Aviation

After months of uncertainty and apprehension, Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline has been awarded an all-important Air Operator Certificate from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The AOC which was granted the carrier today allows it to commence soft launch of flight schedule immediately and first official commercial flight to take off on Thursday, 12thAugust 2021. The airline in a statement said, “Following the successful completion of all five phases of the AOC application…

 Lists reasons for skyrocketing aviation fuel price The continuous importation of Jet A1, inability of airline operators to have easy access to foreign exchange and airport taxes among others have been attributed to the skyrocketing price of the product in Nigeria. Rabiu Abdulmutalib, General Manager, TotalEnergies Nigeria in his presentation at a conference organised by aviation correspondents in Lagos, recently said that unless the aforementioned challenges are resolved, the prices of the products would continue…

There seems to be a ray of hope for one of the beleaguered African carriers, South African Airways as the carrier prepares to get out of its self-inflicted hiatus that led to a collapse. For a restart at regaining its prominence, the crisis-ridden airline is said to be preparing for a return to service by first operating domestically before it ventures into international operations, connecting its vast network to its hub in Johannesburg according to…

From Thursday August 5th, 2021, travellers from Nigeria who wish to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) via a third country can now do as the UAE has finally decided to lift the on-transit flights from Nigeria, India and Pakistan. Although, direct flights ban to UAE from Nigeria is still in place, this would however bring relief to many Nigerians who had been deprived from visiting Dubai and other cities in the UAE due…

Former President of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mr. Bankole Bernard has put many of the problems of the aviation sector to lack of implementation of policies, adding that the situation has had a serious impact on peoples’ lives and their businesses. Bernard who spoke on the sidelines of the 25th League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) annual seminar held in Lagos said, “We have to shift focus on the impact over the…

One of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air has bagged the Most Innovative Airline Award at a conference organized by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers on 28th June, at the NAF Conference Center Kado, Abuja. Themed: ‘Imperatives of Strong Partnership for a Sustainable Aviation Industry; Recovery from Covid-19 impact,” this event is the association’s 15th National Delegate conference, Symposium and awards ceremony. The National President of NAAPE, Engr. Galadima Abednego while speaking at…

For their outstanding performances, two of the most recognisable brands, the Murtala Muhammed Airport2, otherwise known as MMA2 operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) and Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines have been rewarded by bagging the ‘Most COVID-19 compliant terminal’ and the ‘Most COVID-19 Innovative carrier’ respectively by Nigerian aviation journalists under the aegis of League of Airports and Aviation Correspondent (LAAC). The presentation of awards took place at the just concluded 25th…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet has predicted that places like Edo, Delta, and Enugu could experience an extension of the Little Dry Season (August break) effect. A statement by the General Manager, Public Relations, NiMet, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim noted that the Little Dry Season (LDS) or commonly referred to as August Break, is a period of little or no rainfall activities common to areas with well-defined bimodal rainfall regime such as the southwestern region of…

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, nahco aviance on Monday hosted the Senate Committee on Privatization, led by its Chairman, Senator Theodore Orji who expressed willingness to bring the desired major challenges of the Company to the floor of the Senate for consideration. He stated that his committee is saddled with the task of accessing the situation with privatized entities and intervene where necessary to ensure their operations are flawless. According to Sen, Orji, ‘’we…

Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its wide-body completion & delivery centre in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia and second largest in the world. At the end of June 2021, China Eastern Airlines operated an Airbus fleet of 413 aircraft, including 349 A320 Family aircraft,…