Aviation

Owners get fresh 14-days ultimatum     The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) made good its threat to impound luxury jets of some prominent Nigerians over failure to statutory duties by releasing its report on the verification of privately-owned airplanes in the country on Tuesday in Abuja. It threatened to impound 29 jets on which the owners did not pay statutory import duties. This is coming as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had been…

British mega carrier, Virgin Atlantic has announced ambitious carbon targets as the airline renews its mission to achieve net zero by 2050. The carrier is reinforcing its commitment to embed sustainability through innovation, transparency and accountability to do more for the protection of the planet. Carbon targets Virgin Atlantic’s new targets set a clear pathway to net zero by 2050, to achieve by 2026 15% gross reduction in CO2/RTK achieved through continued fleet transformation and…

  ….Prepares for new Lagos-Washington D.C. service Dec Logistikzentrum to support carrier as new sales representative     United Airlines has appointed Oluwatomi Bola-Sadipe as Country Sales Manager for Nigeria and Ghana. Sadipe will be supported by Logistikzentrum Limited, United’s new Sales Representative in Nigeria, as the airline prepares for the start of its new service from Lagos to Washington D.C. on 1 December 2021 (subject to government approval). The airline will operate three weekly…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) pensioners took their grievance to the headquarters of the agency in Lagos. In unison, they demanded to be paid what they termed Consequential Pension Adjustment (CPA). Speaking to journalists at the FAAN headquarters, the general secretary of the NUP FAAN branch,  Emeka Njoku said the issue has been a prolonged one between FAAN management and pensioners with several meetings held without any result Njoku noted, that at one…

 Experts in the aviation industry are of the view that a lot needed to be done to close the gap on the aviation infrastructure deficit in the country. They are of the view that to achieve the feat, there must be a commitment to funding infrastructure.  It is estimated that Nigeria needs a whopping $30b to tackle and replace decrepit airport infrastructure at many of the country’s airports especially the four big airports in Lagos,…

  Increase in charges will stall recovery-Walsh   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has singled out Airport Company of South Africa and Ethiopia’s Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) among examples of infrastructure service providers looking to hike their fees to recoup lost revenues. Air traffic management (ATM) provided by air navigation service providers (ANSPs) is the invisible part of the air transport value chain but it is the essential enabler for the air transport…

The high cost of leasing airplanes by airline operators in Nigeria from many parts of the world is expected to reduce following the launch of Copterjet International, a company that specialises in aircraft and equipment leasing solutions The firm is about close the gap that makes it difficult for airlines (lessee) to fulfill their own obligation after leasing aircraft lessor Speaking at the Brand Launch of Copterjet International at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA),…

Stakeholders’ meeting holds Oct 6 to resolve imbroglio New rates shoot up handling charges   The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Nnolim Nnaji has advised that the new aircraft ground handling rate of $3900 be put on hold till after the next meeting with the stakeholders scheduled for Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 for all parties to come to an agreement. The new rate which shot up the handling rate of jumbo aircraft…

One of the world’s biggest carriers, Air France received its first A220-300 from an order for 60 aircraft of the type, the largest A220 order from a European carrier. The aircraft was delivered from Airbus’ final assembly line in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, and officially unveiled to the public during a ceremony held at Paris Charles-De-Gaulle Airport. The A220 is the most efficient and flexible aircraft in the 100 to 150 seat market segment today. The…

Airport remains open   The Kebbi State Government has offset the N33 million owed to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) as incurred by the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport in Kebbi. Consequently, the Kebbi state airport remains open to flight operations. The state Commissioner for Works and Housing, Abubakar Chika Ladan disclosed to our correspondent on Monday night. The FAAN had concluded plans to close down the Kebbi state-owned airport over debts owed…