Aviation

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…

Qatar Airways is marking the first anniversary of its successful Kano (KAN) and Port Harcourt (PHC) services, which have facilitated increased passenger traffic and commerce between these important West African hubs and the rest of the world. The multi-award-winning airline launched the four weekly flights to Kano on 2 March 2022 and the next day started three weekly services to Port Harcourt. Both operate via Abuja using one of the state-of-the-art Boeing B787 Dreamliner. The…

The European Union kicks off the second phase of its Import Control System 2 (ICS2), the new advanced cargo information and risk management platform, to protect against security and safety threats from goods entering the EU.   From March 1, 2023, all air carriers, freight forwarders, express couriers, and postal operators involved in the transportation of goods by air to or through the EU must provide a complete set of Entry Summary Declaration data on…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called for stakeholders’ reviews, contributions, and comments on the new Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) before its implementation. A circular sent to all stakeholders with the reference number: NCAA/RC/005/2023, dated February 12, 2023, signed by Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and obtained by our correspondent, indicated that the regulatory agency gave the stakeholders till March 21, 2023, for their contributions and review, which is…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted approval for the admission of more students into the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin. The approval is coming on the heels of the readiness of the College and its compliance with International best practices and regulations after an assessment by the NCAA. The approval is contained a letter sent to the college by the NCAA. AIC, Ilorin Commenting on the approval, the Kwara State Commissioner for Tertiary Education,…

Gulfstream commemorated the recent world tour of its sleek new G700 ultra-long-range business jet on Feb. 27 with a formal “blessing” of the 25-speed records it broke by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). During a nine-week global odyssey that started after the 2022 NBAA-BACE conference, two production copies of the still-to-be-certified twinjet logged 184 total flight hours, covering 53,882 nm in 22 countries across six continents, leaving numerous city-pair speed records in their wake. Among…

The Chief Operating Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Osita Okonkwo, said the escalating costs in airline operations, which have grown rapidly, have become one of the problems of airlines in the country. He noted that the rate of escalation of costs of operation was mind-boggling, leaving the operators with adjustments in fares. Okonkwo, while speaking with Aviation Metric at the weekend, said: “If you look at the cost structure of every operation, first of all,…