Aviation

. Carriers petition Minister Stationed aircraft threat to airport Foreign airlines operating into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have raised concern over safety matters at the airport, alleging congestion at the apron of the airport which makes it difficult for arriving aircraft to have a place to park to disembark their passengers. Two of the European carriers who spoke to Woleshadarenews under condition of anonymity stated that they have filed petitions with the Minister of Transportation…

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Monday said that plans were underway by the Federal Government to revisit the national carrier project. The minister made this known while defending the ministry’s budget before the Senate Committee on Aviation in Abuja. He said that the ministry only suspended the project to put adequate measures in place, promising that the project would be delivered soon. He said the project, which was President Muhammadu Buhari’s brainchild…

  West Africa’s biggest carrier, Air Peace on Monday elevated two members of its flight crew to the rank of captain, urging them to sustain the high safety standards the carrier is reputed for. Speaking during the decoration of Mr. Oluwasegun Fatonade and Mr. William Devine as captains at Air Peace Corporate Headquarters in Lagos, the carrier’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema said he was proud that they scaled the tough tests for donning…

Invests $500 million on training, infrastructure Restates belief in Boeing Despite the crash that killed all 157 passengers and crew, Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines said it has strong belief in Boeing, the American manufacturer of the B737 MAX that crashed six minutes after take-off from Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Tewolde GebreMariam disclosed that more than two-thirds of their fleet is Boeing and the second nation in the world (after Japan)…

Premium Customers of British Airways flying from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja will be treated to  kingship reception before departure, courtesy of Strongground  Delivery Services Enterprise (SDS) lounge services which has provided a world class lounge for BA passengers.   SDS Services is a Nigeria registered company that specialises in the provision of world-class hospitality lounge services both within and outside the Nigeria aviation industry.  At a ceremony attended by major stakeholders in aviation sector, the newly…

Crashed pilot didn’t train on B737 MAX simulator-Witnesses Allegation uninformed, irresponsible, misleading-Ethiopian Airlines The hope of knowing exactly why Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 went down six minutes after take-off from the Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa killing all 157 passengers on-board including two Nigerians may not materialise at least for now. Reason: Blames and counter blames are beginning to characterise efforts to get to the root of the accident that occurred on March 10, 2019…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has pushed Nigeria’s aviation profile a notch higher with the delivery of its third Boeing 777 aircraft. The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 777 aircraft on February 23, 2018, making history as the first Nigerian carrier to acquire and register the type of aircraft in the country. The aircraft marked 5N-BVE and named “Ifechukwu” was soon followed with the delivery of a second Boeing 777 marked 5N-BUU…

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has clarified its position on the implementation of its new generation billing settlement system in Nigeria, which it said has become the focus of some attention in the country’s travel and air transport industry. The clearing house for over 290 global airlines has also clarified that New Generation of IATA Settlement Systems (NewGen ISS) is not a program that is specific only to Nigeria.  It represents the modernization of the…

●Airlines, hotels compound pressure with zero commission Except urgent solution is found, Nigeria’s and Africa’s travel agency market would continue to experience downward trend, findings by Woleshadarenews have revealed. This is exacerbated or compounded by poor infrastructure and inadequate tax incentives that can be used to unlock the full potential of the travel industry. Stakeholders comprising travel agents, aviation regulatory body, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), airline operators and service providers, among others, gave this verdict…

  Aircraft makers are increasingly letting computers fly planes. Driverless cars are next. But is reliance on automation dangerously diminishing their skills? When should a computer intervene and what should the interface between man and computer look like? WOLE SHADARE asks On a visit to British Airways massive training facilities six years ago in London facilitated by the Country Commercial Manager of British Airways for Nigeria and West Africa, Kola Olayinka, I got to fly…