Aviation

In celebration of the Customer Service week 2018, the SERVICOM department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, embarked on a road walk to appreciate its numerous customers across airports. The road walk was help simultaneously at all airports managed by FAAN. The train of SERVICOM officers at the Lagos airport clad in SERVICOM T-shirts and caps moved from the FAAN headquarters to the FAAN Human Resources building, the Medical center to the General Aviation…

Orders additional 24 A320neo and three A321neo  Lufthansa Group has converted 27 A320neo Family options into firm orders. Following a decision by the company’s supervisory board, the Group signed for an additional 24 Airbus A320neo and three A321neo aircraft. Ten of the aircraft will be deployed with Lufthansa Group’s Swiss International Air Lines. Part of the order will be powered by PW engines and the other by CFM Leap 1A, so both engine types are…

Airlines to save N30B annually on local production   The production of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 locally would help to regularise supply and eliminate scarcity according to the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Capt. Fola Akinkuotu.   Akinkuotu also charged charged the oil and gas sector in Nigeria to consider critically the production of the commodity in the country in line with the Nigerian Content Development initiative of the…

  Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline is giving away 250 free tickets on October 1, 2018 to celebrate Nigeria’s 58th Independence anniversary. Customers flying Arik Air on Monday, October 1 have the opportunity of winning complimentary tickets on board as five one-way economy class tickets will be raffled on each and every flight of the day. In the course of the day’s flights, the crew will conduct a raffle using the seat numbers to draw five…

*Air Peace loses N1B on W/Coast in six months Chairman of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema said the suspension of national carrier by the Federal Government was a huge challenge to domestic carriers or the country’s flag carriers to step up to the plate to offer Nigerians quality services. This is coming as the carrier disclosed that his airline lost over N1 billion in six months on West Coast operations because of huddles put on…

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, SAHCOL, Dr. Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi (MON) has been honoured with the ‘NUATE Philanthropic Award’, by the Nigerian Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE. The award was presented to him at the Union Quadrennial National Delegates Conference and Awards Ceremony, held at the Grand Hotel Convention Centre and Resort, Asaba, Delta State, in the presence of eminent Nigerians, Labour and Chief Executive…

Nigeria’s aviation sector recorded 16, 880 scheduled flight delays through the domestic airlines between January and June this year according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).  This is coming as 2,443 flight delays through the international airline operations in the country within the same period.  This is just as five airlines, many flight crews and aircraft engineers were sanctioned for violating safety regulations.  The data was released at a stakeholders forum organized by the Nigerian…

Aircraft ready for delivery to first operator TAP Air Portugal soon The A330-900 has received its Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. The Type Certificate was signed by EASA’s Certification Director, Trevor Woods, and handed over by EASA’s Head of Large Aeroplanes Certification, Ludovic Aron, to Airbus’ Head of Engineering for Commercial Aircraft, Jean-Brice Dumont. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification is expected to…

The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative of Africa Union, is the much awaited stimulus for air transport growth in Africa and ultimately socioeconomic growth of Africa, according to a former Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun. The expert said this in a paper presented to New Telegraph at a function in Lagos. He said travel between African countries over the years has proven to be…

Tony Chukwunyem with agency report The Federal Government will offer 10 companies, including Nicon Insurance Ltd. and Skyway Aviation Handling Co for sale to selected investors and the public in the fourth quarter to raise N289 billion ($797 million) toward funding the 2018 budget, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said. Bloomberg reported BPE Director, Joe Anichebe, as saying that preparations are in the final stages to begin the sale of the companies in…