Author: Wole Shadare

National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority( NCAA) has launched the Nigerian Travel Practitioners Identification Card (NTPIC). National President of NANTA, Bernard Bankole and the launch of the identification card in Lagos said the idea of the identification card was birthed from the need to sanitize and decontaminate the downstream sector of the aviation sector. Bankole recalled that the travel practitioners, who are the so called travel…

Announces Closer U.S.-Ethiopian Business Partnerships U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Gilbert Kaplan led a large delegation of U.S. businesses and officials from across the U.S. government on a visit to Ethiopian Airlines. Under Secretary Kaplan met with Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam, to discuss potential ways for U.S. companies to partner with Ethiopian Airlines to achieve even greater growth, including in the construction and operation of new airports. The rest of the group toured Ethiopian…

Reinforcing its long-haul services to the Americas    Spain’s flag carrier and a founding member of the IAG’s group of airlines, has taken delivery of its first of 16 A350 XWB on order, becoming the 18th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine wide-body.  The aircraft is the first A350-900 to feature the latest performance improvement package including a wing twist, extended winglets and increased maximum take-off weight capability, delivering unrivalled…

The Federal Government has concluded plans to fully implement air safety recommendations released by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB).  Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika who made the pledge when he received the report of the Safety Recommendation Committee headed by the Commissioner of AIB, Mr. Akin Olateru yesterday in Abuja, said the committee was set up to look into the safety recommendations made since the inception of AIB till date numbering about 130….

Despite delay, Nigeria’s satellite air navigation project is nearing completion. WOLE SHADARE writes of benefits to airlines and the aviation sector Nigeria at the brink Nigeria is at the verge of completing Performance Based Navigation (PBN) in 23 airports across the country, according to the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Usman Muhtar. Although, Nigeria is two years behind the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) requirements for states to ensure full implementation of PBN, the…

Activities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos was today grounded following the introduction of a new policy by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos Airport Command. The clearing agents also accused the command of tripling charges imposed on them for clearance of consignments at the airport. The clearing agents in their hundreds protested in the open the directive from Mrs. Jayne Shoboiki, the Customs Area Comptroller (CAC), MMA Command that all consignments must as…