No earthquake at MMIA-Minister

No earthquake at MMIA-Minister

Minister of State Aviation, Hadi Sirika has explained that the vibrations experienced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) was not in any way a structural issue at the foremost airport but as a result of the unlatched doors where the coolers which have just been put into use are housed. Minister who flew in from Abuja over allegations that there were massive vibrations that has affected the structural integrity of the airport, described the…

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Woman delivers baby girl onboard Turkish Airlines

Woman delivers baby girl onboard Turkish Airlines

  An uncommon event has occurred on a flight of Turkish Airlines. The global carrier’s Conakry-Ouagadougou flight has experienced a birth within today. The unexpected little guest made happy all passengers of Turkish Airlines’ TK538 Conakry-Ouagadougou flight. According a statement from Turkish Airlines, the cabin crew, who saw a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, 28-week-old pregnant traveler flying with Turkish Airlines’ TK538 Conakry (Guinea)-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) flight, was suffering child-birth pains, promptly responded to her…

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Abuja airport runway repairs 80% complete as VP visits facility

Abuja airport runway repairs 80% complete as VP visits facility

 We need a second runway-FAAN MD Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday inspected the ongoing rehabilitation of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and said the exercise is going according to schedule. The airport was shut down on March 8 to enable repairs on the runway over a scheduled period of six weeks. Osinbajo arrived the presidential air fleet wing of the airport from where he was conducted on a tour of the rehabilitation site by the Managing…

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First AfBAARS|NBAC launches new Nigerian business aviation organisation. 

First AfBAARS|NBAC launches new Nigerian business aviation organisation. 

  The first jointly hosted African Business Aviation Association Regional Symposium and Nigerian Business Aviation Conference highlighted the need for regional stakeholders to collaborate to make real change happen. At the end of the two-day event, held at the Eko Hotel Lagos, 24 and 25 March, Segun Demuren CEO of local organisers EAN Aviation, pledged to form and launch a new Nigerian business aviation organisation within 90 days. Work has already begun on forming the…

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Thirteen airlines fail to remit N14.7bn ticket funds to NCAA

Thirteen airlines fail to remit N14.7bn ticket funds to NCAA

Arik, Aero biggest debtors, extinct IRS, Chanchangi owe N9.8bn     Thirteen airlines owe the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) a total of N14,731,838,064.59 non International Air Transport Association (IATA) five per cent Tickets  Sales Charge (TSC) which domestic carriers reportedly collected for the agency but refused to remit.   Out of this amount, a paltry N301,835,785.88 had been offset by the debtor carriers; a situationthat has put the airlines and NCAA at loggerheads as later threatened…

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How airlines shortchange NCAA-Ojikutu

How airlines shortchange NCAA-Ojikutu

*N600 bn accrued from cargo charges in three years *Sector records N715bn in 2015/2017-NCAA        The National Civil Aviation Regulations requirements for all airlines to remit five per cent of their ticket sales and cargo sales to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) which had led to a spat between airlines and the carriers cannot be changed or suspended overnight, according to former Commandant, Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Grp. Capt. John Ojikutu (rtd)….

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Why Lagos airport is undergoing total refurbishment- Shina-aba

Why Lagos airport is undergoing total refurbishment- Shina-aba

  Victoria Shina-aba is Deputy General Manager (Operations), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). In this interview with WOLE SHADARE after inspection of refurbished facilities at the aerodrome said the authority requires funding to finish major projects, infrastructural renewal at the major airports especially the Lagos airport and the country’s preparation to close open item for the certification of the Lagos and Abuja airports before the end of the year. Excerpt   We have seen…

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NiMet DG pledges continuous support for WMO

NiMet DG pledges continuous support for WMO

The Director-General of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi, has pledged Nigeria’s continuous support for World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) activities and programmes in the region.   The DG/CEO made this assertion during his maiden visit to the WMO Sub – Regional Office in Abuja.   Speaking, Prof. Mashi who is Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to WMO, appreciated the global body for its recognition of NiMet’s contribution to the development of meteorology especially in the…

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Why Nigerian airlines are in dire straits-Capt. Ore

Why Nigerian airlines are in dire straits-Capt. Ore

  Capt. Dele Ore is a notable aircraft training captain and Type Rating Examiner – G II. Capt. He is also director and training coordinator of Aeroconsult/Dele Ore Associates partnership, a graduate of Britain Air University (AST), Perth Scotland, Oxford Air Training School, Mannin University, U.K., and the University of Lagos. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he lamented carriers’ lack of business model, describes NCAA as the weakest link in the country’s aviation industry…

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Airbus Interiors Services unveils new cabin concept, SWISS inks A340 cabin upgrade

Airbus Interiors Services unveils new cabin concept, SWISS inks A340 cabin upgrade

Airbus Interiors Services (AIS) has unveiled a new customizable premium cabin concept for the A380 and A350 called “Day & Night”. Made up of several suites, each one offers up to 4m2 of private space and features two separate areas: a ‘day’ living zone, and a private quiet ‘night’ environment. The day living part comprises a premium seat, a dining and working table and a personal screen. An adjustable partition allows the enclosure to be…

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