Author: Wole Shadare

Nigerian airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have appealed to the Federal Government not to go ahead with the full implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). They stated that while the idea may be noble on paper, there is a need for government not to lose sight of the facts and the dangers of the direct impact of the decision on the Nigerian economy and Nigeria as a whole and…

Takes passengers’ experience to a new level   Airbus has launched a new iflyA380 iOS app that takes advantage of Apple’s latest technology, to open the doors of its iconic A380 aircraft to more passengers worldwide. The new app enhances Airbus’ existing iflyA380.com booking assistant with more choices, features and content and new possibilities to interact with the A380, including taking a sneak peek at the cockpit.  Customers today increasingly expect to design their own experiences and the app…

The recent intervention by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has raised the hope of an early resolution of the controversial issues surrounding the first successful, privately-funded Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT) airport terminal in Nigeria, the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, popularly called MMA2, operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of the Resort Group.    The intervention, led by the Acting Director-General of ICRC, Mr. Chidi Izuwah, brought the managements…

FG may terminate re-modelling contract for domestic terminal  The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the New Port-Harcourt Airport International Terminal would be completed in July. Sirika also disclosed that the Federal Government may legally terminate the contract for the remodelling of the domestic terminal of the airport due to the slow pace of construction by the contractor.  Sirika made this known during a working visit to the airport to inspect ongoing projects…

Nigeria, 23 others commit to single air transport market The committee set up by the Federal Government to look at reforms in the aviation industry as regards multiple taxes charged airlines have concluded its reports. A hint into that was revealed yesterday by the Director, Air Transport Regulations, Grp. Capt. Edem Oyo-Ita (Rtd) at the sensitisation workshop on the commencement of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to stakeholders in the Nigerian aviation sector…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has attributed the drop in passenger traffic in 2017 compared with 2016 to some of the problems associated with Arik, which necessitated the take-over of the carrier by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). The crises associated with the take-over after the carrier was enmeshed in heavy debts scandal led to cutting of all its international routes just as it also cut its domestic operations by almost 50…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has urged the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to correct what it described as “the anomalies” associated with the Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement between Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA 2) and the Authority. This call was made following a mediatory visit by Mr. Chidi Iwuzah, the Acting Director General of ICRC to both parties recently to iron out grey…

  The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has commended the management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of the Resort Group, for the effective way it has operated the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in the last 10 years despite all the challenges surrounding the concession of the terminal. The Acting Director-General of ICRC, Mr. Chidi Iwuzah, during a monitoring visit to MMA2 yesterday, further praised BASL “for the efforts made so…