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NAMA to improve obsolete navigational facilities with N40 billion intervention fund

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ahmed Umar Farouk said the N40 billion presidential intervention fund would improve obsolete navigational facilities that have spanned nearly two decades. Speaking to Aviation Metric at the weekend, he disclosed that as soon as it is done, the agency would be able to tackle safety critical challenges that are before them regarding communication. ‘For the navigational aids, “As soon as it is done, we will be able to…

Aggrieved passengers to file class action lawsuit against Air France over rights violation

Posted on April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Some aggrieved Nigerians have decided to file a class action lawsuit against Air France for what they described as the carrier’s inhuman treatment of travellers who are billed to travel to Nigeria. For more than one week Air France had been in the news for the wrong reasons as their flights particularly to Lagos were never on time as the carrier failed to inform connecting passengers and passengers from Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris of…

Sacked aviation agencies’ directors drag FG to industrial court, tag removal ‘illegal’

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Some staff of the aviation agencies recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the Federal Government to an industrial court saying that their appointments were statutory and that they should be allowed to finish the remainder of their tenure. In separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara said they should be reinstated or paid the salaries of what they would have earned if they remained in office for the years stated in their employment…

NCAA suspends licences of three ‘rogue’ airlines, to sanitise charter operation business

Posted on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Deploys personnel to monitor private jet operations across Nigeria The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) of three operators for operating commercial flights for violating the conditions of their operations. Private jet owners who convert their aircraft to commercial use without the knowledge of the aviation regulatory body are generally regarded as ‘Rogue Operators’. Private air charter has become a more popular option for travellers looking…

New directorates I’ll bring fresh innovations-Orah

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Director, of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Obiageli Orah has said the newly created directorates in the agency are aimed at bringing fresh ideas and innovations into the country’s airport operations and their management. She said FAAN has gone through tremendous changes with the upgrade of the former corporate affairs department into the Directorate of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, the creation of a Special…

Boeing’s unending crises may force shift to other aircraft types by airlines

Posted on April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 by Wole Shadare

This is not the best of times for aircraft giant, Boeing as the company is faced with many problems that threaten its existence. The latest problem results from whistleblower claims that its B787 Dreamliner planes have structural failings that could eventually cause them to break apart, adding to the unprecedented crisis facing the aviation giant. But the new allegations come at a bruising time for the Virginia-based company, two weeks after CEO Dave Calhoun and other…

Why NANTA Act was not my administration’s priority-Akporiaye

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The outgoing national president of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA), Mrs Susan Akporiaye has explained the reason for the inability of the group to get an Act that regulates the agency’s operations many years after it embarked on the journey. She however said she was more concerned about the survival of members’ businesses and how to help them recover from the devastating effects of COVID that did incalculable damage to travel trade…

Nigeria-UAE stand-off ‘ends’ as Emirates to resume flights to Nigeria June, says Minister

Posted on April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by Wole Shadare

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to douse the tension and resolve the frosty relations between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have yielded some fruits as Emirates has concluded plans to resume flight operations to Nigeria 36 months after the carrier exited Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo disclosed while appearing on a national television, stating that he had received a letter from the airline on the return…

ICAO projects 2% traffic increase for Q1 2024

Posted on April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has projected a 2 per cent increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 2019, nothing that carriers would maintain profitability. The group noted that demand this year is expected to rise by 3-4%, reflecting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 0.5% since 2019. ICAO credits Member States’ alignment with its pandemic guidance for air service recovery, nothing that…

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