Aviation

Cargo up 9.9% The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA), which has released its 2017 World Air Transport Statistics.  They indicate annual airline passenger numbers exceeded four billion for the first time. This information is included in the recently released 62nd Edition of the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS), the yearbook of the airline industry’s performance. Over the same period, airlines connected a record number of destinations in 2017, providing regular services to over 20,000 city…

  A member of aviation industry think tank group, Aviation Round Table (ART) and Chief Executive, Centurion Securities, Group Captain John Ojikutu (rtd), has warned that the threats by unions in the aviation industry to disrupt the activities of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) over their demand that some workers disengaged by the firm must be recalled remained the greatest threats to the country’s aviation sector….

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday said it would deliver the Air Transport Licence (ATL) and the Aircraft Operators Certificate (AOC) to the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, in the next 90 days. The Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Muktar Usman, who disclosed to journalists said the proposed December take-off of the carrier was still feasible. The Airline Transport Licence (ATL) is the highest level of aircraft pilot certificate. Those certified as Airline Transport Pilots…

Want Nigeria to adopt Singapore, Dubai models The only way to rescue Nigeria’s aviation industry is to adopt the Dubai and Singapore aviation models by harnessing aviation as a tool for economic development, experts have said. For instance, Managing Director of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema and former Commandant, Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Group Captain John Ojikutu (Rtd), told Woleshadare.net  at separate fora that the two nations have built their aviation to a level that…

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management   Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Lawan Kuru (ALK) will on Tuesday October 9, 2018 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, address aviation stakeholders as guest speaker at the annual aviation colloquium. The forum is organised annually by NigeriaTravelsMart (NTM) to seek ways of improving professionalism in the aviation sector of the Nigerian economy. The theme for this year’s edition is “Corporate Governance and Airline Industry Development in Nigeria.” ALK who has been…

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa and number 24 in the world, would like to reassure its customers and the general travelling public that the Ethiopian Airspace remains very safe and highly secured even after the illegal strike of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Air Traffic Controllers. Since August 21, when the illegal strike started, Ethiopian Airlines has been working in close coordination with the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority and the volunteer air…

Aircraft grounded over technical problem  CPC seeks re-validation of airline’s position One of Europe’s biggest airlines, Air France has responded to Nigeria’s inquest to cancellation of flight by the carrier that left many of her citizens stranded in Paris and other parts of the world. Air France stated that it made credible efforts to secure visas for passengers who did not have any to facilitate entry into Paris for hotel accommodation. However, it stated that…

  The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has appointed Mr. Basil Agboarumi as the company’s new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). His appointment as substantive MD/CEO was announced in a letter to him having served in an Acting capacity for the past six months.  He holds a National Diploma (OND) in Mass Communication from the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication from the Federal Polytechnic, Oko,…

Airbus has delivered the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) first A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). The aircraft made its first official public appearance on Saturday 1 September 2018 at the RSAF’s 50th anniversary parade. The new-generation A330 MRTT extends the endurance of the RSAF’s fighter aircraft, and ensures the service’s continued capability to provide air-to-air refuelling support. It also provides the RSAF with greater cargo and passenger transport capabilities, and enhances its ability…

Ahead of the arrival of a number of its aircraft that went for maintenance, Medview Airline has started to broaden its marketing base with the opening of sales office at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja In a statement, the airline said the new office will cater for the needs of customers in Ikeja axis and its environs, who cannot make their purchase online or go the airport. According the CEO, Alhaji Muneer Bankole “our philosophy…