Aviation

*Action to reduce cost of governance *Experts welcome move     Wole Shadare The Federal Government has put two of its ten airplanes, a Falcon 7X and Hawker Sidley 4000 for sale. The government has informed interested buyers of the luxury aircraft to inspect the Falcon 7X aircraft at the Presidential Air Fleet’s Hangar located at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while the Hawker 4000 aircraft can be inspected at Cessna Zurich Citation Service Centre,…

Nigeria was unanimously voted for by 152 member state of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to secure Council seat in the Part II category at the on-going 39th Assembly of the world aviation regulatory body. This means that Nigeria will be a member of the Council for the next three years before another election. Expressing his happiness on the elation, the Minister of State (Aviation) Hadi Sirika said, “I feel great, I feel that…

Nigerian passengers including those from Accra, Dakar, Johannesburg on America’s flag carrier airline, Delta are now to enjoy Wi-Fi on their flights to Atlanta as the carrier has completed the roll-out of Wi-Fi on its international fleet, enabling all customers flying on its nonstop services from Africa to Atlanta and New York-JFK to stay connected at 30,000 feet.   The final Boeing 777 – one of a number serving South Africa – has now been equipped…

The present travails of the Nigeria Aviation industry, particularly the airlines are not about scarcity of fuel and the lack of foreign exchange, aviation security consultant, Group Capt. John Ojikutu (rtd) has said. The expert stated this in a paper he sent to Woleshadare.net in Lagos. He attributed airlines’ travail to what he described as lack of good management structure, single ownership and poor financial management of local and foreign earnings, the recurring debts portfolios…

 …Say 70% delays caused by poor landing utilities Airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have called for upgrade of the country’s airport landing aids and navigational equipment in line with global standards. Besides, the operators said that 70 per cent of delays and cancelations are due to poor landing aids. In a paper he made available to Woleshadare.net, chairman of AON, Capt. Noggie Meggison, who spoke on behalf of the…

The aviation industry in Nigeria, like many other sectors, is going through crises. WOLE SHADARE looks at events that shaped the sector in the third quarter of 2016.   The aviation sector in the last quarter was one that was characterised by crises. The segment has never seen the type of troubles it witnessed in the last quarter than any other period. At a point, it was as if the aviation sector in Nigeria had…

Nigerian flag varrier airline, Medview Airline said it has completed the airlift of Pilgrims for the 2016 Hajj back to Nigeria, the first to carry out the NAHCON assignment at a record time. The carrier is among the three carriers contracted by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the 2016 Hajj operations. The airline last two flights for the NAHCON assignment arrived Port Harcourt International airport  and Kaduna International airport respectively on Monday….

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has re-accredited AirMed International critical care transport operations through July 2019.   With global reach, AirMed International is one of the leading air medical transport companies in the world, having performed more than 20,000 missions in all 50 states and over 150 countries on six continents.   AirMed offers unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation on a worldwide basis and has some of the most experienced…

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has announced its partnership with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group on the forthcoming Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#22), scheduled to hold from 10th to 12th October, 2016, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.   In line with this year’s theme, the Nigerian Economic Summit 22, will provide the platform to facilitate stakeholders’ discussions / agreements on practical issues, opportunities, policies and regulations needed to make ‘’Made in Nigeria’’ a success in the country.  It will also…

The estimated total earnings in foreign exchange that accrued to the aviation industry were $1.132 billion according to statistics of passenger traffic for 2014/2015. The figure shows that within that period 2.5 million litres/ day of fuel was sold to foreign airlines at $0.60 per litre, which amounted to $400, million. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Passenger Service Charge (PSC) of $50 per passenger on about 3.5 million outbound International Passengers (2014/2015 FAAN…