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A pioneering local study on microbial contamination of aviation fuel and its handling system in the country has urged quality control agencies to intensify monitoring to enhance quality of supply to the industry. The study carried out by a team of researchers from University of Ilorin, Kwara State, recommended among others, the incorporation of microbiological standards into the specification requirements of Jet A1/allied products. Meanwhile, the research, courtesy of its findings, has commended the management…

Automated car park boosts agency’s revenue by 68% Nigeria to host airport council summit        Despite drop in passenger traffic, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it generated ₦38 billion from Passenger Service Charges (PSC) in 2017.  The automated car park at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport increased FAAN revenue by 68%. The Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunuma made the disclosure while announcing Nigeria as…

*Chides agencies on misleading figures  The Federal Government has been urged to probe the five per cent earnings on Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and charges on cargo. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is a regulatory agency statutorily responsible for the oversight of the safety, security and economic wellbeing of the Nigeria civil aviation industry.  By statutes in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Acts (CAA) 2006, the NCAA is tasked in the Part 12 (1) of…

Preparations are in top gears by Nigeria to host the 59th Airports Council International (ACI), Africa Board and Regional Committees Meetings, Conference & Exhibition coming up in Lagos, Nigeria from the 14th -20th April, 2018. To this end,  the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) today held a pre-event press conference on what to expect at the summit. The event, which was aimed at intimating the media community and other stakeholders about the forthcoming conference was…

Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire 25 A350-900 aircraft plus five options, underlining its strong confidence in the global market-dynamism and growth.  “With Turkish Airlines serving more destinations than any other airline around the world, we are delighted to build our future on Airbus’ all-new A350 XWB to support the development of our international route-network from our Istanbul and Ankara hubs.” said Turkish Airlines Chairman, M. Ilker Ayci.   “We…

 Airbus Helicopters, Inc. received a contract valued at approximately $273 million to deliver 35 additional UH-72A Lakotas for the United States Army. The $273 million contract includes the UH-72A production aircraft, associated technical and flight operator manuals and program management. This procurement is broken into two configurations: 17 UH-72A Lakotas for the Initial Entry Rotary Wing mission at Ft. Rucker and 18 UH-72A Lakotas for the Observer/Controller mission at the Army’s Combat Training Centers. “We…

Despite the successful scaling of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 audit by Nigeria, the country’s airlines are yet to maximise the benefits of the Open Skies agreement between her and the United States of America (USA). Nigeria scaled the hurdle of the audit of the safety status of the country’s civil aviation industry recently, making it to obtain, yet again, another Cat-1-Status. The retention of the Cat-1-Status is coming barely three…

To make the annual Nigeria Aviation Award (NIGAV) more relevant and entertaining, the organisers have added a new category that will determine who wins the Queen of The Air or King of The Air Awards in Nigeria. With this new category which is the first in aviation history all over the world, NIGAV Award will be looking at the member of the airlines’ crew who is smart, who can speak clearly, eloquently; who can make…

Cites space, departure experience, modern facilities for decision Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air  will from March 17, 2018 move all its Port Harcourt flights to Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) Lagos. From that date, all daily flights to Port Harcourt International will cease to operate from the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) and will depart and arrive at MMA2. The airline in a statement said the decision to move all outbound and inbound Lagos-Port Harcourt flights…