Aviation

AWAS, the Dublin-based leading global aircraft leasing company has announced an order for an additional 15 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 12 A320ceo and three A321ceo aircraft.                                AWAS CEO, Dave Siegel, said, “AWAS is pleased to continue our long-term relationship with Airbus in reaching this deal for the order of 15 A320 CEO Family aircraft which will include a mix of both A321 and A320 aircraft. AWAS is bullish on the A320 and A321 CEO…

 A team of aviation experts have undergone air safety training in Nigeria. The training, put together by Singapore’s Civil Aviation Academy also had 40 participants from 15 African countries.   The Aerodrome course hitherto offered in Singapore Civil Aviation Academy was taken to diaspora for the very first time in its existence. The first offshore location for the course away from Singapore was at the NCAA Conference Facility, Lagos, Nigeria.   In cognizance of importance…

Yakubu Dati The aviation industry is a catalyst for socio-economic development anywhere! It provides the fastest and safest means of transportation of persons and cargo within and between countries thereby promoting commerce and industry, two of the major determinants of the Gross Domestic Product.   Tourism, which today, constitutes the economic mainstay of such countries as UAE and Ethiopian, is given impetus by air transportation. This perhaps, explains the prominence occupied by Emirates and Ethiopian…

The rapid growth in drone use has increased concerns about safety and privacy. Curiously, regulators have been unable to keep pace, writes WOLE SHADARE In the beginning Until recently the domain of the military and a handful of hobbyists, play an increasing role in businesses, including agriculture, engineering and real estate. Still more untested uses are under consideration, such as using drones to deliver packages to customers. Millions of consumers also are buying the machines…

Towards the end of last year, Emirates launched a set of Fly with Me Animal toys, which made their debut on board the Emirates flight as soon as it was launched for use. The set of toys included, Lewis the Lion from Africa, Peek U the Panda from China, Enrico the Monkey from Latin America, and Leila the Camel from the Middle East. It is hoped that four new Fly with Me Animals will be…

           New rescue, recovery service form launch in P/H          First of its kind helicopter rescue in Nigeria Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited has announced a new dedicated helicopter Rescue and Recovery Service (RRS) for Nigeria’s Oil and Gas industry to provide critical life-saving assistance currently not available in the country’s aviation landscape. The new service is expected to launch in August 2016. Bristow’s new RRS service complements the company’s suite of industrial aviation offerings,…

Raphael Kuuchi is the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Vice-President for Africa. He joined IATA from the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) where he was the Director of Commercial. The consummate administrator discusses a myriad of issues bedeviling the continent’s aviation industry, among others, with WOLE SHADARE, at the IATA AGM in Dublin. Excerpts   Accident rate in Africa is said to be the highest. Does this not sound alarming and what is the role of…

Nigeria’s financial crisis, which affected all the three tiers of government –federal, states and local governments has led to the suspension and in some cases abandonment of airport projects embarked upon by states, woleshadare.net has learnt. The nation’s financial woes were triggered by the slump in the price of oil at the international markets, where Nigeria earns about 70 per cent of her revenues and 80 per cent of her foreign exchange earnings. Oil that earlier…

  *Blackbox, crucial to investigation-Plane maker *The European Space Agency satellite detected equipment Wole Shadare The cockpit voice recorder from the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month has been found in the Mediterranean, Egyptian investigators say. The “black box” was damaged and had to be pulled out in several stages but its memory unit was intact, they said. A search vessel with an underwater robot has been scouring the crash site and has sent back…

 *Policy may solve high fare regime  Some international airlines operating to Nigeria said they welcomed announcement of a full float of the Naira, which will make the foreign exchange rate to be now determined by market forces. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele averred that the 41 items banned last year from access to forex remained banned. Although the apex bank said it will intervene “as the need arises”. According to him, “We’re talking…