Author: Wole Shadare

Commissioner/CEO, Accident Investigation Bureau, (AIB), Engr. Akin Olateru, (middle) flanked by Director of Operations, (AIB), Capt. Dayyabu Danraka, (left) and Assistant General Manager, (AGM), Engineering, (AIB), Engr. Nwanyanwu Henry at a press briefing on the release of four occurrence reports held at AIB Safety House, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on 22/10/2018. From right, Commissioner/CEO, Accident Investigation Bureau, (AIB), Engr. Akin Olateru, Director of Operations, (AIB), Capt. Dayyabu Danraka and Assistant General Manager, (AGM),…

*Proceed at “pilot’s discretion” controllers tell crew The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) yesterday released four more final accident reports involving Bristow Helicopters (Nig.) Limited Sikorsky S-76C helicopter, registration 5N-BGD, Oworonsoki, Lagos, which occurred on August 12, 2015 Also released were reports on the serious incident involving an Emirates Boeing 777-200 aircraft with registration A6-EWD and a parked Boeing 737-400 aircraft belonging to HAK Air with registration 5N-BOU which occurred at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, on July 6, 2015; report on the serious incident…

The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) branch Chairman Shofolahan Ayodele has expressed the need for foreign trainings for workers of NCAA in order to be abreast with developments across the world. Speaking on the need for training of workers in the regulatory agency, Comrade Ayodele remarked that foreign trainings can never be domesticated saying that trainings will not only make one learn but will expose workers…

Dana Air has announced that it is partnering with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) towards the success of the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit holding at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja from 22nd to 23rd October 2018. This year’s summit with the theme: Poverty to prosperity: Making Governance and Institutions Work, will provide a forum for policy makers and captains of industry from both private and public sectors of the Nigerian economy as well as…

When crying endures for a night, joy comes in the morning, is a popular maxim usually quoted by religious leaders. This aptly describes the situation of hundreds of former workers of the Nigeria Airways, once the pride of the nation’s aviation. Many of the former workers, now slowed down by age and sicknesses, narrated their ordeal in the last couple of years, as they struggled with the strenuous screening process to be paid their severance…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has demonstrated the premium it places on safety and maintenance of its fleet, signing a multi-year aircraft spare parts deal with plane maker, Embraer. The deal, the airline confirmed in a statement, would cover more than 250 components for the six Embraer 145 jets it recently added to its fast-growing fleet in line with its drive to connect unserved and underserved domestic and regional routes under its subsidiary, Air…

   28 airlines now connected to Skywise Reliability Airbus has presented its new reliability analysis software at MRO Europe 2018. Called “Skywise Reliability”, this new solution has been developed by Airbus and is offered with Skywise Core. The application integrates all relevant fleet-wide data – such as part replacements, flight plans and delays and historical maintenance actions – and fully automates reliability reporting, saving airlines hours per week. Furthermore, it allows users to ‘drill down’…

 It is said that after battles, warring factions return to the drawing board or the round table to fashion out way forward and to ensure that issues that led to war are never repeated. That underscores the importance of peace in any human endeavor.   Last week was tough for Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, (BASL), the various aviation unions, concessionaires and service providers at the imposing MMA2 as the unions for two harrowing days shut…