Aviation

The Board of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has confirmed the appointment of  Rizwan Kadri as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (COO), with effect from 1st April, 2016. Rizwan Kadri joined SAHCOL in December, 2015 as Chief Operating Officer (COO), but was later appointed as Acting Managing Director in January, 2016, after the former Managing Director, Oluropo Owolabi was moved to the Board. The firm, in a statement said the performance of Kadri since…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the clearing house for global airlines has released a study projecting a one million job and EUR245 billion boost to European prosperity in 2035 from airspace modernisation. The group stated that Europe is well-served by air connectivity, which today supports 11.7 million European jobs and $860 billion of European GDP. But it is inefficient. Average flights are nearly 50 kilometers longer than they need to be in terms of distance…

Emirates has announced several management changes in its commercial operations team to strengthen its market position in Africa, the Middle East and North and South America. The commercial team changes are a further testament to Emirates’ strategic direction to keep its competitive edge in these regions. fea Orhan Abbas has been appointed Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Africa, and will lead growth efforts across the continent and will report directly to Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President and…

       The sharp drop of revenue flow to airlines globally in the face of discontinued state funding, sustained de-regulation, privatisation and intense completion in the last two decades have seriously affected carriers. The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Mukhtar Usman made the disclosure at the weekend in a paper he delivered with theme, ” The act of promoting a sustainable air transport economy while maintaining high level aviation safety standards”, at…

Culled from New Telegraph How old is too old? That is the question on the lips of travellers and stakeholders regarding the age of aircraft in operations. Opinions are divided on whether their operations constitute danger to air safety, writes Aviation Editor, WOLE SHADARE, Each time there is a plane crash, what readily comes to mind is the issue of how old the ill-fated plane is. This has dominated discourse in Nigeria’s aviation industry for…

Recent figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) attest to the fact that Nigeria has grown appreciably in recent years, from 13,891,677 passengers in 2010 to 15,899,958 passengers lifted in 2015, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said. The General Manager, FAAN, Yakubu Dati said this growth is outcome of deliberate strategic transformation by the government in the sector and indeed, a key performance indicator that the reforms are yielding positive…

Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC, (nahco aviance), has announced the appointment of Mrs. Folashade Ode as Executive Director, Corporate, Legal Services and Company Secretary. The appointment was announced just as the retirement of Mr. Bolaji Balogun and Arc Usman Arabi Bello from the board of the Company took effect. Ode, whose appointment takes immediate effect, would execute her new office with the former role of Company Secretary. The new ED is a graduate of Lagos…

The Ministry of Labour and Productivity has intervened in the picketing and warning strike of Bristow Helicopters by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) over wage disparity. The intervention of the ministry however led to the suspension of the warning strike by the union. NAAPE had originally planned to picket the company for three days beginning from Tuesday to Friday. Also, the ministry has called the two parties to a meeting today…

*Firm ready for regional operations Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2) said it obtained and granted authorisation from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to commence regional operations at MMA2 as set out in the concession agreement between the later and former. The firm equally faulted the claims in some quarters that insufficient space for parking aircrafts was delaying the commencement of international operations at its terminal….

The Federal Government should support domestic carriers and assist them in turning the West African route into a single market as the airlines in the country have the capacity to do so. Nigerian carriers now dominate the West African market, especially with the operation of four carriers-Arik, Aero, Medview and Dana to Accra, Ghana, leading to insinuations that the market is over-saturated. A top official of one of the airlines to Accra who pleaded anonymity…