Aviation

Since 1998, it has been more of rhetoric than actualisation of yet-to-be-completed Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) automation. WOLE SHADARE writes that the project may end up as another white elephant project Time factor Today, we live in a world in constant motion where time and information are becoming more precious. No one wants to lose a minute at doing nothing. It is by integrating this reality that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is developing daily, the…

Medview Airline has said it is not aware of any law suit by passengers over cancellation of a flight on August 13, 2017. This is coming on heel of reports in the press that some passengers have gone to court over the said flight. In a statement, the airline said it is yet to be served any court papers from any quarters, adding:”we have not received any pre-litigation letters as the practice, much less of…

In a bid to clear air path and ensure safety of aircraft in operation, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in conjunction with Lagos State Government have concluded plans to demolish high rise buildings, masts and other structures that pose danger to air safety.  Spokesman for NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye in a statement stated that in the face of real and obvious threat to safe flight operations, NCAA and the Lagos State Government  have elected…

To hand over tank farms, oil firms, filling stations, prime estates in Lagos, Abuja others Failed to settle N20b debt The battle by former Minister of Aviation, Stella Odua to save one of her businesses may have been lost at least for now as Hon. Justice M.S. Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos Division has granted an injunction against Sea Petroleum Oil & Gas Limited, whose chief promoter is former Minister of Aviation, Senator…

The SpaceDataHighway system – the world’s first ‘optical fibre in the sky’ based on cutting-edge laser technology – has achieved 10,000 successful laser connections.    The reliability rate has reached 99.8 percent, and during the first one and a half years of routine operations these successful connections have downloaded more than 500 terabytes of data.   The system’s satellites are designed to lock on to low-orbiting satellites via laser and collect their data as they travel in low Earth orbit…

Medview Airline has apologised  to passengers  over inconveniences suffered following the disruption of its flight schedule on Thursday and early Friday. In a statement by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Michael Ajigbotosho,the airline said the disruption was as a result of a snag in the operating aircraft. “We sincerely wish to offer our apology to passengers  who were billed to fly with us on the Lagos-Abuja, Abuja-Yola, Abuja – Maiduguri routes for our inability to take…

    Encourage over-packers to donate Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has unveiled its “Giant Suitcase” initiative for the Holy Month of Ramadan. With more than 75 per cent of travellers admitting to over-packing clothes for their holidays, this programme will provide them with the opportunity to do-good through a simple donation programme. Etihad has placed a Giant Suitcase in their terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport, encouraging travellers to donate just…

Air Peace has moved to  check the growing trend of attacks and violence by air travellers in the country, blacklisting a passenger who flew into a rage and destroyed its check-in system at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Tuesday. The blacklisted passenger, it was gathered, destroyed the airline’s computer during the check-in formalities of its Lagos-Abuja flight on Tuesday. He reportedly claimed that the check-in process was too slow. In a letter…

One of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air, has introduced has introduced another customer-centric initiative designed to gift its guests with some ‘cash back’’ on every booking. The initiative requires the airline’s guests to get a ”Thank U’’ card at its Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 sales outlet , pay for their booking using the card, to get a good discount on every booking which can also be used to shop at any partner outlets. According to…

●Jet A1 price highest in Nigeria, other oil producing nations Lack of constant supply of aviation fuel, otherwise known as Jet A1, has been identified as the major cause of cost of the commodity in Nigeria, where Jet A1 Nigeria is ranked amongst countries with the highest price cost. In Nigeria, despite the stability in the lifting of aviation fuel across the country and the deregulation of the commodity, JET A1 has hit an all-time high of…