Author: Wole Shadare

UK carries out factory acceptance test   Nigeria is set to take delivery of an automatic aircraft firefighting simulator. The equipment manufacturers, Messrs Alpine Metal Technology Company, UK has carried out the factory acceptance and pre-shipment inspection and test of the simulator in the presence of top Nigerian functionaries, including the Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The equipment would cost the country N5b The simulator, the first of its kind in Africa, is a…

At no time is the peril of congestion at the Lagos airport apron more exposed than when a neutral person visits and witness the eyesore of disorderliness, writes WOLE SHADARE Headache Even as they expand their operations, Nigeria’s major airport, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, is operating below capacity. Although traffic has quadrupled over the years, congestion at both cargo and passenger aprons of the country’s busiest airport is giving both managers of the airport…

  Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners, the latest version of the most popular A330 widebody airliner.   Fitted with the new Airspace by Airbus cabin, the A330neo will bring a range of benefits to Uganda Airlines and its customers, offering unrivalled efficiencies combined with the most modern cabin.   Uganda Airlines plans to use the A330-800 to build its medium and long-haul network with the aircraft…

Wole Shadare A huge fire gutted many parts of the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri destroying so many property. The fire was said said to have started at 2pm yesterday. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria confirmed the incident, saying incident that affected some parts of the terminal building of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri at about 1400hours. Spokeswoman for FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu in a statement said the fire was however curtailed swiftly by…

  Airbus Defence and Space and The Climate Corporation(Climate), a subsidiary of Bayer, have announced a new global agreement to deliver best-in-class, frequently updated satellite imagery from Airbus to farmers through The Climate Corporation’s Climate FieldView™, an industry-leading platform of digital agriculture. As a result, farmers who use Climate FieldView can access high-resolution data of their fields – from the Airbus SPOT 6, SPOT 7 and Pléiades satellites – throughout the growing season. This will give FieldView customers the ability to more precise monitor crop health and performances, helping them take action in…

Spends $1.2 million to train crash investigators Set to release six more crash reports in April The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has a robust human capacity development programme for its staff considering the specialised nature of its operations. As a result of this, the agency through its Commissioner, Akin Olateru said the agency has spent $1 million on all staff go on training and re-training programmes, workshops and conferences to update themselves in their various fields. The agency plans…

Delivers 74 aircraft to 40 customers Airbus received orders for 58 jetliners in March – led by the A350 XWB wide-body family in transactions that included a new customer; while delivering 74 aircraft to 40 customers from across its A220, A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 product lines.  Pacing the month’s new business was Lufthansa Group’s order for 20 additional A350-900s, bringing its total A350 XWB orders to 45. Lufthansa Group is the biggest operator of…

Plane maker sued, report paints graphic last minute before tragedy Boeing’s reputation plunges   The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last month nosedived several times before it hit the ground, a preliminary report has said. The crash claimed the lives of 157 passengers including two eminent Nigerians, Professor Pius Adesanmi and Ambassador Abiodun Bashua Pilots “repeatedly” followed procedures recommended by Boeing before the crash,  according to the first official report into the tragedy. Despite their efforts, pilots “were…