Aviation

  The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji on Sunday joined other members of the Aviation Community in empathising with the families of air accident victims as Nigeria marks, ” Air Accidents Victims Day”., Statistics released by Air Accident Investigation Bureau, (AIB) to mark the International Day for air crash victims and their families as recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization, (AIB)showed that Nigeria lost about 2,036 lives to…

The umbrella body of scheduled airlines, the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has strongly condemned the spate of attacks on its workers by passengers over incessant flight delays and cancellations. A viral video had surfaced on social media showing how frustrated travelers took the law into their hands by manhandling Arik workers at the counters of the domestic airport in Lagos. The over hundred passengers were seen protesting the delay of their early morning flight…

  One of Africa’s biggest airlines, Kenya Airways narrows losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic as the carrier expects a 20 percent in revenue in 2022, according to its CEO Allan Kilavuka. The carrier in which the government has a 48.9 percent stake saw revenue go down by half at the height of the pandemic in 2020 as airlines around the globe were forced to ground their airplanes. Kilavuka said, “We have been through the worst…

The Senate, on Tuesday the bill for the Act to provide for the establishment of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), a multimodal accident investigation agency, came about a month after the House of Representatives passed the same bill. When assented to by the President, this will see to the transformation of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) into a multi-modal safety Investigation agency adding Rail and Maritime to the Aircraft Accident Investigation. Breaking the…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has expressed its excitement to push the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) vision and help in the recovery of the economy after the trying phase where the global pandemic affected some of the gains made previously through agriculture. The Director-General of NiMet and the Permanent Representative of Nigeria with World Meteorological Organisation (WTO), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu who spoke at the public presentation of the 2022 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) said…

Tour Brokers International (TBI) has approved the appointment of Mrs. Odion Mary Chigbufue as its Executive Director with effect from April 1, 2022. Chigbufue, the General Manager of TBI Group joined the company in 2007. In her 15 years with the company, she has effectively represented and promoted the business of the company at local, regional, and international travel and tourism-related exhibitions and events. She is a native of Edo State, graduating from the University…

…Operators in limbo as JET A1 skyrockets to N400 per litre How sunset operation at 18 airports hampers operations United Nigeria Airline mull interline Nigerian airlines are in a dire strait. They risk extinction unless the government comes to their rescue and urgently save the situation. The twin effects of the astronomical rise in the price of JET A1, otherwise known as aviation fuel and lack of support from the Federal Government including fluctuation in…

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…