Aviation

Despite the withdrawal of foreign airlines and cut down of their frequencies, Africa’s most successful airline said it would continue to service the different destinations it operates to in Nigeria.   The carrier currently operates services to Lagos, Abuja, Enugu and Kano from its hub, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.   Just last week, Emirates, one of the biggest foreign airlines operating in Nigeria, stopped flight operations to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with effect from…

*NAMA engineers restore system after one week *Nigeria loses revenue over epileptic radar system at airports   For one week, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja functioned without radar as thunderstorm and lightening that occurred on October 15, 2016 at about 9.30pm had kept the system down until the equipment was fixed today.   The director  of  engineering Engr.. Farouk A. U was  on ground with the team all through to encourage  and motivate the…

 *Lament radar frequent failures *Nation loses revenue over equipment failure   Air traffic controllers under the aegis of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) have called on the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency on what it described as the epileptic working condition of communication facilities in the Nigerian airspace.   In a communique issued at the end of its 45th Annual General Meeting held in Jos, Plateau State and signed…

Executives from Southern African airlines has called for single sky for Africa which it said would see a combination of more flights and bigger aircraft operating in the continent’s skies. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer of ,Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), Chris Zweigenthal at the industry body’s annual general assembly, which is currently underway at Swakopmund, Namibia where governments, regulatory authorities and industry partners are meeting to discuss the ramifications of a…

Turkish Airlines continues to “Widen Your World” with the addition of Zanzibar (Tanzania) as its 293rd destination.   Already a globally recognized brand, Turkish Airlines again strengthens its presence in Africa and will have a presence at 50 destinations in 31 African countries, making it one of the leading carriers to the continent.   Zanzibar, the most prominent tourism destination of Tanzania,will be the 3rd gateway of Turkish Airlines in the country, with existing services toDar es…

Aircraft giant, Airbus has opened an operational office in Nigeria. This move signpost  confidence in the governments agenda for the aviation industry in Nigeria. This also shows that the vision of the Buhari Administration for the Aviation sector has continued to attract global industry players into the country with the desire to be part of the expected reforms and developments, the latest being the delegation from industry giant, the Airbus Group of France. Leading the…

Members of the newly registered aviation union, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have vowed to resist any attempt by the government to concession four of the viable airports in the country. ANAP which spoke through its Secretary General, Abdulrasaq Saidu faulted the previous concession arrangements done in the aviation sector, stressing that a large chunk of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) revenue has been concessioned out illegally. The aviation union therefore, challenged the…

The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA) has hailed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decision to grant a concession to foreign airlines on access to foreign exchange. The statement jointly signed by President of the association, Mr Bankole Bernard and Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olumuyiwa Salami Adebayo paid particular tribute to the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Hadi  Sirika for giving attention to the persist advocacy of the association to the effect that…

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Saleh Dunoma has been elected President, Africa region of the Airports Council International(ACI). The election took place during the 25th ACI-Africa annual assembly, regional conference and exhibition from 17 – 23 October holding in Moputo, Mozambique. By this election,  Saleh Dunoma has made history as the first Nigerian to preside over the body made up of 62 members, operating 250 airports in 47 countries…