Aviation

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,…

The tight security at the strategic area of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos has been breached as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officers were said to have forcefully opened a security gate for their Comptroller; an action that is against security operations in the area. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) frowned at the action, lamenting that the blatant abuse of the privilege of bearing firearms by the NCS has become a recurrent threat to…

Keeping with Dubai’s ‘nothing is impossible’ spirit, Emirates is soaring up and around the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building for another edition of its viral ad campaign, the first of its kind on the planet. Emirates hit the global headlines and social media feeds of millions in August 2021 when it took its brand message to new heights atop the Burj Khalifa. This time, the brave stuntwoman is standing at the pinnacle of the Burj…

Turkish to resume PH route March 28th Experts kick Nigeria’s Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Qatar got further expanded as Qatar Airways has announced Kano and Port Harcourt, doubling its network to Nigeria.  Ethiopian Airlines has been dubbed a part of Nigeria’s ‘domestic’ carrier because of the several destinations it operates to in the country. Meanwhile, Turkish Airlines will resume Istanbul-Port Harcourt from March 28th. It’ll operate on a triangular basis, routing Istanbul-Port Harcourt-Malabo-Istanbul,…

  Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), in its drive to ensure sustainable cooperation with relevant authorities for safer airspace in Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to maintaining partnership and institutional collaboration with the Nigerian Air force (NAF). The Commissioner / Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau, Engr. Akin Olateru, who made this known while receiving the newly appointed Abuja Military Airport Commandant, Group Capt. B. A. Usman today at the Bureau’s Head Office in Abuja,…

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees  (AUPCTRE) has called for the implementation of the negotiated conditions of Service of all the agencies’ workers under the Ministry of Aviation which it said had lingered on for nine years. This union stated this in a petition to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika in a letter dated January 12, 2022, and signed by its General Secretary, Sikiru Toyin Waheed in…

    Touting on the rise at airports   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has arrested over 90 persons, caught at both the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, carrying out nefarious activities. Spokeswoman for FAAN, Mrs.Henrietta Yakubu in a statement said the touts were arrested for various acts of illegality including Fake Covid-19 test results, touting, unauthorised entry, trespass, Illegal facilitation, forgery, loitering, theft, public nuisance & arguments,…

“Address our demands  that are similar to ATCOs”  Akinkuotu meets ‘warring groups     Air traffic engineers under the aegis of the National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) are ready for a showdown with the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) over pay disparity with air traffic controllers. To forestall industrial unrest, the Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu was said to have met with several groups with a view to…

The negotiation committee set up by the Managing Director of  Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt Fola Akinkuotu to look into the precarious situation of air traffic controllers has approved increased allowances for the workers and promoted those deserving of elevation. The air traffic controllers had in November last year threatened to shut the airspace following a series of deaths involving two air traffic controllers that slumped and died on duty. Their deaths infuriated the…

The Emirates flight EK231 was only 175 feet away from the ground, the aircraft has been reportedly grounded for four days to undergo further investigation. Consequently, the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is investigating a close call “technical incident” after an Emirates Airline’s Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, registered A6-EQI, nearly impacted the ground on 20 December. A close call The EK231 flight, bound for Washington Dulles International Airport was only 175 feet away from impacting…