Aviation

   Executive Jets Services saga of flying Naira Marley has exposed how airlines, especially private jet operators, cut corners, ineffectiveness of the system amid COVID-19. WOLE SHADARE writes   Abuse of ministerial approvals The controversy that trailed the movement  of lewd musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, his  lascivious behavior and action of Chairman of Executive Jets Services, Dr. Sam Iwuajoku, have again brought to the fore the abuse of approvals given by the Minister of Aviation…

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) has singled out the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for recognition in the industry’s fight against the spread of coronavirus pandemic. A letter sent to the Director General by the Regional aviation regulatory body states that NCAA is the only State Civil Aviation Regulator recognized for its significant contribution to the African Union Commission High Level Task Force on COVID-19. AFCAC Secretary General  Tefera Mekonen on behalf of the…

  ****Authority’s revenue dwindled by 90% ***IATA offers training free support to FAAN   The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu said the restart report for airlines and aviation industry will be submitted to the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 by Wednesday.  Nuhu appealed to stakeholders especially the airlines saying that the sector is pretty close to a restart with plans to announcing a new date for resumption tomorrow. His words,…

  **Announces return to 17 destinations   Mega carrier, Virgin Atlantic has concluded plans to resume flight services to Lagos from August 24, 2020. This is coming as many countries across the globe are easing restrictions on air travel. The airline which plans to resume flight services to Lagos in August said it would deploy its newly acquired A350 plane on the Nigerian route it shares with British Airways on 21 weekly frequencies to Lagos…

  Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, stated that for businesses to compete and survive the post-Covid-19 crisis, managements needed to think out of the box. The AIB chief in a webinar conference with the theme: ‘‘Nigeria’s Aviation Industry: Changing Times, Changing Strategies,” regretted that the pandemic had led to the closure of viable businesses and charged all companies to review their business strategies to remain relevant in the new era. His words: “Everybody’s…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been advised to get the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) three codes for the terminals at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. President, Aviation Round Table (ART), Dr. Gabriel Olowo,  told journalists in Lagos that obtaining the codes would prevent chaos and flight misses by air travellers. There are four terminals at the Lagos airport; the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), and three domestic terminals, including the Murtala…

    It was clear that plans that resumption of domestic flights slated for today would not materialize due to the manner airlines and particularly the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) were handling the guidelines handed to them by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Meanwhile, statistics from the NCAA yesterday on its Webinar showed that air navigation service providers have reached 80 per cent level of preparedness, airlines 75 per cent, ground handlers 180 per…

 In line with the Federal Government’s directive for all its agencies residing in Lagos to move to Abuja, the  Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) it has complied with the order by relocating to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Just last week, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) equally noted that it had since relocated to Abuja, saying it would operate from there henceforth. Spokesman for NAMA, Mr. Khalid Emene said this is in compliance with the…

    Airline to operate multiply flights to Lagos, Abuja Indians still stuck in Nigeria and want to return to their country had their dreams answered as the Indian government has deployed aircraft to airlift her citizens from the country. This is coming as New Delhi has announced plans to further ramp up flights in the coming day to bring her citizens home from many parts of the world. Meanwhile, India’s national carrier, Air India…