Aviation

  British Tour Company Thomas Cook collapsed early Monday after failing to secure emergency funding, leaving tens of thousands of vacationers stranded abroad. The British government said the return of the 178-year-old firm’s 150,000 British customers now in vacation spots across the globe would be the largest repatriation in its peacetime history. The process began Monday and officials warned that delays are inevitable. The Civil Aviation Authority said Thomas Cook has ceased trading, its four…

  Egypt Air has announced the launch of up to 50 per cent discount on the Business class fares between Cairo and most of the airline’s international destinations. This is in line with the carrier’s plan to provide the optimum service for the best and competitive fares. The airline offers premium business class product such as the Super Diamond Full Flat Bed seats on the Boeing Dreamliner B787-9 aircraft and Full Flat Bed on both…

  Individuals, firms cancel seminar, social functions Airline record low load factor-Rewane The strained relationship between Nigeria and South Africa over xenophobia may have taken a toll on South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of the southern African nation. Amid the drop in passenger traffic to the area, cash strapped SAA is on life support as the country’s government cash injection of 5.5 billion rand ($376 million) approved for the 2019/20 financial year is…

  US NTSB yet to close 12% safety gaps-Demuren Experts in the aviation industry have listed why it is very difficult for some safety recommendations of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) to be implemented. There were however disagreements as some said implementation of virtually all the safety recommendations were panacea to a safe aviation sector. They spoke at a one day Business Breakfast Meeting third quarter held by the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) in…

Widow’s with four children get scholarship FG plans to re-integrate returnees into society Air Peace crew return $42, 000 flight allowance How evacuation restored Nigeria’s dignity-Onyema Another batch of returnees made up of 315 Nigerians arrived at 7.45pm through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos from South Africa. This brings the total number of Nigerians evacuated from the Southern African country to 493. Alighting from Air Peace B777-300, many of them expressed thanks to the…

…lament agency’s economic regulation weakness Experts in aviation industry are seeking amendment to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Civil Aviation Act 2006. They are seeking amendment to a bill to amend the CAA Part 12 (1), (2), (3) a-e and the establishment of a Nigerian Civil Aviation Commerce Board (NCACB) with an enabling power and provisions to make regulations, prescribing the manners of exercising and carrying out duties and functions under the Civil Aviation Act…

Indeed, air rage has become a global problem. Such unruly behaviour, threatening safety and security, adversely affects the travel experience of compliant passengers and disrupts operations that may result in flight delays, cancellations or diversions, writes WOLE SHADARE Hard task Airline personnel have, increasingly, found it necessary to deal with unruly and disruptive passengers, some of whom display violent behaviour. This behaviour can result in serious injury to staff and passengers and can compromise the safety of…

To acquire more before the end of 2019 As part of its fleet renewal programme,  Dana Air at the weekend took delivery of its first B737 aircraft. The airline’s fleet is dominated by the America MD airplanes. It is a push for Dana’s strategic route expansion plan following the arrival of its newly acquired Boeing 737 aircraft in Lagos. The Managing Director / Chief Executive officer of Dana Air Jacky Hathiramani said the arrival of…

       *Obiora: I came back with nothing Michael: I was robbed because of phone Returnee: South Africans burnt my shop, beat me up  Emotions ran riot as 187 Nigerians returned from South Africa to Nigeria at the Hajj Camp section of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos at 10.38p.m. on Wednesday. Some of the returnees told Woleshadare that they went through hell in the hands of South Africans. Both the returnees and those waiting to receive them wept freely…