Aviation

AirlineRatings.com has named its best airlines of 2017, with Air New Zealand, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and Etihad all placing high on the leaderboard. Also among the best rated carriers are British Airways, Lufthansa, Air Nippon, Lufthansa, Eva, Virgin Atlantic/Virgin Australia.   This was the outcome of rating conducted by AirlineRatings.com, the world’s foremost safety and product rating website. Air New Zealand came first as its 2017 Airline of the Year for the fourth consecutive year….

*Sets to announce bidders for airport concession, national carrier in two week The Federal Government has indicated its desire to raise passenger traffic from the current 15 million recorded annually to 60 million  with the provision of world class infrastructure at many of the nation’s international airports. This is coming as winners of the bid for airport concession are expected to be announced in a fortnight.  Government would also announce modalities for setting up a…

Proliferation of aerodromes across the country has been attributed to the dearth of air traffic controllers in the nation’s aviation industry. Nigeria currently has over 25 airports and continuous building of airports by state governors would continue to overstretch the few air traffic controllers, as most of the facilities are handed to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), despite the low traffic they record. Director of Administration,…

*Needs N5 billion to relocate control tower, fire station *Sirika alarmed over 88 GMs in aviation, more to go *Aviation security to be armed               The Federal Government is in a dilemma over what to do with new Abuja airport terminal following report that the terminal which is expected to be commissioned early next year was wrong sited because of blockage of the control tower and the fire service station….

 A Lagos-based lawyer, Ms. Anuoluwapo Olopade, has won the first free return air ticket in the ongoing scratch and win promo of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2)  mobile application for travellers introduced to the public a few days ago. Ms. Olopade, who said she regularly travels with Dana Air through MMA2, won the free ticket using the terminal’s Instagram platform.   To participate, a traveller needs to click on the Gift Box Icon…

  As Dana Air marks the 8th anniversary of its commercial flight operations, the airline has reaffirmed its commitment to providing safe, reliable and customer–centric air transport services to its teeming guests. The airline has also flown over 4 million passengers in the last 8 years of its operations. According to the Accountable Manager of the airline Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo, in spite of the visible operational challenges in the industry, the airline has remained strong….

The United States and European aerospace giants are vying for a coveted spot in the fleet of Singapore Airlines. By the end of the year, the airline is expected to back one of the company’s designs, according to three people familiar with the campaign. There’s a “pretty fierce campaign for this” order from Singapore, said one of the people. At the moment, Boeing and Airbus planes exist largely as PowerPoint presentations that are being evaluated by engineers…

Despite the economic depression, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) said it is still firmly in control of market share in the aviation ground handling business. The Managing Director of NAHCO and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCO, Norbert Bielderman while briefing the media today said the firm has 80 per cent of domestic airlines in its fold and 90 per cent of international market comprising big international carriers. He said the two carriers that are…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday further adjourned till December 2, the trial of the former Managing Director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam and six others charged for allegedly stealing N6.8m belonging to the agency. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on April 7 arraigned the former NAMA boss alongside one Agbolade Segun, Clara Aliche, and before Justice Babs Kuewumi.  Also arraigned for the alleged fraud…