Aviation

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…

High Tests Cost Drag on air transport, tourism     The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged the Kenyan government to use all mechanisms at its disposal to encourage air travel, including reductions in COVID-19 test charges. “Kenya’s air transport recovery is stalling and requires ongoing support. Among the interventions, we are urging Kenya’s government to reduce the cost of PCR tests for travelers, which, at roughly US$80 each, is significantly higher than the…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by the Biden Administration to enable vaccinated travelers to enter the US with a negative COVID-19 test result prior to travel from early November. Importantly, this supersedes the so-called 212f restrictions which prevented anyone from entering the US if they had been in 33 specific countries including the UK, Ireland, all Schengen countries, Brazil, South Africa, India, and China within the last 14 days. “Today’s announcement…

The Federal Government has lifted the restriction ban placed on flights from India. This was contained in a statement released Sunday by the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. The government had banned passengers from India, Brazil, South Africa, and Turkey in the last 14 days from entering the country as part of precautionary control measures to contain the spread of…