Author: Wole Shadare

Bureau begins probe A strong team from Delta Airline today visited the headquarters of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) in Lagos to resolve the row between it  and the Nigeria’s aviation accident investigative body. The carrier also apologised to the agency over the airline’s failure to notify the government agency of the emergency landing involving its Airbus 330-200 aircraft on Tuesday night. Atlanta bound Delta Flight 55, which departed Lagos Tuesday night returned several minutes later to Murtala Muhammed International Airport…

   AWA in fresh burglary attempt   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has raised high security alert at most of the country’s aerodromes with the deployment of additional 10 heavily armed Hilux patrol vehicles to the airside of Lagos airport.  This is coming amid the escalation of burglary of airplanes on the holding section of the Lagos airport by unknown persons who constitute security breach to passengers and facilities including airplanes. Meanwhile, there…

Bars crew from leaving country until probe begins Captain declared Mayday, says NCAA DG The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has barred engineers from going near Delta Air that did emergency landing when the crew noticed fire in the left engine of the A330-200 airplane. Also, Commissioner, AIB, Akin Olateru has equally directed that the crew of the aborted flight should not leave the country until they are interviewed to know exactly what happened to the…

Five passengers with minor injuries Safety, our priority-Management The United States based airline, Delta has reacted to incident involving its Flight 55 which aircraft engine was engulfed in fire shortly after departing the Lagos airport early this morning. The management of the airline in a statement made available to Woleshadarenews said Delta flight 55 from Lagos, Nigeria to Atlanta returned to Lagos International Airport Tuesdayafter an issue with one of the A330-200’s two engines.  The flight,…

  Runway closed to traffic at Lagos airport An Atlanta bound Delta Airlines Flight 55 aborted a flight early morning today when one of its engines was engulfed in fire. The incident happened at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Consequently, Runway 18R of the Lagos was closed to traffic “until further notice” while Runway 18L was made available for international departures on request with contingency measures in place. The incident was said to have…

 Agency’s total income may rise to N50.5b Plans disused aircraft removal in Ilorin, Kano, Kaduna  The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) automation of car parks at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos has boosted revenue from the car park by 68 per cent.  This is coming as the agency plans to replicate the idea in all the airports across the country in what is expected to boost the agency’s entire revenue…

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika said the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) would take a year or two for full implementation. He disclosed this to Woleshadarenews in Lagos. The minster urged Nigerian airline operators to key into the policy rather than grumbling over what he said would bring prosperity to the African continent. He explained that Nigeria was among the first 11 countries that endorsed the Yamoussoukro Decision and took a decision…