Aviation

May slam carrier, summons officials   The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has accused Ethiopian of fleecing Nigerian travellers with what it termed illegal and authorised charges and taxes. The agency has ordered the carrier to stop the action or face penalty. This was the outcome of meeting between the regulatory body and the carrier. WoleshadareNews learnt that the charges have been on for many years undetected as they are clandestinely billed into their fares….

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Medview Airline today operated its scheduled flight to London Gatwick, few days after the carrier was reportedly restricted. The airline said in a statement yesterday that Boeing 747 aircraft jetted out of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja with about 240 passengers  on schedule at exactly 1.30pm.  The Airline Chief Operating Officer/ Accountable Manager, Engineer Lookman Animashaun told journalists, “you have seen for yourself that our Lagos-London operation is not in…

  Why we are restricted, by airline  Leases  B777 plane, faces fresh audit Air safety our mandate-EU       The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is in a fix over the restriction of Medview Airlines operations to Europe.The Aviation regulatory body is said to be studying report as to know why Nigeria’s flag carrier was barred by the European Commission.   Spokesman for NCAA, Sam Adurogboye told woleshadare.net that the agency was still studying…

World’s oldest airline still operating under its original name, KLM Royal Dutch Airline is introducing journey of inspirations with five Nigerian celebrities with the aim of highlighting some destinations in Europe and the United States. The five Nigerian celebrities that would embark on these journeys are Adekunle Gold (Manchester), Kate Henshaw (Rome), Rahama Sadau (Berlin), AY (London) and Kunle Afolayan (New York). The carrier stated that it is introducing journeys of inspirations to its esteemed…

The Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company plc (nahco aviance), Mr. Norbert Bielderman, has submitted to the Company the notice of his resignation. Bielderman, who gave three months’ notice, would formally disengage from the Company on August 31, 2017. A statement from the Company noted that Bielderman joined nahco aviance in May, 2010. He was appointed Executive Director, Operations on December 6, 2013. Bielderman was named Acting MD/CEO in October 2014. His appointment…

UK request airline jettison plane The European Commission has barred Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Medview from operating into European airspace for safety reasons. Several  other airlines were also barred. A total of 181 airlines were barred from flying into Europe. 174 airlines were barred due to safety oversight by aviation authorities in their home countries. All carriers from Mozambique and Republic of Benin have been removed from the list of airlines banned. Medview was one…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the clearing house for over 280 global airlines disclosed that terrorist attacks in Western Europe in late-2015 and early-2016 reduced European airlines’ international passenger traffic by an estimated 1.6% in the following year compared to what would otherwise have happened. It estimated that this reduced European airlines’ 2016 revenues by around $2.5b, adding that by contrast to previous major shock events such as after 9/11, the impact has been…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has restated its commitment accelerating the digitalisation of Aeronautical Information Service in view of the centrality of data automation to the overall safety of civil aviation.  Managing Director of the Agency, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu who made these remarks on the occasion of the World AIS Day which held at the agency’s headquarters in Lagos maintained that in view of critical deliverables of the Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) project such as…

To celebrate 20 years of connecting people and cultures, Star Alliance and its 28 member carriers today announced the launch of a worldwide competition whereby customers can share their favourite cultural experiences with other travellers for a chance to win a million frequent flyer miles from their selected Star Alliance Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP). All 21 Star Alliance FFPs are participating in the competition, which starts on May 14th and ends on July 31st, 2017….

An under-supply in the air ambulance sector has contributed to slow market of this life-saving service, WOLE SHADARE writes Nigeria requires more air ambulances to save lives. Air ambulance service, though popular in Europe, America and South Africa is still largely unknown in the Nigerian environment. The role of an ambulance is a really essential tool for medical professionals and it is getting the right patient the right medical facilities within the right time-frame. When patients…