Aviation

RwandAir will play host to the 49th Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Summit of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) scheduled to take place at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda from 12 – 14 November 2017. This important annual event which was last held in Victoria Falls– Zimbabwe in November 2016, is expected to attract over 500 high profile delegates from the aviation industry in Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia and North America.  Addressing the media…

  Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika has applauded the collaborative effort of aviation agencies that resulted in the issuance of an aerodrome certificate to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).    The Minister, while receiving the certificate from the Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, noted that the issuance of this certificate is a testimony to the strong commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria to safety and…

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has reacted to the protest march against the Federal Government’s proposed concession of Lagos and Abuja airports by some stakeholders in the aviation industry, during which they carried banners, pointedly accusing the company of preparing to take over the airports in collaboration with the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), without following due process.   A statement by the Head, Corporate Communications…

Airbus has inaugurated its A330 Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in Tianjin, China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and strategic partnership with China. At the same time, the first A330 to be delivered from the C&DC was handed over to Tianjin Airlines.   Located at the same site as the Airbus Tianjin A320 Family Final Assembly Line and the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre, the A330 C&DC covers the aircraft completion…

 Delta Air Lines hit an important milestone as it carried the 1-millionth customer to fly on its nonstop service between Nigeria and the United States.   The passenger, Ms Gbemisola Abudu, was met by Bobby Bryan, Delta’s Commercial Director for East and West Africa, as she checked in for her flight from Lagos to Atlanta and was presented with a special celebratory gift to mark the occasion.   “Delta has a lot to celebrate in…

Allege N600 million budget for roadshow overseas Aviation workers today took to the streets to protest the planned concession of the Lagos and Abuja airports that has been sanctioned by the Federal Government. While some unions like the Air Transport Senior Staff Services of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Union of Air Transport Employees(NUATE), rejected the concession, Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) another workers’ union backed the move as they clashed at the airport.  The protest…

  Capacity building in the aviation industry has received a boost as Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) partners the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States of America for a one-week training in accident/incident investigation, for the benefit of the entire West African sub region.   The workshop to be facilitated by the two international organizations, seeks to deepen the knowledge, and sharpen the skills of the participants…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) would continue to ensure that its surveillance system is not compromised to ensure high level aviation security, the agency’s Managing Director, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, has said. Akinkuotu spoke at the just-concluded inaugural International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Aviation Security Symposium (AVSEC) 2017 in Montreal, Canada. The NAMA MD stated that if surveillance system and communication are compromised, it is quite likely that it will impact on safety, adding: “So,…

NCAA, FAAN chiefs seek sustenance The Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos was yesterday certified by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and awarded a certificate to the Federal Airports Authority (NCAA), showing that it has met all the processes of the International Civil Organisation (ICAO). These aerodromes before now, particularly those in Lagos and Abuja had remained uncertified since over 60 years of aviation in Nigeria and 38 years since the Lagos airport was built. This is…