Author: Wole Shadare

   The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Saleh Dumona today officially handed over the certificate of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos certification to the International Airport Manager, Mrs Victoria Shina-Aba.   The Lagos airport was certified by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) last week after 11 years, making it the first airport in the country to be certified.   Speaking at a very brief event to present the certificate to…

  Kenya Airways may be shut any moment from now, following the insertion ‘performance based leave’ clause for its Nigerian staff.   The airline in its new policy for the country’s workers said that payment of leave for the staff would be based on their performance on the job while workers would not be entitled to leave allowance during public holidays, which is a reverse from the present policy.   With the new policy, rather…

The Aviation Round Table (ART) commends and supports the recent Federal Government decision to concession airports in the country.  We are cautiously optimistic that the policy thrust designed to raise the level of services at our airports is in line with global best practices that will be of pride to all Nigerians. ART cautious optimism is premised on the following :that the government recognises the team spirit and interdependence of activities prevalent in the industry….

Offers special fares from Lagos to London, New York and more   Virgin Atlantic is celebrating Nigeria’s 57th Independence Day by offering its customers incredible savings during the eight day sale. The special Independence Day sale launched today and runs until October 2, 2017 with travel valid up to November 30th, 2018. The carrier said passengers planning a trip to the UK can enjoy discounts in Economy, Premium Economy or Upper Class cabins with fares…

Transcorp Hilton Abuja has received the Signum Virtutis (Seal of Excellence) in the Hotels and Resorts Category of the 2017 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards, the second of such award, having received similar award in 2016. This year, Transcorp Hilton made it double, as it was also conferred as the leader in luxury hospitality innovation in Nigeria, given the $100m renovation project which has successfully delivered world-class experience in some of its floors with over 60 per cent of…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun the process of sectorizing the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into Lagos West and Lagos East Area Control Centres (ACCs) in line with its commitment towards enhancing quality of air traffic services in the country. Giving this indication at a stakeholders’ sensitization forum on the sectorization which held at NAMA headquarters in Lagos, Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said the project was aimed at…

Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru said none of the accident reports it released was faulted by individual or organisation in recent time. He attributed this to the new approach adopted by the current management which he explained removed accident reports from the apron string of individuals to collective contributory.   He explained that because of the quality of works done by investigators, no engine or aircraft manufacturer had faulted the reports of the agency…

Expert blames mismanagement for failure The fragmented and microscopic nature of Nigeria’s domestic aviation market, are majorly responsible for why the nation’s carriers are not competitive, Woleshadare.nethas learnt. Investigations revealed that the total number of aircraft in the fleet of eight Nigerian airline operators is 78 aircraft according to the records in the custody of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This is a far cry and pales into insignificance compared to other places in Africa…

    Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) today announced the appointment of Mana Mohamed Saeed Al Mulla as Chief Group Support Services Officer, responsible for a range of support functions, including IT Services, Procurement and Supply Management, and Property and Facilities Management. He will report directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer.   Al Mulla joins Etihad Aviation Group from Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD) where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2015. Prior to that, he was Vice President – Corporate Support…