Aviation

African airlines saw January traffic jump 12.1 per cent compared to January 2015. This continues the strong upward trend in travel since mid-2015 that coincides with a jump in exports from the region over the same period, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which announced global passenger traffic results for January 2016. The clearing house for global airlines passenger traffic showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 7.1 per cent compared to January…

*Appoint’s firm for fresh audit In accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) directive on compensation for crash victims, Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Limited said it has paid the initial $30, 000 to those involved in its August 2015 helicopter crash inside the Lagos Lagoon. Senior Legal Director (African Region) Bristow Group, Tolu Olubajo stated this at a press media briefing with the media confirming the return of Sikorsky S-76S to revenue service at the…

*Report ready in 45 days The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has concluded its Security Assessment of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) and thereby expressed satisfaction at the level of compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Standard and Recommended Practices in the airport. This disclosure was made by the four-man TSA team during the debriefing held at the Conference Hall of the NCAA yesterday.   The team also said it was…

*Amaechi, Sirika to attend The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika are among the top dignitaries that would attend the review of the Civil Aviation Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents Regulations 2006 spearheaded by the Accident Investigation Bureau. The workshop, which is slated for next week Tuesday in Lagos at the Western Hotels, Ikeja would also witness in attendance other top aviation stakeholders and professionals from the…

Aviation growth in the Middle East has been so impressive; few regions of the world can match it. In the last decade, travel to from and within the region has quadrupled earning the region the title of today’s aviation crossroads. Thanks to aircraft like the A380, the A350 XWB, the A330 and A330neo, now well over 90% of the world’s population can connect via the Middle East. Latest estimates say aviation supports two million jobs…

Eighteen of the 22 airports in the country have operated below 25 per cent domestic traffic in first and second quarters of 2015, while only four of the airports accounted for over 75 per cent. Presently, only Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Port-Harcourt International Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, (MAKIA), are said to be commercially viable.   The others can barely sustain themselves. All the airports are managed…