Aviation

Wife of former Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mazi Nnamdi Udoh has passed away. Elder Mrs. Nnenna Udoh died peacefully on the early morning of  Monday 17 April, 2017 .    She was educated at Ututu Girls secondary School, Arochukwu- where she served as the Senior Prefect, Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri and University of Nigeria Nsukka and majored as a specialist in Child Education.   Until her death, she was…

  *Seeks N200B debts payment owed Bi-Courtney Chairman Resort Group, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) stated that the over N300 billion given to airlines to revive their operations some years back was wrongly applied, adding that the nation’s aviation sector would have developed better than what it is now had government the funds judiciously. Babalakin while addressing the media on the occasion to mark the tenth year anniversary of Nigeria’s best airport terminal, the Murtala Muhammed…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned all irate and belligerent passengers carrying out attacks on airline officials to desist forthwith or face criminal charges. A statement by the spokesman for NCAA, Sam Adurogboye said this warning became necessary due to preponderance of reports from some of the nation’s airports detailing brutal attacks on officials of airlines. He noted that these attacks are embarrassing and discourteous to such affected officials. Airline workers had come…

  Aircraft giant, Airbus said it has booked orders for 25 jetliners from its A320, A330 and A350 XWB families during April, while the month’s 46 deliveries involved aircraft in the same three product lines.   Leading the new business were bookings for a total of 14 A320-series single-aisle aircraft, composed of three A320ceo and two A320neo versions for China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited, four A319ceo aircraft for an undisclosed customer, three A320ceo jetliners for…

All equipment on Cat 2-Farouk   The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has faulted report in a national newspaper that its navigational facilities are unserviceable, describing the allegation as “grossly unsubstantiated”.   NAMA has recently hinted that it would purchase landing aids in nine airports to provide back-up for most of its equipment just as navigational aids in over 11 airports were successfully calibrated prior to the resumption of flights services at the Abuja airport….

First Chinese-made passenger jet makes flying debut The first large Chinese-made passenger jetliner completed its maiden test flight on Friday, a milestone in China’s long-term goal to break into the Western-dominated aircraft market. The take-off of the C919 brought cheers and applause from hundreds of invited guests at Shanghai Pudong International Airport and was broadcast live on Chinese state television. The jet soon became invisible on a windy and polluted day in Shanghai, which was…

Activities marking the 10th Anniversary of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) start on Sunday with a thanksgiving service at Archbishop Vining Memorial Church, Ikeja, Lagos, at 10am. MMA2, operated under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concession agreement between the Federal Government and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of The Resort Group, is the first successful privately-funded Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT) airport terminal in Nigeria. It was inaugurated in 2007 by…

 Wole Shadare Without attempting to sound hyperactive, three aircraft incidents in one week are enough to raise concern on air travel safety and attendant danger in Nigeria. Two weeks, precisely April 18, smoke reportedly engulfed Aero Contractors’ flight NG316 from Port Harcourt airport to Lagos, unexpectedly, causing panic among the passengers. The smoke engulfed the cabin some 20 minutes after take-off and continued until it touched down in Lagos. The Bombardier Q300 Dash 8 had…

Global Air Freight Demand Increases 14% in March The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2017 demand growth results for global air freight markets showing a 14 per cent expansion measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year.    Meanwhile, African carriers’ posted the largest year-on-year increase in demand of all regions in March 2017 with freight volumes growing 33.5 per cent. Capacity increased by 6.3 per cent over the…

Lack of capacity by Nigerian insurance firms to provide cover for airlines and alleged multiple taxation are threatening the operations of many carriers in the country. Chairman, Air Peace Airlines, Mr. Allen Onyema, raised this alarm in a chat in Lagos. Besides, he said that all the insurance firms in the country do not have the capacity it takes to insure a single airline, explaining that this formed the decision of operators to be insured outside…