Aviation

An official news agency says China has unveiled the world’s largest amphibious aircraft that Beijing plans to use for marine missions and fighting forest fires. The Xinhua News Agency said the AG600 rolled off a production line in Zhuhai in southern China on Saturday. It measures 37 meters (121 feet) in length with a wingspan of 39 meters (128 feet). The report cites Chinese state aircraft maker, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, as saying…

To reduce the hardship to travellers occasioned by the scarcity of aviation fuel, the Federal Government is already engaging stakeholders involved with the procurement and distribution of aviation fuel to ensure availability in earnest. This is coming as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on all passengers who are experiencing the attendant flight delays and cancellations arising from the scarcity of Aviation fuel to exercise restraint. For two weeks now, passengers had been…

Emirates has launched the world’s first interactive amenity kit in Economy Class providing a more comfortable travel experience. The stylish new amenity kits utilize augmented reality (AR) technology to unlock immersive content on mobile devices. The kit bags come in six designs inspired by six regions in Emirates’ global network – Australasia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Far East. The designs incorporate the colours and patterns of each of these regions and…

Touts are having a field day at most of the nation’s airports especially at the Lagos, Port-Harcourt and Abuja airports, as they are capitalising on the hike in fares on domestic routes to perpetrate their acts. Although, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has declared their activities as unlawful, but curiously, they have continued to thrive, as they have become a ring or power syndicate.   The touts hang around the old domestic airport…

*Backs sector restructuring Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has come under criticisms for the manner he has handled the country’s aviation sector. National secretary of Nigeria Aviation Professionals Association (NAPA), Abdulrasaq Saidu made the disclosure while calling for restructuring of various aviation agencies in the country for effective administration. Saidu noted that the aviation was drifting alleging that the Ministry seemed to have no clue as to how to give policy direction to a…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun the training of personnel on Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) which the agency plans to commence. Various categories of personnel are set to be trained in order to build adequate capacity needed for its deployment. Already, the first batch of six personnel have proceeded to Frankfurt, Germany for a three-week Train-the-Trainer Course on Map/Chart/e-AIP Publication spanning from July 18th to August 5th. The next batch of 12 trainees…

The Managing Director/CEO, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has bagged the Balafon 2016 Aviation Personality of the year award at the just concluded 2ND WEIZO Travel and Tourism conference and exhibition in Accra, Ghana. Presenting the award, the organiser of WEIZO, Mr. Ikechi Uko commended Alhaji Bankole for his effort so far to reduce the pains of Nigerian travellers, who had been at the mercy of foreign airlines. Uko said Medview Airline strong presence in the aviation…

Aviation fuel marketers have assured that the lingering JET A1 scarcity would be a thing of the past before the end of the week. An oil marketer who spoke to WoleshadareNews under a condition of anonymity said that they were already  expecting delivery of additional stock. Aviation fuel scarcity that almost crippled the industry continued yesterday, as Arik Air, Dana Airline and Medview said they are grappling with flight schedule disruptions due to the severe…

*Records Zero percent in aircraft damages For excellence in the face of very challenging business environment, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahco aviance) has won award in faraway United Kingdom. The event was the Global Risk Awards 2016 which held at the London Hilton, Park Lane. The Awards covers 13 categories in 40 countries; and is one of the most coveted risk management awards in the world.  It was at this event, where global players were…