Aviation

 Aircraft pilots under the umbrella of National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) have protested the pay disparity by Bristow Helicopters for its pilots and expatriate pilots. The pilots and engineers have however suspended their operations leading to the grounding of the airline.   NAAPE has been in dispute with the management of Bristow Group over the highly vexed issue of pay disparity by which Nigerian pilots and engineers are discriminated against in favour…

Aviation workers under the aegis of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have concluded arrangement to shut down operations of Caverton Helicopters in Lagos, Warri and Port-Harcourt within the next seven days if salaries of workers are not paid. In a letter written by the Acting Secretary General of NUATE, Olayinka Abioye to the Managing Director/CEO of the airline, dated March 30, 2016, titled, “Final Notice of Industrial Action Against Caverton Helicopters”, the NUATE…

Kenya has scrapped plans to construct a new terminal building at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International airport due to excess capacity caused by recent upgrades to existing facilities, the Airports Authority said on Tuesday. President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the $650 million project in December 2013. China’s Anhui Construction and China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (Catic) had been selected to build the terminal that was expected to handle 20 million passengers a year, reports Reuters.

  *Job cut imminent *Minister sets up committee Aviation workers under the aegis of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have petitioned the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika on what they described as imminent crisis in aviation over exorbitant and multiple taxation/fees, arbitrarily imposed on handling companies and airlines by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Equally worried by the situation are the two major handling company, the Nigeria Aviation Handling…

 *Egyptian hijacker’s suicide belt was fake    Culled from Reuters   Cypriot authorities have determined that the belt worn by an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday did not contain explosives, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement. “Security in Cyprus confirmed that the explosive belt worn by the man who hijacked the plane was fake,” it said.  An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to…

There is an indication that Nigeria performed excellently well at the just concluded audit of the country’s aviation industry conducted by the global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)   Spokesman for the NCAA, Sam Adurogboye said this was made manifest during the presentation of preliminary audit result at the closing meeting of the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). He noted that this result clearly indicated that Nigeria has done…

*FG requires N25b for airports fencing The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said the aviation industry contributes #250 billion to the country’s economy annually while providing more than 300, 000 jobs. The agency assured that government would continue to ensure growth in the sector. Spokesman for the agency, Yakubu Dati disclosed that most of the leakages observed in the past had been closed by the authority, stressing that this had made it possible for…

The Managing Director of Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN), Mr. Olusegun Demuren said the Nigerian aviation industry contributed $685 million to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2015.   Demuren equally disclosed $50 billion is still needed over the next 28 years to grow the aviation sector in Nigeria. He said business aviation which comprised chartered and private jet operators contributed 25 per cent out of the total amount, adding that there is still room…

*FAAN heighten security at aerodromes Several countries including Nigeria have tightened or reviewed airport security following twin explosions at the airport in Brussels.   The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks in the departure hall of Zaventem Airport, and a rush-hour metro train, which killed at least 34 people. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has beefed up security in and around all the airports in the country. Speaking with journalists…