Aviation

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has formally presented the fast-growing Nigerian carrier, Ibom Air with its Operational Safety Audit Certificate (IOSA). The audited safety certificate was presented to the airline on Wednesday. The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Program is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. The certificate was received by the Ibom Airlines Limited management team, led by the CEO, Mfon…

The Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh has observed that, with the 1500-hour flight rule, there is a brain drain in Africa as it concerns qualified pilots. While Africa suffers brain drain, Walsh noted that the United States of America enjoys brain gain, as the country has greater in-migration of skilled pilots than out-migration. Walsh pointed out that, the rule has over time created a situation whereby highly qualified individuals…

Bi-Courtney warns against criminal activities at MMA2   Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), Ikeja Lagos, has issued a stern warning against fraudulent and deceptive intentions, theft, and other unlawful activities anywhere around the airport terminal, stating that anyone caught in the act will certainly be made to face the consequences of their actions.  This coming following the activity of a man who arrived on an Ibom…

Orders AMCON to render accounts of take-over since 2017 in 14 days   The Federal High Court, Lagos on Friday made a declaration and ruled that the attempt to transfer Arik Air Limited Assets to NG Eagle Airlines (third defendant); an airline that the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria tried to transmute Arik to, and Super Bravo Limited is not in the best interest of Arik Air as a whole. In a certified true copy…

President of Aviation Safety Round Table and President Sabre West Africa, Dr Gabriel Olowo has faulted the rush for the establishment of airports by state governments. The expert claimed that most of the existing aerodromes are not commercially viable to attract flights to the facilities. Rather, Olowo advised that efforts should be geared towards developing hubs at the major airports in the country, especially at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with so many terminals…

Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, others to witness higher temperatures Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, Yola at risk of high thermal discomfort   The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has warned that weather temperatures across some cities in Nigeria will rise above normal in the coming days. NiMET in a statement released on Sunday noted that temperature is expected to rise above 40 degrees in the next 48 hours where parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa are expected…

Airbus has delivered the first A321neo aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) to China’s Juneyao Air in Tianjin, China. The aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and features 207 comfortable seats, 8 in Business and 199 in Economy class. Its delivery flight is to use a ten percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel blend in support of the green aviation strategy in China. “Since we announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft…

    The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has assured that it would release its report on the train and the Lagos State staff bus accident, which occurred in the Ikeja area of the state earlier this month. This is as the bureau has agreed to deepen its relationships with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on ways of enhancing safety in…

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu has passed a vote of confidence on Dana Air for its high safety culture, lauding the carrier for taking a proactive step in voluntarily suspending its operations due to a shortage of aircraft when the majority of the carrier’s aircraft were ferried overseas for periodic maintenance.  The NCAA boss disclosed that the airline noticed that some of its aircraft were due for maintenance…

  Nigeria caused low-fare inventory closure by carriers-Olowo     Airlines’ funds trapped in Nigeria have continued to mount, a situation that has put the airlines in a tight corner. As of December 2022, the trapped funds belonging to foreign airlines hit $550 million, despite the recent intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to clear part of the funds. Consequently, the International Air Transport Association, on Tuesday, disclosed that the trapped funds belonging to foreign…