-inch seat width. For the A320 Family cabin, Airbus is showcasing […]
Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, East Africa’s biggest carrier by revenue, has again admitted it is in talks with Nigeria over plans to help set up national airlines in Nigeria and three other countries to expand its operations on the continent. This move is certainly going to elicit reactions from airline observers in Nigeria following failed engagements […]
The Assistant General Secretary of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Comrade Olayinka Abioye has said that increasing the number of pilots in the cockpit of aircraft is not the solution to the Germanwings experience. Recalled that a co- pilot of the Germanwings aircraft alleged locked out his pilot when he went to use […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA may soon lift the suspension of Air Operators Certificate AOC following the gradual rectification of all the problems associated with the suspension. Discovery Airlines’ AOC was suspended from operations four months ago following what NCAA called technical and safety issues associated with the airline but it was gathered
Chief Executive Officer of SAHCOL, Mr Oluropo Owolabi has been awarded as a Fellow of the African Institute of Enterprise Development and Management and certified as a Certified Professional Enterprise Manager. According to the General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr Basil Agboarumi, the award was given in recognition of Owolabi’s contribution to the Nigerian
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Wednesday urged the President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. MuhammaduBuhari, to look into the areas of creating jobs for Nigerian youths in the industry. Mr Nogie Meggison, the Executive Chairman of AON, made the plea in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. Meggison also advised the incoming administration to […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), is boosting its manpower capacity with the graduation of 12 cadet of Air Traffic Controllers by the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria, on Basic Aerodrome and Approach Control Course as well as Flight Training. The ATC Cadets who began the training early last year will commence on-the-job […]
In response to the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash, airlines around the world have commenced moves to implement a policy requiring two crew members to be in the cockpit at all times during flights. The implementation of the new policy is coming on the heels of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) adoption of the policy, Germanwings […]
The Federal Government has been advised to pay more attention to business aviation in the country if it really wants the sector to growth to its full potentials. The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Overland Airways, Capt. Edward Boyo said this in Lagos in an interview with aviation correspondents . According to Boyo, business aviation was […]
DANA Air has commenced putting together its aircraft manuals and other operational requirements to scale through the International Operations Safety Audit (IOSA), carried out by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) , its accountable manager Mr Obi Mbanuzuo has disclosed . Mbanuzuo said the airline is set to achieve the safety certification before the end […]
