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….May reap $200m from New-York-Lagos route annually ….Masterstroke against indigenous firm- Experts  The consolidation of Delta Air on the Nigerian market could further spell doom for the nation’s carriers as no Nigerian airlines for now reciprocates the aviation pact to the US. Experts who spoke to Woleshadare.net said it was a masterstroke by the airline against its Nigerian counterparts to wrestle the market from them. Former President, Aviation Round Table (ART), Capt. Dele Ore said it would take miracle…

Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles has facilitated an Airbus test flight of a state-of-the-art A321LR from Sharjah to Seychelles today. The cutting-edge aircraft arrived in Mahé on Wednesday 28 March at 6 pm, providing a rare chance for aviation enthusiasts to get a glimpse of Airbus’ latest aircraft before it departs for the French capital this evening. The A321LR (meaning ‘long range’) is the newest member of the Airbus A320…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said it plans to embark on aggressive deployment of communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) infrastructure in the next one year to further boost the safety of air travel in the country. Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, disclosed this to our correspondent in Lagos. He stated that the agency has consequently put in place arrangements for the installation of Category 3A Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) at the Lagos…

Shareholders of Med-View Airline Plc yesterday approved a dividend payment of 3 kobo per ordinary share of 50 at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. Accordingly, all shareholders whose names appear in the company’s register of members at the close of business on March 20, 2018 qualified for the dividend.  As part of special business, the shareholders also authorised the directors to offer for subscription a total of 2.249 billion ordinary shares…

Nigeria’s leading ground handling company, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, nahco aviance, has again confirmed its leadership position in the industry by clinching the Airport Ground Handling Special Achievement Award at the 2017 Nigeria Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, over the weekend. Among the 44 categories of awards, nahco aviance was announced the winner of the only award for ground handling, while FAAN, NIMET, AIB, NAMA, Bi-courtney and 37…

Dana Air has been announced as the airline of the year 2017, at the 8th edition of the Nigerian Aviation Awards and Presidential Dinner, held recently at the Oriental Hotel Lagos. The airline’s CEO,Jacky Hathiramani, Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa also bagged the CEO of the year, and Aviation Corporate Promotions Personality of the year 2017 awards respectively, while the airline’s crew members; Collins Ginika and Chiogo Okani, won the King and Queen of the Air…

For the second year running, the first privately-funded airport in the country, the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of the Resort Group, has clinched the Most Functional Terminal of the Year 2017 Award organised by the Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, the industry’s watchdog. MMA2 won the same award in 2016. The award is coming less than a month after the Chairman of the Resort Group, Dr….

The commercial aviation sector in Africa is yet to find its feet, but with over one billion people, a burgeoning economy, poor rail and road infrastructure, the indicators for growth are promising. WOLE SHADARE, who was at the just-concluded 27th MRO Africa in Cairo, Egypt writes Africa’s voice Publisher of one of world’s authoritative magazines, Nick Fadugba is perhaps one of Nigeria’s few exports to the aviation world. His deep understanding of the workings of…