Aviation

An Abuja bound British Airways aircraft which  took off from Heathrow airport Tuesday night was aborted after suffering technical problem mid air. The plane was  airborne when the crew announced that the aircraft would be returning to its port of departure. Passengers waiting to depart for London today could not do as there was no aircraft to airlift them. The airline has made provision for another aircraft to pick passengers tomorrow. There are indications that the…

For his outstanding performance in aviation safety and team work that has restored the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to its rightful place in airspace safety management, Director Safety Electronics and Engineering Services NAMA, Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar will on Thursday be among individuals to be honoured by President Muhammadu Buhari for nation building. President has approved the conferment of the National Productivity Order of Merit Award on Farouk Umar in recognition of ‘his high…

British Airways has gone into partnership with The Diana Award for 2019 Legacy Award’s, hosted by Earl Spencer, which held at the Old Royal Naval College. As the official travel partner, British Airways flew Diana Legacy Award winners from around the world to London for the bi-annual Legacy Award ceremony. This unique accolade celebrates the achievements of 20 outstanding young leaders, visionaries and role models from across the world, who have demonstrated their ability to…

….Seeks to enforce his fundamental human rights A  Nigerian Lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi, has instituted a suit at Federal High Court, Abuja for the enforcement of the fundamental human rights of the embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, who is facing fraud allegations in the United States of America. The Abuja based legal practitioner in the suite no: FHC/ABJ/CS/1446/2019 filed on Monday, a copy of which…

Aviation, probably more than any other mode of transportation, is greatly affected by weather. From thunderstorms to reduced visibility due to hazy conditions, every phase of flight has the potential to be impacted by weather.  Commercial aviation in the West Africa, must deal with these adverse types of weather regularly, and the cost is a significant budget item. One of the perennial weather phenomena that have adverse impact on flight is the hazy condition known…

Lessors severe ties with Nigerian carriers   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is constrained from removing disused aircraft from many of the nation’s airports following legal battles between the owners of the planes and lessors. This is despite Nigeria being a signatory to the Cape Town Convention. Nigeria is a signatory to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on…

  •As US presses 27 charges against airline boss •Over $2.5b plane orders in jeopardy *Competitors collaborating with US to bring Onyema down-Shettima, others There are intense pressures on the founder of Air Peace Airline, Allen Onyema, to resign as the Chairman/ CEO of the airline following a damning indictment by the United States Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice in the Northern District of Georgia. Onyema, who came to limelight as the promoter of the acclaimed…

  My hands are clean-Airline chief These are not the best of times for Chairman of one of Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace,  Allen Ifechukwu  Athan Onyema. Onyema, founder of Air Peace has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents based on the purchase of airplanes. The international airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha,…

  Terminal operator practices robust safety culture-Aroguma Aprons are often the most congested and busiest areas of an airport. They are home to demanding and complex activities that are carried out under severe space and time constraints. As part of MMA2 2019 Safety Awareness Campaign of constantly improving on safety on the apron and the entire of its airport terminal, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Air port2 (MMA2) conducted the…

A leading aviation training organisation,Leadstream Aviation Training Organisation has trained fifteen Nigerians on the Challenger aircraft to further boost manpower in the aviation sector. The executive officer, Leadstream Aviation Training Organisation, Engr Roland Ahmed told journalists in his office at the airport that they training involving engineers on Challenger 601/604/605 was to boost the capacity of Nigeria engineers in order to develop local capacity for the industry. Ahmed said the training of the engineers in…