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  The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu for appointment as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier forwarded his name to the Senate. The nomination letter dated January 7, 2020, was read by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. It reads in part: “Pursuant to Section 8, Part IV of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (Establishment) Act, I hereby write to request…

  One exception to this story has been Ethiopian Airlines. Its net profit in 2018/19 financial year stood at $400 million. All others including Nigerian carriers are loss making ventures, further signposting the precarious situation of the continent’s airline industry writes WOLE SHADARE Dire straits African airlines are in dire straits and it does not take extra lessons to discover that the carriers in this part of the world are sick and need more than surgical…

  Crew arrive, to deploy $8.5m Nigeria’s plane for exercise The difficulty encountered by travelers, airlines that caused flight diversions, cancellations would be a thing of the past as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency would begin the calibration of Category 2 and category 3 of Instrument Landing System (ILS) of both 18R and 18L of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos Tuesday. To be calibrated is the glideslope as every other component are said to be…

  Firm to prove pipeline surveillance, mapping, others Corporate firms and wealthy people are beginning to take advantage of Nigeria’s premier aerial advertising firm, SkySigns to advertise their products, services and celebration of birthdays and other social activities. The firm is set to change the narratives about advertising following the granting of operational licence to it by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to begin aerial advertising business in the country. Sky Signs and Adverts…

    Foreign airlines have begun normal flight operations to Lagos following Harmattan haze that led to diversion and cancellation of flights for five days consecutively. Among airlines that landed at the Lagos airport were British Airways’ flight 075 from London, Turkish Airlines, Meanwhile, the Ministry of Aviation in a statement by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. James Odaudu disclosed that the diversions and cancellations were as a result of highly inclement weather conditions that are not…

  Starting March 1, 2020, Delta Air Lines is committing $1 billion over the next 10 years on its journey to mitigate all emissions from its global business, going forward. The airline will invest in driving innovation, advancing clean air travel technologies, accelerating the reduction of carbon emissions and waste, and establishing new projects to mitigate the balance of emissions. “There is no substitute for the power that travel has to connect people, which our…

  Govts interference, others killed national carriers Chairman, African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), Nick Fadugba said Nigeria and Africa as a whole can use air transport as a vital catalyst for the continent’s economic and social development if properly harnessed by African governments, aviation regulators, organizations and entrepreneurs. Fadugba made the disclosure while speaking to Woleshadarenews at the just concluded African Aviation MRO Africa co-located with African Aviation Training held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He explained that the…

  Airlines count costs  This year’s Harmattan haze has been described as the worse in recent years. It came with attendant flight cancelations, delays and diversions.  This has cost airlines so much in terms of lodging their passengers in hotels, feeding costs and aeronautics charges by countries in which foreign airlines diverted their flights. Meanwhile, mega carrier, British Airways has concluded plans to engage charter airline operators to bring back stranded passengers to Lagos from…