Aviation

…vows not to rebuild shut down equipment …NCC frowns at move Telecommunications operators in the country have called the bluff of the aviation industry regulator, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over its threat to demolish 700 telecoms masts. The telcos said the agency would only throw Nigerians into service blackout as they would not make any attempt to rebuild any mast that is shut down. Expressing shock that NCAA would take such decision after a…

Dana Air’s passengers are in for an exciting time with the airline’s recently introduced product ‘Cash plus Miles’ for members of its reward program called Dana Miles.   With the new initiative, passengers flying Dana Air who are also members of the airline’s Loyalty and Reward program- Dana miles can now top up their miles balance with a little cash to get low fares 24 hours to their flight.   Speaking on the newly introduced…

 Airbus has appointed Jean-Marc Nasr, 57, Executive Vice President Space Systems within the Airbus Defence and Space division.  Nasr will assume his new duties on 1 June 2019 and succeeds Nicolas Chamussy, 51, whose next assignment is subject to further notice. In his new role, Nasr will be Member of the Airbus Defence and Space’ Executive Committee and report to Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space.  “We are at an exciting moment in…

 Chides Globacom, others over non compliance 40, 000 mast towers erected in Nigeria Wole Shadare The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given owners of masts erected on airways across the country 30 days to remove them or get them pulled down. Consequently, over 7,000 telecommunication masts and towers belonging to  Globacom Limited and other Global System for Mobile Communications[GSM] providers pose serious safety risk to aviation and air travel. The aviation regulatory body in…

They bite more than they can chew. That is one of the major problems of Nigerian carriers. Could this be the reason for their poor performance, leaving passengers dry? WOLE SHADARE asks Rapid growth Is your business suddenly short of cash? Maybe you are overtrading. When a business expands too quickly and is making fantastic profits, it can find itself in this situation. It is like the Gimli Glider*, everything is going well, then, suddenly,…

Berate transfer of members A fresh crisis is brewing in the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) over condition of service as the Almagamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and National Union of Air Transport Employee (NUATE) has raised alarm over plans to derail the exercise. The unions noted that the development was at the verge of being implemented when some individuals for selfish reasons brought another controversial union to NiMET. In a…

Two weeks after fire razed down the Imo Airport terminal, a similar incident almost happened when a fire incident was averted at in the  the equipment room of the new international terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The incident described as minor was swiftly curtailed by the in-built fire detection and protection system at the new terminal that triggered automatically according to the. Spokeswoman for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mrs….

      Union urges FG to halt move The renewed concession of four of Nigeria’s major airports by the Federal Government may lead to a fresh crisis, as the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) said it would challenge the policy and had mapped out strategy to do so. ATSSSAN FAAN branch Chairman, Ahmed Danjuma, told our correspondent that the policy was not the best answer. Specifically, he said unions in the industry…

 Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first A330-900, on lease from ALC during a ceremony held in Toulouse.  The National carrier of the Republic of Mauritius is the first A330neo operator based in the southern hemisphere, and the first airline in the world to operate a combination of both the A330neo and A350 XWB.   Benefiting from the A330neo unbeatable operating economics and award-winning Airspace cabin, the aircraft named Aapravasi Ghat in reference to…

Air Peace has concluded plans to deploy its wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft for its domestic operations on the Port Harcourt-Abuja and Abuja-Port Harcourt routes on Easter Friday and Monday. Air Peace recently acquired four Boeing 777 aircraft for its long-haul operations to Sharjah, Dubai, Johannesburg, London, Houston, Guangzhou and Mumbai.  Three of the wide-body aircraft have so far been delivered to the airline in readiness for its soon-to-start international operations. Spokesman for the airline, Mr….