Aviation

Predicts haze in eight Northern states Warns motorists against tyre bursts     Airline operators and travelers have been put on the alert for the most likely impact of Harmattan Haze on air travel as the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) warned of disruption of flight operations due to the onset of harmattan in some parts of the country. The agency in its forecast said air turbulence, bird strikes would combine to cause flight delays and…

  Carriers relocate operations to Lagos airport terminal One  Minister, FAAN, others intervened, union calls off picketing Union’s action illegal-BASL   The temporary relocation of airlines to the Lagos airport domestic terminal one popularly referred to as General Aviation Terminal (GAT) from the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) following the shut-down of the terminal by the unions early today led to chaos at the government-controlled terminal as airlines struggled for space at the already congested…

Text of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika’s presentation at the Aviation Breakfast Meeting Thursday last week, with the theme, “Aviation in Nigeria: What Next? held at the Eko Hotels organized by Phillips Consulting Limited (PSL) where experts in the industry like the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mr. George Uriesi, and a former Secretary-General of African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Ms. Iyabo Sosina kept the audience spellbound with presentations on the state of the aviation…

International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed an order for 37 additional A320neo aircraft, following shareholder approval. The latest order follows earlier agreements for 22 A320neo Family (17 A320neos, 5 A321neos) announced in March and June 2022, taking the total for the year to 59 single-aisle aircraft. “IAG operates Airbus aircraft extensively in its fleet making it one of the largest Airbus customers globally. These latest generation aircraft will be key in IAG’s stated environmental mission…

Publisher of Aviation Metric, an online aviation and travel platform, and Aviation Editor of New Telegraph Newspapers, Wole Shadare, has won the Aviators Africa Change Maker Award at the just concluded fourth Aviators Africa Conference and Tower Awards held at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Wanderers in South Africa. The event took place from October 20 to 22. Shadare emerged winner in a tough contest that included four other aviation and travel journalists drawn…

Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft to support its growth strategy. The agreement was announced at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, in the presence of Amadou Koné, Minister of Transport of Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Loukou, CEO of Air Côte d’Ivoire, General Abdoulaye Coulibaly, President of Air Côte d’Ivoire Board and Philippe Mhun, Airbus Executive Vice President Programmes and Services. The airline…

 Holds two days summit for stakeholders in oil and gas sector     The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) said perhaps, the high level of floods currently experienced in many parts of the country would have been minimized if state governments had taken the weather forecasts of the agency more seriously. The Director-General of NiMet, Professor Mansur Bako Matazu who was represented by the Director, of Weather Forecasting Services of NiMet,  Mailadi Yusuf, an engineer at a 2-Day…

The African girl child’s desire to realise her dream received a massive boost today with an educative and inspiring outreach program organised by Aviators Africa. The event took place at the Airlink-Embraer training facility at the O. R Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The outreach program, which was organised in partnership with the Girl Fly Program Africa (GFPA) Foundation and Walk for Love Africa, involved 30 grade 8 to grade 11 high school students from Bhukulani…

  There was a time Nigerian airspace was categorized as one of the worse in Africa comparable with many others that are put in that bracket in the continent. This was a horrible period in the history of aviation in the country. The year between 1999 and 2005 was horrendous for the country as aircraft were falling off the sky. Air travel became nightmarish. Many had their hearts in their mouths any time they were…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has undertaken a holistic approach to improve the country’s airspace by committing a whooping N36 billion for the overhaul of the country’s air traffic management system, including the Safe Tower Project (STP). Included in the STP is the upgrade of the air traffic management system, surveillance system, and meteorological system in the four major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano. The breakdown shows that the agency through the…