Aviation

Culled from Associated Press India’s government on Wednesday approved a new civil aviation policy aimed at increasing regional connectivity, boosting cargo operations and making it easier  and possibly cheaper  for passengers to fly. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the policy will help India become the world’s third-largest civil aviation market by 2022, behind the U.S. and China. Raju tweeted after the Cabinet’s approval that it would be “a game-changer for the (aviation) sector.”…

*Country owes $600M in fares   Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it is closely monitoring its flights to Nigeria as the aviation industry awaits payment of about $600 million in outstanding air fares in the country, which is struggling to cope with depleted U.S. currency reserves. The managing director for sub-Saharan Africa of the German carrier, Claus Becker, said it has made “minor adjustments” to winter flights to Africa’s biggest economy, ,  said in an…

Great news for the Kenyan travel industry: Commencing on September 1st, 2016 Lufthansa German Airlines will serve the Kenyan capital exclusively with wide body aircraft, offering passengers four weekly flights with the latest Lufthansa long haul product and dramatically increasing the available capacity on the popular Frankfurt – Nairobi route.   “Following a successful introduction to the market last October, we are thrilled to offer our customers in Nairobi and those travelling to Kenya ,…

OUR ERROR Female director in FAAN not redeployed Contrary to report published by woleshadare.net that a female director in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was among those redeployed by the Federal Government in its restructuring exercise, it has been discovered that the said female director (name withheld) was not affected by the exercise. It was erroneously reported that the director was redeployed to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, but investigation shows that…

Med-View Airline at the weekend took delivery of its Boeing 737-500 aircraft after undergoing a comprehensive check in far away Estonia. The airplane was immediately deployed for its Accra operations on Sunday. The Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer of Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole received the aircraft on arrival at the Murtala Mohammed Airport two (MMA2) in Lagos alongside other top management staff of the airline. The interior part of the aircraft was branded with…

Emirates is amplifying its inflight entertainment offering, adding a second dedicated sports channel to its ice TV Live onboard – now available on over 90 of its Boeing 777 aircraft. Busy globe trotters and travelling sports fans can now enjoy more live sporting action than ever before. Sports 24 Extra, the second dedicated sports channel, will complement the existing Sports 24 channel to offer double the live sports coverage on ice Digital Widescreen- Emirates’ award…

*NAMA may get a new MD next week *Sack looms The Federal Government may have begun the restructuring of some of the aviation agencies as no less than ten General Managers in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were demoted to what the Ministry of Transportation said is their appropriate grade levels. Some of the General Managers are said not to have the requisite qualifications to man some of the sensitive positions they held,…

As part of efforts towards supporting youths and teens in their entrepreneurial drive, Dana Air has called on youth to avail themselves of the opportunities that the Annual Teens Empowerment conference is offering. The annual conference comprises of sessions on leadership, entrepreneurship, Career Discovery, and personal development and Dana Air is the official airline sponsor for the event scheduled for 23-24 of June, at Baze University, Abuja. According to Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Mr Obi…