Aviation

 The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation headed by Nnolim Nnaji has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) to put all necessary measures to avert a repeat occurrence of the type of power outage experienced at the D finger arrival of the international wing of the  Murtala Mohammed Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos last week. The D finger arrival was thrown into darkness for over fifteen minutes on the night of Friday, first of…

The Nigerian Government has abolished the COVID-19 PCR test for inbound passengers to Nigeria who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For outbound passengers, the government asked Nigerians travelling out of Nigeria to be vaccinated against COVID -19 and ensure compliance with the COVID-19 requirements of their destination or transit countries. Also fully vaccinated passengers arriving in Nigeria will not be required to carry out post-arrival PCR tests or a Rapid Antigen Test upon arriving in…

Issue 21 day reversal ultimatum     Nigerian route value is estimated to be worth over $400 billion and one that stands to be frittered away with multiple landing slots to foreign carriers. This has however pitched the carriers against the Federal Government as airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have rejected the Federal Government’s benevolence of ‘dashing’ foreign carriers multiple landing slots, saying the idea a great economic implication…

  Worried by the attack on Kaduna airports by bandits last weekend,  the House of Representatives has summoned the Heads of Security Agencies, Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, and the heads of aviation agencies for a meeting on Wednesday with the House leadership and the chairmen of relevant committees of the House of Representatives on the recent security breach at the Kaduna International Airport. The House has equally urged the Federal Government through the office of…

Action disrupts flight operation, Military repel attack   One year after bandits stormed the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at Kaduna airport, bandits today again caused panic at the same airport. The action prevented smooth operations of flight operation as the Military engaged them in a fierce battle. The bandits were said to have prevented an AZMAN aircraft scheduled for Lagos from take-off owing to sporadic gun battle at the aerodrome…

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has set the record straight on the demolition of its Lagos office amid the numerous concerns expressed by Nigerians in response to a widely published, albeit misleading, media report in respect of the demolition of Lagos office buildings purportedly worth five N5 billion belonging to the agency. Spokesman for AIB,  Tunji  Oketunbi in a statement said that the published value of N5 billion five being peddled in the media is…

Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline has announced the appointment of Obiukwu (Obi) Mbanuzuo as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and a member of the Company’s senior leadership team effective from March 2022. Obi is an industry veteran with two decades of global industry experience and a unique understanding of the Nigerian and African markets. Prior to joining Green Africa, Obi was the COO, CCO, and Accountable Manager of Dana Airlines where he provided overall leadership…

    Loan repayment to last for 20 years on 2.5% interest Coordination hiccups from past administration slowed completion date   Nine years after work started on a terminal that many said would ease pressure on the existing decrepit Murtala Muhammed International Airport terminal, all is now set for the commissioning of the newly built international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos slated for tomorrow. The brand new, international terminal is one of five,…

  The recommendation a decade ago by a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Roland Iyayi, that airlines need to come together to form an alliance to remain profitable has come to fruition with the setting up of Spring Alliance. Reminiscent of global airline alliances like Star Alliance, One World, and SkyTeam, six Nigerian airlines signed an agreement called Spring Alliance. The carriers signed the agreement in Lagos, Nigeria. The carriers,…