Author: Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik is offering members of its frequent flyer program, Arik Affinity Wings, an opportunity to retain their accrued miles beyond its initial validity period. A new scheme put in place by the airline has now made it easier for Arik Affinity Wings members to extend their miles due for expiration for another 12 months thereby allowing more time to redeem miles which should have expired. Miles are valid for a period…

Agency clears N1B facility from seaport Nigerian Airspace Management Agency [NAMA] has boosted the safety of Nigerian airspace as the agency has commenced the installation of 14 new Very High Frequency (VHF) radio sites which will ride on the new VSAT network. Not a few believe that the installation of the multi-million dollar equipment would help to reduce the occurrence of blind spots in the country’s airspace. Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Folayele Akinkuotu expressed gratitude…

  Emirates has partnered with world-renowned hotel providers to offer its passengers travelling to and through Dubai attractive summer rates in some of the UAE’s most prestigious hotels. Customers who purchase an Emirates ticket and travel from now until 30 September 2019 can enjoy exclusive summer hotel rates in any of the properties within Accor, Armani Hotel Dubai, Emaar Hospitality Group and Marriot during their stay in the UAE. * Visitors can take advantage of…

  In what appears to be a compliance with the safety recommendations made by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it had carried out a de-rubberization exercise of the runway at Port Harcourt International Airport. Spokeswoman for FAAN, Mrs Yakubu Henrietta, told New Telegraph that the exercise was carried out between June 15 and 22, 2019 to remove any contaminant. The Commissioner of AIB, Akin Olateru, had, at…

The President of Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association Mr Agoro, Abayomi Omotayo has disclosed that the induction of the newly rated Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) was intended to usher them into the complex, stressful and demanding environment of the traffic control systems in order to prepare them for the new responsibilities. Speaking at the induction of the newly rated / licensed ATCs Agoro explained that they will be exposed to the structure and responsibilities of…

At least 15 Kenyan families who lost their kin in fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash in March 2019 in March 2019 have flatly rejected $100million (N35 billion) compensation from manufacturer to withdraw the case. The ill-fated plane killed 149 passengers and eight crew members. Through their lawyers led by Stephen Gachie, the 15 families vowed to proceed with the case to its logical conclusion despite Boeing having proposed an out of court settlement and financial support….

       Offers N304, 000 ‘birthday’ fare tickets to London       Airline among leaders in CSR Mega carrier, Virgin Atlantic is excited to celebrate 18 years this July since it launched its first flight from Nigeria on 6 July 2001 on-board a Boeing 747-200 from Lagos to London and beyond. Since the year 2001 Virgin Atlantic has welcomed over three million customers on board and carried over 5.5 million kilograms   of Cargo. Today customers travelling with Virgin Atlantic…

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance) has appointed Mr. Herbert Odika as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). A first class aviation professional with excellent knowledge of the industry, Odika, a former staff of nahco aviance, is a graduate of Business Studies from the University of North London. The new Chief Operating Officer is a commercially astute, delivery-focused individual with vast experience in such diverse areas as sales, marketing, business development, medical sales, operational…