Aviation

By Simon Tumba For a long time aviation stakeholders have been expressing concern over the stagnant or retarding predicament of this massive sector, considering our natural, human and economic potentials. Perhaps based on these factors, including the $1.3 billion annually repatriated by foreign airlines, Senator Hadi Sirika put out a plan over four years ago to set up a national airline. Various media reports said Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Airlines were jointly or separately likely…

  Conflict Zone has became a buzzword. The shooting down of Ukranian flight reminiscent of MH17 flight has brought to the fore aviation safety, writes, WOLE SHADARE Eyes on the ball Here’s the level of inconsistency we’ve reached in international air transport: we take each passenger, scrutinize their booking, check the no-fly-list, watch them on CCTV, pull them apart at TSA, remove anything sharper than a pen, question them, x-ray the bags, run Explosive Trace Detection…

  Certification delays use of $8.5 million calibration aircraft The delay in the certification of the newly acquired $8.5 million calibration aircraft may have delayed the deployment of the equipment for calibration of navigational aids across the country. This is coming as pressure mounts on the Federal Government through the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for allowing the airplane to berain parked many months after purchasing the light airplane. It is also coming at a…

    In keeping with its vision to provide seamless connections to Nigerians, West Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has commenced Abuja-Warri-Abuja flights. The airline’s Corporate Communications Executive, Stanley Olisa, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday, January 9, 2020.   Olisa, who revealed that this new connection is operated daily, noted that Air Peace has provided a direct connectivity between the two destinations.  He added that the airline kicked-off the new connection in response…

Agency to begin equipment calibration Jan. 16   The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has fired back at air traffic controllers who alluded that the landing aids at the Lagos airport were not serviceable. The workers union under the umbrella of  Air Traffic Controller’s Association (NATCA) had yesterday issued a press statement on the state of navigational infrastructure in the country whereby the group said the diversion on the 6th of January, 2020 of a British Airways London Heathrow…

Air traffic controllers have expressed concern about the diversion of international flight to Accra, Lome and other places as a result of poor integrity of navigational aids at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. President,  Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) Abayomi Agoro in a statement described the situation that led to diversion of British Airways and Air France flights as, “unwholesome”. Agoro disclosed that the sad event was occasioned by poor visibility and haze but…

  On the world’s largest tech stage, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced several technology innovations that are transforming the future of travel, rolling out this year and beyond, including transformation of the Fly Delta, PARALLEL REALITY™ display screens, captivating entertainment options, full-body wearable exoskeletons and an AI machine learning operations platform. Delta Air Lines is transforming its popular Fly Delta app into a digital concierge that anticipates customer needs, offers convenient services like a ride to the airport and delivers thoughtful notifications, keeping customers moving…

  The continent’s airlines’ posted the fastest growth of any region in November 2019 with an increase in demand of 19.8 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier Equally heart warming is the fact that they saw strong trade and investment links between Africa and Asia which contributed to their positive performance as they grew capacity 13.7 per cent year-on-year. These results were unfolded by the  International Air Transport Association (IATA) in a data released for…

Domestic airlines encounter delay, handicapped System can’t work in isolation without light, others Foreign Airlines into the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos have continued to divert flights into neighbouring countries especially Accra, Ghana due to poor visibility for landing. A top airline official at the Lagos airport who pleaded anonymity said two carriers from Europe, one from North Africa and another from East Africa diverted their flights because visibility was not good enough for landing. Today,…

  Passengers are seen burst into tears, vent their anger on airline staffs, threaten actions when they are maltreated by airlines, writes, WOLE SHADARE   Shabby treatment Never a time had Nigerians protested alleged matreatment by airlines especially foreign airlines than late last year when they could no longer accept the shabby treatment meted out to them. The People with Disabilities (PWDs), had in November last year said that they would institute litigations against any airlines…