Author: Wole Shadare

  Chides airline operators over unremitted charges      Air traffic controllers under the aegis of Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) have called on the Federal Government to urgently fix the Lagos airports central taxiway which they said has been abandoned for more than a decade.   A taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with aprons, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have a hard surface such as asphalt or…

    AIB boss defends new funding for agency How fund paucity stalled release of 35 accident reports     A team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Singaporean aviation authority led by Michael Toft and Mr. Caj Frostel have arrived  in the country to assist AIB in the technical evaluation of its Flight Safety Laboratory and capacity development.   The team is expected to commence work tomorrow on the multi million naira laboratory…

  Members plot new name NATSEA for NAAE The National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) has elected new officials that will pilot the affairs of the body for the next two years. In a well-attended Annual General Meeting/Election held in Kano, Kano State, with theme, “The New Beginning”, Ishaya Dung who polled 125 votes emerged as the new NAAE President, beating his closest contestant, Emelu Chidi Cletus who scored 59 votes. Other elected officials…

    Dana Air has introduced another customer –centric product called ‘Pay with Dana Miles,’’ as part of efforts to enhance its service delivery to its customers, especially the Dana Miles Members. With the ‘Pay with Dana Miles’ initiative, members of the airlines’ frequent flyer program can now use their miles as they desire for payment of excess baggage, upgrade from economy class to business class, exchange miles for tickets and still get loads of…

FlyBoku.com has announced the official launch of its aviation and tourism business training program which is mainly designed for youths with passion for travel business. The first/Pilot training was held 0n the 21s of June 2017 at the company’s head office at 7, Saka Tinubu VI Lagos. The Chairman and Founder of FlyBoku.com, Mr. Abiola Lawal (a.k.a. Mr. Boku), while speaking at the Opening Session of the Training exercise expressed his passion for the Nigerian youths…

 China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for the purchase of a total of 140 aircraft.  The agreement comprises of 100 A320 Family aircraft and 40 A350 XWB Family aircraft, reflecting the strong demand of Chinese airlines in all market segments including domestic, low cost, regional and international long haul.   The GTA was signed in Berlin by Tom Enders, Airbus CEO, and Sun Bo, Executive Vice President…