Aviation

Gives conditions for partnership with Nigerian carriers   Qatar Airways has urged African countries, including Nigeria, to focus on the development of their airports to ensure aviation safety and partnerships with local carriers. In an exclusive interview with Aviation Metric, the Vice President (Africa), Hendrik du Preez, decried the high cost of operations in many countries of Africa. He cited high tax rates and decrepit infrastructure in many African airports. Du Preez said: “It is…

  Bags degree in Air Transport Management from London Varsity   Education is the bedrock of any society. Its importance to whoever has it is unquantifiable and not having it renders one almost impotent. This assertion is true as education is seen as the total development of an individual. This quite demonstrates the insatiable appetite of Nigeria’s aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika for education following the completion of his Master of Science Degree, in Air…

Piece of legislation I’ll establish rules of operations-Adeyemi       Many of the challenges facing Nigeria’s aviation industry may have come to an end as the Senate on Tuesday passed the Civil Aviation Bill 2022, which seeks to repeal the Civil Aviation Act 2006. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Aviation. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, in his presentation, said the aim of…

How court orders, frustrate FAAN from removing airplanes Probes Arik airplane component theft Authority, airlines, others meet next week      The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has lamented the difficulty in removing unserviceable aircraft from the apron of many of the country’s airports, saying they constitute security and safety challenges including ramp congestion. He also decried the removal of a critical component in Arik Air’s aircraft, alleging it…

As part of efforts to improve infrastructure and service delivery at the General Aviation Terminal, Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is set to expand the Z Wing of the terminal. Spokeswoman for FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu told journalists that the expansion project, which would commence soonest would only hamper passenger facilitation minimally at the terminal, as normal passenger check-in will not be affected in any way. However, the Protocol and VIP lounge…

Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways has concluded plans to resume daily flights to Dubai effective Monday, January 31st, 2022.   This follows the ease of travel restrictions that had been issued by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) on flights from Kenya and other African nations. The 12 countries from where transit passengers too will be allowed into the UAE, include Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe….

Officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have confirmed the resumption of all inbound flights for national and international carriers from 12 African countries, according to a report published by gulfbusiness.com The 12 countries from where transit passengers too will be allowed into the UAE, include Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. In addition, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and…

An accident involving a Police helicopter has occurred. The incident occurred yesterday in Bauchi according to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). The Bell helicopter had registration, 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF). Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria said the agency was notified by Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) about an accident involving a Bell 429 helicopter with Registration Marks 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF). The accident occurred on 26th…

A former Deputy General Secretary of Airline Operators of Nigeria, (AON) and the Chairman of Hudson Bay Aviation, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur has faulted comments credited to the Chairman of AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa over what he described as his meddlesomeness in the internal matter of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA). The AON boss was reported to have written to the President of the Senate to request the removal of NCAA from the civil service…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to accelerate the relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. The clearinghouse for over 290 global airlines called for the removal of all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine. The group equally called for enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen test result, removal of travel bans,…