Aviation

AIB raises bar in accident probes, capacity building   Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation Civile (BEA) France, yesterday in Paris, France signed an Executive Technical Cooperation Programme (ETCP) geared towards fostering mutual cooperation between both countries in respect of air accident investigation and capacity building.   The ETCP Agreement borders around cooperation in the conduct of aircraft accident and incident investigation, investigation training and sharing of information and expertise,…

TMCs issue directive to suspend visa payment  Tough time has hit frequent travelers from Nigeria as United states Embassy  in the country has suspended indefinitely drop box policy for intending travelers. The implication of this is that Nigerians whose Visa has expired would now go through fresh visa application, rather than the hitherto drop box which simplifies visa application for frequent travelers. The policy, yesterday threw the entire travel/aviation industry into panic as many sought clarification…

In a move tailored at increasing capacity to take care of growing cargo volumes, West Africa’s foremost ground handler, nahco aviance, has expanded the size of its export warehouse. The new facility, comprising three sections; Annex Extension, the Canopy Area and the Ramp Area comes on the heels of expanding airfreight volume in the country.  The Annex extension has a dimension of 270 square metre; the Canopy area 352 square metre and the Ramp area…

The proposed Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) and unified African Passport are good regional initiative that could solve the problems of air travel in the continent. Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Airport Business Summit 2019, Mr. Fortune Idu, disclosed this to Woleshadarenews. This is just as a consultant has advocated the development of a comprehensive agro air logistics policy to encourage investors in the agro logistics business. The African continent boasts of some of the…

In Nigeria, the aviation sector has one of the highest leverage on the Nigerian economy, yet the airlines remain cash strapped with compressed margins and high operating cost that impair performance. WOLE SHADARE writes Problems yet to fizzle These days, airlines are becoming safer, more efficient, and more profitable with savvier management teams. However, the problems that plague the airline industry have not gone away. The global nature of the industry makes it uniquely vulnerable…

Allege situation promotes job racketeering, secret employment Want aviation board inaugurated   For more than four hours, aviation unions shut down the headquarters of the Nigerian Civil Aviation (NCAA) over what the four unions in the aviation industry described as backwardness of new organogram they said does not encourage career progression, redundancy and loss of jobs. Consequently, the unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of…

African airlines saw demand increased 2.1 per cent compared to March 2018 according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest analysis of demand for air passenger travel. According to the group, this was down from a 2.5 per cent rise in February with a 1.1 per cent climb in capacity as load factors strengthening by 0.7 percentage point to 71.4 per cent. The upward traffic trend for Africa has softened since mid-2018 in line with…

  President, SKAL International, Lagos, Mrs Rita Ofure Obidike, has come hard on tourism and travel, saying there is no cause for celebration when the sector is still in infancy and when the nation is serious about having her own national carrier, She stated this at the 60th anniversary of SKAL International, Lagos held during the week in Lagos. SKAL is an association of travel and tourism professionals. It is the only organisation that brings…

An unfortunate reality of checking in luggage on your flight is that it may not always show up at your destination airport when you do. This causes a lot of pain to travellers, writes WOLE SHADARE Stark reality As the baggage carousel slows to a stop, and the last bag comes out, your stomach drops to the floor. A dozen black suitcases have rolled by, but they all had colourful ribbons attached to them announcing…