Aviation

  Boeing has released its annual forecast for the commercial, defence, and space aerospace market, reflecting signs of the industry’s recovery following the impacts of COVID-19. The 2021 Boeing Market Outlook (BMO) – Boeing’s analysis of long-term market dynamics – states that commercial airplanes and services are showing signs of recovery, while the global defence, space, and government services markets have remained stable. The BMO projects a $9 trillion market for aerospace products and services…

PICA to close Airways’ ex-employees register month-end   Thirteen years after its liquidation and closure to airspace, the Federal Government has cleared the entitlements owed to ex-employees of the defunct national career, Nigeria Airways. “Every ex-employee of the defunct national carrier, whose name is captured in the book of the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) has been paid as of this month,” a source told Aviation Metric. Checks by this medium on Wednesday at…

As the United States carrier, Delta Air approaches its 14th anniversary of operating services from its base in Atlanta to Nigeria; the airline has continued to focus on the health and safety of its customers and crew on flights between the capital and the United States.  The carrier has however stabilized its operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos after the COVID-19 hiatus. Delta now flies daily to Atlanta, its biggest hub, from where…

NCAA, airlines in N5bn debts reconciliation Insecurity fuels air connectivity With the increase in the number of airlines in operations and about four others that are on the verge of securing their all-important Air Operators Certificate (AOC), Nigeria is seeing a boom in domestic airline operations despite the ravaging impact of COVID-19 on aviation and travels. Amid the gloom of the pandemic, domestic carriers are said to be on their way to recovery with more…

price takes effect 35 years after amendment Fresh charges range between $1,500, $5,000   Thirty-five years after the last amendment to ground handling rates charged by aviation ground handlers, the Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved new ground handling charges for relevant companies. The new rate commences from October 1, 2021 (international carriers) and January 1, 2022, for domestic operators. Investigation by Aviation Metric shows that the Federal Government and the…

The risk of exposure to COVID-19 while traveling after all passengers’ test negative 72 hours, is less than 0.1 percent That’s according to a unique study that examined real-world customer data on Delta’s COVID-tested flight corridors between New York-JFK, Atlanta, and Italy’s Fiumicino International Airport. The peer-reviewed study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings showed a single COVID-19 molecular test performed within 72 hours of departure could decrease the rate of people actively infected onboard a commercial aircraft to…

The Federal Government has been urged to focus on expanding other underutilised airports across the country with a view to incorporating a cargo section to improve air cargo transportation within and outside Nigeria. Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Calabar, and Port Harcourt are the leading cargo centers in Nigeria. Chairman, Boff and Company Insurance Brokers Limited, Babajide Olatunde-Agbeja, made the appeal while speaking to Aviation Metric at the just concluded Aviation and Cargo symposium christened: “CHINET 2021,”…

A bag containing bundles of local and foreign currencies, jewelry and other valuables worth millions of Naira forgotten inside one of the buses for conveying passengers at the Airside of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), has been returned to the owner by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Terminal. Group Corporate Affairs Manager of BASL, Mikail Mumuni who disclosed this in a press statement said the bag belonged to a prominent…

Aviation policy makers, various aviation agency chieftains, private sector participants and the media would on October 27 and 28, 2021 converge in Lagos to brainstorm on problems that are bedeviling the aviation in Africa with a view to proffering solutions to them. All these views would be laid bare at the 3rd Leadership CEO’s Forum organized by Aviator’s Africa. Aside that, the firm has also announced that it would be giving out three awards on the…

Aerodromes record losses   As the Federal Government pushes through its airport concession agenda, stakeholders have raised concerns over the fate of over 18 other airports. The airports slated for concession are the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and the Port-Harcourt International Airport, Port- Harcourt. These aerodromes generate over 80 per cent of the total annual earnings of all the airports in the country. Although stakeholders…