Aviation

Agency to review regulation   Nigeria’s apex accident investigation body, the Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AIB) processes and procedure have been adjudged to be in line with global best practices according to former Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) representative, Mr Caj Frostell and Chief Air Safety Investigator, Safety Investigation Authority, Finland, Mr. Ismo Aaltonen  He has been an international auditor (audit / gap analysis) of the aircraft accident…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace on Saturday took delivery of its second Boeing 777 aircraft. In a related development, the airline, which made history as the first Nigerian carrier to acquire and take delivery of a Boeing 777-200 on February 23, 2018, assured that it would soon announce dates for the launch of its long-haul operations to London, Houston, Dubai, Sharjah, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai and Johannesburg. The new aircraft, a 320-seater Boeing 777-300 named “Ojochide”…

Aviation has the potential to make an important contribution to economic growth and development within Africa. WOLE SHADARE writes The potential The resolve by many African carriers to embrace the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) can open and connect markets, facilitating trade and enabling African firms to link into global supply chains. While many air markets between Africa and countries outside of Africa have been liberalised to a significant extent, most intra-African aviation markets…

Dana Air and Mma2 have entered into a partnership to reward passengers with low-cost tickets when they fly Dana Air from the terminal four times consecutively.   The promo which entails passengers to fly four times with Dana Air and get the 5th one at the rate of N5000 will run for one year.   Speaking on the reward program, the CEO of Bi-courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of MMA2, Captain Jari Williams said,…

Air travel is expected to double by 2036; the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the inaugural Global Airport and Passenger Symposium (GAPS) will address the challenge of improving the passengers experience as demand rises. Consequently, IATA stated that the industry will not be able to handle the growth or evolving customer expectations with the current processes, installations and ways of doing business. GAPS brings together experts to share research and learnings and collectively shape…

 The board of the Resort Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Rodger Whittle as its new Group Executive Director. A statement by the spokesman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of the Resort Group and operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Steve Omolale, quoted the board as saying that “Whittle is coming with a rich experience in the aviation industry having been part of the foundation of Nationwide Airlines Limited…

Emirates SkyCargo has listed Nigeria among African countries to receive over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other medical equipment from South Korea since 2015, through Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline and the world’s largest international cargo airline.   This stems from the fact that Emirates SkyCargo offers one of the fastest transport times for cargo.   It transports from Seoul, the capital of South-Korea to over 25 African destinations through…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured all airport users that Nigerian airports under its management are fully ready to play host to air travellers during this Sallah celebrations.  Spokeswoman for the agency, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu stated that as part of its commitment to ensure seamless facilitation of their highly esteemed passengers during the Sallah celebrations and beyond, the VIP Protocol lounges at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and General Aviation Terminal, Lagos,…

  Policy stunts export Nigeria would earn about $20billion annually from the United Kingdom and other countries, if the potential of the perishables cargo were harnessed, experts in the cargo and aviation sectors have said. This was the consensus of Mr. Fortune Idu, the convener of a symposium on agro export air logistics held in Abuja and Mr Mudiaga Okumagba, the chief operating officer Red Star Express, Mr. Idu, who lamented that Nigerian products were…