Aerodrome Safety: BASL launches FOD awareness initiative

Aerodrome Safety: BASL launches FOD awareness initiative

The management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the domestic wing of the Lagos Airport, the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) has launched a ‘Foreign Object Debris’ (FOD) awareness initiative at the terminal. The initiative, according to the Ag. Head of Business, Mr. Raphael Uchegbu, is a deliberate move to ward off potential dangers that FODs constitute to aerodrome operations. Uchegbu, who stated that FODs contribute to the damage or potential damage…

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Runsewe, NIHOTOUR, others for NANTA eminent persons awards

Runsewe, NIHOTOUR, others for NANTA eminent persons awards

  The Director-General, Nigerian Cultural Tourism Community, Otunba Segun Runsewe, says identifying and appreciating contributions of individuals and corporate entities in the industry has a deep spiritual meaning and helps to keep award recipients on their toes. “Who are mine”? Otunba Runsewe quoted Jesus Christ, who desired to know from his disciples if he is on track on his Spiritual mission on earth, as a classical example of how to truly assess persons called to…

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Ghana seeks technical partnership with Nigeria on accident investigation

Ghana seeks technical partnership with Nigeria on accident investigation

The Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau of Ghana is seeking technical and institutional partnership with its counterpart in Nigeria, Accident Investigation Bureau – Nigeria (AIB-N). To this end, the Commissioner, AAIIPB-Ghana Mr. Akwesi Prempeh led a four-man team to the headquarters of AIB-N in Abuja, Nigeria for a three-day working visit. He described Nigeria’s AIB-N as one of the most developed accidents investigation bodies in the world, stressing that for his bureau to grow and…

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NCAA to apply stringent economic regulations on airlines from next year-DG NCAA

NCAA to apply stringent economic regulations on airlines from next year-DG NCAA

In a bid to strengthen airlines and to know their financial capabilities, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said its economic regulation function would be more robust from next year. The DIRECTOR-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu who was a panelist at the Aviation Leadership CEO’s Forum/ Aviators Africa Tower Awards with the theme, “Corporate Governance Structure: A pathway to sustainability in African Aviation”, lamented the lack of check and balances in the corporate governance…

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Delta to resume nonstop Lagos-New York flight Dec 2021

Delta to resume nonstop Lagos-New York flight Dec 2021

Delta Air Lines, the longest-serving U.S. airline to Africa, has concluded plans to resume its nonstop service between Lagos and New York-JFK in December, restoring this popular route in time for the festive season. Delta will operate nonstop flights between Murtala Muhammed International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport three times a week, effective December 8, 2022. The airline also continues to connect Lagos to Atlanta daily. With connections to 46 cities at Delta’s JFK hub,…

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UNOOSA, Airbus pick African team to fly “free” climate monitoring payload

UNOOSA, Airbus pick African team to fly “free” climate monitoring payload

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Airbus Defence and Space have selected the winner of their joint opportunity for a free one year mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The climate mission supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals will fly on Bartolomeo, the Airbus external payload hosting platform. The winning ‘ClimCam’ team consists of specialists from different fields and symbolizes the power of international cooperation, bringing together researchers from three institutions: the…

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PPP key to Sustainable Economic Growth – Dana Air MD

PPP key to Sustainable Economic Growth – Dana Air MD

The Chief Executive Officer of Dana Air, Jacky Hathiramani has reaffirmed the need for the government to focus more on a public, private partnership to achieve a far-reaching and immediate impact on Nigeria’s economy. The Dana Air boss made this remark during an interview with newsmen at the just concluded Nigerian Economic Summit 27 with the theme:  Securing our future: the Fierce Urgency of Now, held recently at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja. Jacky Hathiramani said, ”I quite…

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FG profiles, recruits arm bearing AVSEC personnel, Yadudu allays fears

FG profiles, recruits arm bearing AVSEC personnel, Yadudu allays fears

 Former Presidential Aide urges attention to critical areas  Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Captain Rabiu Hamisu has explained the reason the Federal Government has decided to arm Aviation Security personnel (AVSEC) of the agency. He however stated that until the agency put in place the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the arms, among others,  it would not deploy the weapons to its Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel. Yadudu said whilst FAAN has…

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Nimet DG Backs Private Public Partnership To close Meteorological Deficiency Gap

Nimet DG Backs Private Public Partnership To close Meteorological Deficiency Gap

Applauds FAAN MD, Yadudu For Safety At Airports, others     The importance of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as a sine qua non-factor to meeting up with over N1.5 trillion projected aviation infrastructure deficit annually in Nigeria has been further highlighted. To this end, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has called for a Public-Private Partnership in the area of Meteorological infrastructure. Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, DG/CEO of NiMet while speaking at the Brazil-Nigeria Aviation Trade Forum…

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 Int’l airport operators jostle for Nigeria’s airports’ concession- Minister

 Int’l airport operators jostle for Nigeria’s airports’ concession- Minister

Process reaches next stage as qualification phase closes   The concession of four major airports in Nigeria is moving rapidly as the Ministry of Aviation, in line with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (establishment, etc.) Act, 2005, and global best practice have concluded the Request For Qualification (RFQ) which came to a close today. The four major airports slated for concession are the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Mallam…

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