Aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO will step down from his role at the association effective March 31, 2021. De Juniac made known his intention to step down from the association several months ago which enabled a search process to facilitate a smooth leadership transition. The IATA Board of Governors will recommend to the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 24, 2020 the appointment…

Air France and KLM have concluded plans to resume flights to Nigeria more than eight months after they suspended flights to Nigeria occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic and nearly three months after the Nigerian government barred the two mega carriers from the country following the activation of reciprocity policy. The carriers in a statement on Monday made available to Woleshadarenews, said, “As from December 7, 2020, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume passenger…

No one model will emerge victorious from Covid and airlines should instead focus on three key drivers, suggest turnaround king Stefan Pichler A lot of questions have been asked in recent weeks regarding which airline business model will come out on top in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, with carriers announcing various restructures and focus shifts. But some airlines could be falling into a dangerous trap by focusing too much on their respective models…

The battle to resolve the lingering N1.3 billion severance benefits of ex-workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCo) may shift to the law court as lawyer to the embattled workers has given the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and NAHCo two weeks to come clean on the whereabouts of the money or be dragged before a court. The ex-workers numbering over 700 have engaged the services of human rights lawyer to legally demand the…

Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has once again called for the establishment of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), an independent unified body charged with the responsibilities of carrying out investigation of occurrences involving all modes of transportation with the aim of promoting and enhancing safe transportation in Nigeria. Speaking during the public hearing on amendment bills for Civil Aviation Acts organised by House Committee on Aviation, the Commissioner of the Bureau,  Akin Olateru, an…

  Operators Seek Help To Tackle Aviation Sector Woes Nigerian airlines can now heave a sigh of relief as the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has begun an inquest into multiple designations of foreign airlines into many airports in the country. To become effective, Nigeria may have to renegotiate its Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with over 80 nations. The legislators stated that the new civil aviation bills before the National Assembly would tackle…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed the determination of the House of Representatives to continue to support legislation that would reposition the aviation industry for greater efficiency. The Speaker stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the three-day public hearing on six executive Bills seeking to amend certain aspects of the civil aviation Acts. He described the public hearing as an import law making process that affords the members of…

Qatar gets Abuja nod Ministries working to re-open P’H, Kano, Enugu airport to int’l flights The Federal Government has lifted flight ban on Air France, KLM and Lufthansa German Airline. The three airlines can now resume flight services between Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt to Lagos according to Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement via his verified twitter handle @hadisirika. This is coming as the Minister said, the Ministry of Aviation was working with…

Sirika lists options for FAAN workers As the concession of four major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt and Kano gathers momentum, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said workers would have the option to return to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) after a period of 18 to 24 months. The minister also said workers not required by a concessionaire shall be allowed to return to FAAN after the 18 to 24 month period,…

Aero, Arik, Ibom may be affected   Rather than being a succour for them, airline operators are at loggerheads over modalities for sharing the N4 billion bailout fund approved by the Federal Government for airlines that have faced threat of extinction occasioned by COVID-19 outbreak. There are indications that state-funded airlines like Aero Contractors, Arik and Ibom may not benefit from the largesse as many private-owned carriers are  canvassing for their exclusion from the fund, which they…