Aviation

*Overland owes N7B-Unions *Airline suspends operations *Losses put at over N300M For six hours, aviation unions under the aegis of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) ensured that the plan to ground Arik Air over alleged N12.5b debt owed the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was effective. The unions’ action lasted from 6.30am to noon. The airline’s losses are yet to be…

Protesters under the aegis of National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) picketed Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik. Protesters, numbering over a hundred persons had stormed the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and successfully grounded the operations of the airline over claim that the carrier owe over N1b to the various aviation agencies. They equally accused the airline of owing…

*Cites dwindling traffic for action   Spain’s national airline, Iberia Plc has attributed dwindling passenger traffic to its suspension of Nigeria’s route as the carrier said it would stop operations in and out of Nigeria, effective May 12, 2016. In a letter to its trade partners, Regional Commercial Manager of the airline, Mr. Kola Olayinka, made available to New Telegraph stated that it was a tough decision that had been taken by its head office…

…Partners more Banks for Book on Hold Nigerian flag carrier airline, Dana Air, has introduced more point of sales and contact centres for customers in Accra. This is aimed at ensuring accessibility and seamless process of ticket booking and payment.  The airline is also in talks with four more banks for its Book on Hold payment option. Speaking on the development, Dana Air’s Accountable Manager, Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo, said the airline strategically opened the offices…

The federal Government has concluded plan to appoint a new Director-General for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This is coming on the heel of administrative irregularities in the assumption of duty on appointment ‎of the current Director General. The Ministry of Air transportation in Abuja alleged that the current Director-General did not resign his former appointment as career Civil Servant with the federal Government seconded to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB).   A source…

 The continuous signing of Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASAs), by the Federal Government with several foreign countries among several other unfavourable policies would continue to hamper growth of the airline sub-sector in the country. Also, the lack of sufficiently trained and type-rated technical personnel in the nation’s aviation industry would incessantly give rooms for expatriates to take over the jobs of local people. These were the views of the immediate past President, Aviation Round Table,…

 Nigeria’s leading ground handling company, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, (nahco aviance) has again confirmed its leadership position in the industry by emerging the overall winner in the Public /Technology/Healthcare/Transportation & Aviation Industry category of the 2015/2016 edition of the Nigerian Risk Awards.   The award is a testimony to the Company’s spirit of resilience and hard work. Having emerged the runner-up in the last edition, it took creative efforts on the part of the Company to…

Aviation workers under the aegis of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to extend  its corruption search to other aviation agencies like the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET).   Secretary General of NUATE,  Olayinka Abioye described the recent sleaze revelation in NAMA, as a shame to the Nigerian aviation industry. Speaking to reporters …

Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating 70 years of dedicated and highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of Africa. With its strong mission of bringing Africa together and closer to the world, Ethiopian has expanded much needed air connectivity within Africa and with the rest of the world in the last 70 years. Leading the way in the past, present and the future; Ethiopian has been an aviation…

Airspace managers across the nation’s airports under the aegis of Airspace Managers’ Forum have thrown their support behind the current management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), in its effort to sustain the gains of air safety in the country.  Speaking at this year’s first quarter Airspace Manager’s Forum which held in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, the chairman of the forum, Mr Gabriel Akpen commended the new management for making sure that navigational infrastructure…