Aviation

Backs new face for Lagos airport insists no going back of facility demolition     Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika said there is no law in the country that should stop the Federal Government from setting up or widwifing an airline for the country, stressing that he cannot see any rationale for any court of law stopping somebody or a nation from setting up an airline. The Minister was reacting to reports (Not Aviation Metric) that…

A coalition of aviation unions made up of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have faulted what they described as muddling up of the Ministry of Aviation its roadmap project and the delay in executing many of the projects. The unions at a joint press briefing at Lagos…

More than three months after Dana Air was grounded for safety infractions, the airline has concluded plans to resume flight operations on November 9th, 2022 after a successful conclusion of an audit by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) The resumption of flight services by the carrier brings to an end a rigorous audit by the NCAA to ensure that the airline operates safely and by the books. The airline in a statement said ”…

The Federal Government has disclosed that the second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport will gulp N92billion. The cost covers the construction of the runway, taxiways, links, fencing with gates, internal perimeter and crash roads, service roads, and drainage. It was also disclosed that with adequate funding, the project would be completed in the next six months. So far, the contractor has been mobilised to the site and has done five percent of the…

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…