Aviation

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…

Contractors who have engaged in the delivery of jobs to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) since 2018 are facing trouble with many of their bankers over funds totaling N40 billion. The contractors who spoke to journalists under condition of anonymity because of the fear of victimization said funds used for the execution of jobs such as supply of diesel to many of the country’s airports, supply of office equipment, engineering works, maintenance of…

We have shared the view before that, as a general rule, governments are better off staying out of the airlines business.  There are exceptions, but they are few and these few airlines are run, largely, on a commercial basis.  The poster children for state airline mess-ups include Olympic, Alitalia, and Air India and SAA joins that sad club. Take a look at the airline’s PR about its relaunch. Take a look here for a view from the front row seats in South Africa, from a…

A Hungarian firm, Magnus aircraft manufacturing industry has concluded plans to set up an aircraft up an aircraft assmbly plant iin Nigeria before 2023. The Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika expressed the interest when he paid an inspection visit to the Magnus Aircraft Industry in Pogany, Hungary. He explained that “if we venture we them, we may start with assembling plant and later manufacturing”, adding that the Magnus aircraft is an aeroplane that is…

Months after the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja were thrown into chaos as a result of manual facilitation of passengers that has made life difficult for travelers and airlines, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it had begun installation of Common Use of Terminal Equipment (CUTE) system required. Spokeswoman for FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu in a statement said that the chaos currently experienced at the two…

From September 1, 2021, one of Africa’s biggest airlines, Kenya Airways PLC (“KQ”) would begin the implementation of contactless transactions to enhance customer and staff health and safety priorities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contactless transactions align with the airline’s strategy to develop sustainable business operations through investing in innovative processes and technologies for customer safety and security throughout the customer journey. Customers will be encouraged to use mobile money, credit or debit…

One of Nigeria’s most innovative financial institutions Sterling Bank is reinforcing its emerging position as the biggest supporter of transport and travel business in Nigeria. Sterling is partnering with the first aviation and cargo conference to help grow export and cargo business through the airports. Nigeria imports tonnes of cargo by air everyday but exports very little by air. Freighters arrive Nigerian airports everyday fully laden but leave empty. To address this problem the Chinet…