Aviation

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5 million for the evacuation of Nigerians trapped in the ongoing war in Ukraine. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.   Disclosing this to journalists at the post-FEC media briefing, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, said the memo raised for the…

  Africa targets 50% reduction in fatal accidents   The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Matthew Pwajok called for the implementation of the Safety Management System (SMS) to reduce aircraft crashes in the country. He told Aviation Metric that the safety policy should be in line with the regional policy saying that safety should be the number one priority in the aviation sector. According to him, every organisation must have a safety policy, hinting…

  Nigerian carrier Dana Air has announced that it will partner with Travelstart, Africa’s largest online travel agency, on seamless booking and exciting deals to provide customers with smart fares as soon as the ongoing systems integration is concluded. This was made known during a courtesy visit by the Global Chief Operating Officer of Travelstart, Amanpreet Singh from South Africa, and the Country Manager Travelstart Nigeria, Bukky Akomolafe to Dana Air recently. Speaking during the…

Extinction fears grip carriers,  seek help Deny fare collusion Want end to multiple designations to foreign carriers Nigerian airlines are in dire straits. They are seeking help to make them remain afloat as they hinted that they are overwhelmed with issues that threatened their existence. Rising from a meeting, the airlines said they lost $60 million to bird strikes in 2021 with Air Peace recording 14 bird strikes in 2021 and four this year already….

  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…