Aviation

  Kenya Airways (KQ) will be resuming its international passenger services on August 1, 2020 following the easing of movement restrictions as directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The first international flights on August 1st 2020 will depart to the following international destinations; London, Dubai, Addis Ababa, Kigali, Dares Salaam and Lusaka. During the month there will be a gradual increase in the network with flights to Paris, Mumbai and Amsterdam. In Africa, the airline will…

  The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said it has commenced investigation into a serious incident involving an Airbus A330-243 with the Nationality registration Marks OD-MEA operated by Middle East Airline and a Boeing 777 with nationality and registration Marks TC-LJC operated by Turkish Airline , which occurred on July 29th, 2020 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Spokesman for the agency, Tunji Oketunbi  in a statement said the Turkish cargo aircraft was parked at the…

**Aircraft grounded   There was a mild incident today as an aircraft belonging to Middle Airlines had a collision on ground with Turkish Airlines. The incident was said to have occurred when Middle East airplane was coming to park on the apron while that of Turkish Airlines was planning to depart from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The two airplanes are currently parked at the Lagos airport waiting for assessment to determine the extent…

Airlines around the world are in the coronavirus crisis for the long-haul with global passenger traffic not expected return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected.   That is according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has forecast that while short-haul travel is still expected to recover faster than long-haul travel, global passenger numbers for 2020 will decline by 55% compared to 2019, worsened from the April forecast of…

*AIB warns airlines over doctoring CVR   The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has attributed inappropriate landing technique used and non-adherence to company procedures by pilots of a chartered Carverton Helicopter by Vice President Osinbajo led to the accident in Okene, Kogi State. This is coming as the Commissioner, AIB, Akin Olateru warned that any airline found wanting in tampering with recordings of Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) in the event of crash or serious incidents would…

Governments in West Africa have recommended a three-phased approach to the opening of land and air borders beginning with local internal domestic air and land transport within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).  The second phase which involves the opening of land and air borders between ECOWAS member states, to allow the free movement of goods and persons on the basis of strict application of the proposed guidelines for the harmonization and facilitation…

  A committee made up of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Airport Security Committee, Ground Handlers Association, Directorate of State Security Service (DSS), Freight forwarders association, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Committee and the Quarantine service will today hold a meeting to discuss modalities for re-opening airspace for international flight services….

    The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria has concluded plans to commence training for aircraft accident investigators in the West African sub-region. Disclosing this on Monday in Abuja was the Commissioner/CEO of AIB Nigeria, Akin Olateru an aircraft engineer when the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime visited the agency to ascertain their level of ICT infrastructure and cyber security architecture. Olateru disclosed that beyond partnerships with local and international institutions, it has also…

Aircraft engineer, Sheri Kyayi has expressed concern over the grounding of all B737 aircraft types that are scheduled to undergo the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emergency corrosion checks. The situation may not have adverse effects on the airlines using Boeing aircraft types as many of the aircraft are still in storage because of the very low passenger traffic that has made carriers to operate what can best be described as skeletal services. This…

**Cash dries up for lease rentals, operations **Carriers use wrong airplanes-Experts     Size they say matters. But in aviation, size no longer matters as airlines are re-thinking their business model. Some of them are at the verge of jettisoning their big, fuel guzzling B737 which is dominant in Nigeria’s aviation for small size, fuel efficient airplanes. Consequently, aircraft lessors are considering repossessing their airplanes or cause the operators to return them for fear of…