Aviation

  South Africa’s state-run airports management company said on Thursday it had suspended Zimbabwe’s debt-strapped national airline from using the country’s airports over unpaid landing and parking fees. Air Zimbabwe owes foreign and domestic creditors more than $300 million. The Zimabwe government put the airline under administration last year and later invited bids from potential investors as it seeks to privatise it, reports Reuters. The airline’s sole aircraft in operation was grounded by Airports Company…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA, Capt Fola Akinkuotu says the agency has concluded plans to employ more Air Traffic Controllers to reduce the stress being encountered by ATC in the discharge of their duties. Speaking at the 48th Annual General meeting of NATCA in Kano, Capt Akinkuotu who was represented by the director of operations Mr Patrick Lawrence Pwajok explained that the agency was working tirelessly to improve the welfare…

Why we may not invest in Nigeria’s aviation-Musa Unless Nigeria addresses the massive gridlock on the Murtala Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos and the inability to connect the domestic terminal by rail, African Development Bank (AfDB) said it may not invest in the aviation sector at least for now. The Bank stated that with Nigeria’s God given natural and human resources, and a solid leapfrogging plan and strategy, the country should be aiming for a…

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Musa Nuhu as the new Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation authority (NCAA). He replaces Captain Muthar Usman, the erstwhile Director General of the Organization. Capt. Nuhu who, until his appointment, was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation organisation (ICAO), is an Airline Pilot, a Safety expert, a quality assurance Lead Auditor as well as an Artificial Intelligence expert. He holds an…

For decades, travellers have stoically endured jet lag as an unavoidable menace on long journeys. As airlines push for record-breaking non-stop flights, WOLE SHADARE writes on debilitating symptoms of extra-long haul flights Trial It is scary but it is going to happen as Australian carrier, Qantas, wants to figure that out with its first ever non-stop flight from New York to Sydney, a venture it calls Project Sunrise. This has caught the eyes of the…

  In line with its policy to support youth empowerment, education, and excellence among Nigerian youngsters, EgyptAir has rewarded the commitment and hard work of Miss. Deborah Olatunji, a student of Holy Saviours College, Isolo with a free ticket to Dubai for winning the 10th edition of the National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC 2019). The airline was further magnanimous to present a second free ticket to the Parent or Guardian of the successful student of…

EU’s communication gift degenerated Failure by the Federal Government in the past to consolidate safety arrangement in Nigeria’s airspace by maintaining and installing necessary infrastructure is gradually culminating into fear and generating concerns. To make the airspace safer, according to findings by our correspondent, Federal Government may have to cough up several billions of dollars to provide the necessary facilities. In a chat with Woleshadarenews, the Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola…

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has appointed Engr. Charles Irikefe Erhueh, a safety investigator with Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria, as the new Commissioner of the Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA). Erhueh was picked after a thorough recruitment process in which various applicants from within and outside the member states applied for the advertised position. The BAGAIA is coordinated by ICAO to assist its member states, comprising of seven West African States…

  History was made today as Australian airline Qantas successfully completed the first-ever nonstop flight between New York City and Australia, landing in Sydney just before 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Sydney time, after 19 hours and 16 minutes in the air. The flight, designated QF7879, became the longest commercial flight in the world, surpassing Singapore Airlines’ regular commercial service between Singapore and New York. Qantas also plans to test a nonstop flight from London to Sydney…

The Nigeria Air Traffic Controllers Association NATCA has called for more funding of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA by the federal government in order to reduce the agency’s financial burden in training technical staff The national president of NATCA, Mr Abayomi Agoro who made this in an interview with aviation journalists in his office in Lagos while highlighting the importance of world Airtraffic Controllers Day and its forthcoming annual conference, said the system was…