Aviation

  *Backs closure, knocks NCAA, FAAN     Nigerian aviation industry pressure group, Aviation Round Table (ART) has taken a holistic assessment of the decision  to shut down the Abuja aerodrome and came with a verdict that the airport needs to closed to carry out comprehensive work.   The group faulted calls that the airport should not be shut but managed to allow smaller aircraft to land. It said that out of the 3.6km runway…

Chief Financial Officers of many airlines across the globe have reported that profitability was unchanged in fourth quarter of 2016 compared to that in the same period of 2015. This is the result of international Air Transport Association (IATA) quarterly business confidence survey in early January 2017. Industry heads were slightly more optimistic about the outlook for profits over the coming 12 months than they were in October’s survey. But set against a more difficult…

FG may allow regional flights for MMA2 There are indications that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would begin to plan diversion of flights to Lagos as foreign airlines have maintained that they would rather fly to Lagos than operate to Kaduna Airport following plans to shut the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for a total rehabilitation of the airport’s runway. If the airlines make good their plans to come to Lagos rather than…

unveils Newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has promised that under his watch, the agency would strive to keep pace with dynamics of the industry by aggressively improving technology and building a robust staff capacity that would effectively man the sophisticated infrastructure of the agency.   He made the disclosure in his first official interface with management staff of the agency on Monday at the agency headquarters…

*Want NCAA DG sacked for alleged incompetence           Aviation professionals under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have thrown their weight behind the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for the six-week repair period.   ANAP Secretary General, Adulrazak Saidu who made the position known to journalists at the group’s Secretariat in Lagos said that the association is in total support of closure of Abuja Airport and use…

A new Chairman has been appointed by the Board of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance).  He is Usman Arabi Bello. Bello effectively takes over from the Vice Chairman, Dennis Hasdenteufel who had been acting in that position since October last year. In a statement by the Company, Bello emerged Chairman of the foremost Aviation handling Company after a meeting of the board which held on January 12, 2016. The statement pointed out…

Turkish Airlines had denied that its aircraft was involved in an accident.   Earlier today, a cargo flight with TC-MCL registration number, operated by ACT Airlines, departed from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Bishkek Manas International Airport (FRU) had an accident near Bishkek at around 01:40 UTC. It was stated in a released by the Turkish Airlines that neither the aircraft nor the crew are members of Turkish Airlines. The management of the airline…

Golden Tulip Hotel, Apapa has reacted to reports that it ejected stranded Turkish Airline passengers out of the hotel, saying the hotel, rather than eject them, ‘took great care of them during the time of their say in the hotel.” A statement signed by the Rooms Division Manager of Golden Tulip, Mr. Paul Okojie, said the hotel did not eject its Turkish Airlines’ passengers  and had no reason to do so for “one of its…