Author: Wole Shadare

Agency to begin equipment calibration Jan. 16   The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has fired back at air traffic controllers who alluded that the landing aids at the Lagos airport were not serviceable. The workers union under the umbrella of  Air Traffic Controller’s Association (NATCA) had yesterday issued a press statement on the state of navigational infrastructure in the country whereby the group said the diversion on the 6th of January, 2020 of a British Airways London Heathrow…

Air traffic controllers have expressed concern about the diversion of international flight to Accra, Lome and other places as a result of poor integrity of navigational aids at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. President,  Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) Abayomi Agoro in a statement described the situation that led to diversion of British Airways and Air France flights as, “unwholesome”. Agoro disclosed that the sad event was occasioned by poor visibility and haze but…

  On the world’s largest tech stage, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced several technology innovations that are transforming the future of travel, rolling out this year and beyond, including transformation of the Fly Delta, PARALLEL REALITY™ display screens, captivating entertainment options, full-body wearable exoskeletons and an AI machine learning operations platform. Delta Air Lines is transforming its popular Fly Delta app into a digital concierge that anticipates customer needs, offers convenient services like a ride to the airport and delivers thoughtful notifications, keeping customers moving…

  The continent’s airlines’ posted the fastest growth of any region in November 2019 with an increase in demand of 19.8 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier Equally heart warming is the fact that they saw strong trade and investment links between Africa and Asia which contributed to their positive performance as they grew capacity 13.7 per cent year-on-year. These results were unfolded by the  International Air Transport Association (IATA) in a data released for…

Domestic airlines encounter delay, handicapped System can’t work in isolation without light, others Foreign Airlines into the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos have continued to divert flights into neighbouring countries especially Accra, Ghana due to poor visibility for landing. A top airline official at the Lagos airport who pleaded anonymity said two carriers from Europe, one from North Africa and another from East Africa diverted their flights because visibility was not good enough for landing. Today,…

  Passengers are seen burst into tears, vent their anger on airline staffs, threaten actions when they are maltreated by airlines, writes, WOLE SHADARE   Shabby treatment Never a time had Nigerians protested alleged matreatment by airlines especially foreign airlines than late last year when they could no longer accept the shabby treatment meted out to them. The People with Disabilities (PWDs), had in November last year said that they would institute litigations against any airlines…

  The Federal Government has opted to accord the visa-on-arrival policy wider publicity, beyond what it is today. Already, discussion is ongoing between the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and the Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Muhammad Babandede. President Muhammadu Buhari had, a few weeks ago in faraway Egypt, announced that his administration has concluded plans to implement the said policy in the New Year. The President, who made the disclosure during the…

restates vow to sanction foreign carriers Air France’s passenger petitions minister The Acting Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Abdullahi Maikano Sidi, has warned foreign carriers to desist from taking Nigerian passengers for granted, stressing that the agency would not hesitate to apply sanctions to curb the menace. Sidi, who spoke to Woleshadarenews in his office in Lagos, said the original plan of the aviation regulatory body was to stop Turkish Airline from operating to…

  A bush fire that spread very close to the Port-Harcourt International Airport led to the closure of the runway. The runway according to an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said villagers set fire on bushes around Omagwa, the community housing the airport, stressing that the inferno spread rapidly close to the area which forced FAAN to close the runway. The closure, Woleshadarenews learnt led to the grounding of aircraft from…

   Aerodrome gets airfield lighting, landing aids, others   The Federal Government has assured that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu will be completed before Easter. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika gave the assurance when he visited the airport to see the level of work which is progressing very well. He noted that because of the strategic importance of this airport to the South-Eastern region, the Federal Government carefully contracted the  project to a…