Author: Wole Shadare

  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…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [FAAN] has notified passengers and other airport users that in a bid to foster effective land-side traffic management, the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos has constituted a task force to ensure improvement in the flow of vehicular traffic. The objective of the task force, which is made up of officers from the aviation security department and other relevant security agencies shall be to control vehicular movement, prevent unauthorized parking at…

African airlines have posted a 2.1 per cent  traffic rise in May compared to the year-ago period. This was up from just 1.1% growth in April.  In the same vein, capacity climbed 0.1 per cent and load factor increased 1.3 percentage points to 67.0 per cent, this is just as Traffic between Africa and Europe continues to expand strongly, but economic growth in South Africa – a key regional economy and air transport market– contracted…

 Funds not part of statutory compensation 346 people died in October and March The families of two Nigerians killed in the Ethiopian Airline’s plane crash, Professor Pius Adesanmi and Ambassador Abiodun Bashua, a former Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Sudan are among the 155 others who are to benefit from Boeing’s $100 million special funds to assuage the pains of relatives left behind by the deceased. Also on board…