Aviation

To sanction defaulting carriers   Following the launch of the COVID-19 PCR test verification platform, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) has directed that only results from accredited private laboratories should be accepted from outbound passengers by airlines as from March 22, 2021. A circular from the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu dated March 19, 2021, with reference: NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/303 and titled, “Official Notification On Enforcement of Presidential Task Force (PTF) On…

Incident occurred during take-off-Airline A Lagos bound Aero Contractors flight returned to Kano after one of the engines of the aircraft was hit by bird during take-off in what is popularly known as bird strike. A bird strike—sometimes called birdstrike, bird ingestion (for an engine), bird hit, or bird aircraft strike hazard is a collision between an airborne animal (usually a bird or bats) and a moving vehicle, usually an aircraft. Bird strikes are a significant threat to flight safety, and have caused a…

Airport Business Summit on Cargo & Aero Logistics and Drone Technology Expo is expected to hold from the 10th to 13th May 2021 at the NIGAV Expo Centre at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The combined event is aimed at closing cargo operational capacity gaps of Nigerian aviation industry, improve cargo revenue, link the chain of aero logistics to national agro export projects and open Nigeria to the emerging opportunities in Drone technology. Drone, Unmanned Aerial…

Managing Director of Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, said in Lagos at the weekend that the sharp drop in traffic occasioned by COVID-19 outbreak has drastically affected the fortunes of airlines. He also said exchange rate had gone up significantly by approximately 40 per cent since COVID struck. According to him, the sharp drop in passenger traffic is seriously affecting virtually all the airlines as a result of COVID- 19, stressing that many of the…

  The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has sought answers and explanations to the alleged movement of assets including personnel of Arik Air under receivership of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to a proposed NG Eagle Airline without the resolution of all labour related matters. The union which welcomed the proposed set up of a new carrier because of job creation the venture would attract, and provision of incentives for deeper…

Passengers petition NCAA over incessant flight delay Recount experience on botched flight The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has begun investigation into a “serious incident” involving Air Peace’s B737-300. Spokesman for the AIB, Tunji Oketunbi in a statement said the incident involving the airline’s aircraft with nationality and registration Marks 5N-BUQ occurred around 9:31pm on March 8, 2021. The aircraft, with 127 passengers and six crew members onboard, he said, was en-route Lagos from Abuja, when…

Revenue drops by 40% Focus on economic regulation, Senate tells agency   As part of shoring up its revenue base that had depleted by over 40 per cent occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) may be tinkering of jerking up fees for the all important Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from ‘paltry’ $500. The AOC is a license awarded to any airline desiring to start operation after passing all the rigorous test,…

Federal Ministry of Aviation in conjunction with International Partners for Aviation Development, Innovation and Sustainability (iPADIS) is organizing a two-day high level ministerial meeting on enhancing air transport connectivity and growth in West Africa. The virtual/online ministerial meeting is for member states policy makers, air transport experts, aviation professionals and other stakeholders in the sub-region. The high level ministerial meeting is aimed at retooling and repositioning aviation sector within the region to contend with present…

On Friday, the United States Consulate General in Lagos unveiled its newly expanded and renovated consular pavilion that seeks to improve the experience that visa applicants and American citizens in Nigeria receive. Speaking during the ribbon-cutting ceremony, United States Consul General Claire Pierangelo noted that the renovated consular pavilion will provide a new safe space for visa applicants to socially distance while waiting for their appointment. She said the Consulate is working hard to reschedule…