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Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air and Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) have signed a  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on capacity building which empowers the airline to assist in imparting proficiency and line training for the PAF’s pilots.   According to the terms of the agreement, Arik Air shall provide pilots of the Presidential  Air Fleet rated on the aircraft Line Training and hour building to maintain proficiency on  the aircraft, including undertaking regular commercial flight under supervision, as per  the standards approved for the airline.   The agreement was signed Thursday last week when the…

Supports children living with cancer   Dana Air has announced its partnership with Global Image Foundation, A non-governmental organization based in the US on free medical surgical –dental mission for the underprivileged in Uyo, from 5th -9th  of March, 2018   The airline in a statement said it would also fly a team of 20 doctors based in the US from Lagos to Akwa Ibom state for the mission, which will include providing quality care, conducting several…

America conveys letter to Minister, NCAA Nigeria has again scaled the United States highest aviation safety hurdle, aviation category one status. The US apex aviation regulatory body, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had visited Nigeria late last year to carry out audit on the country’s aviation and to see if the nation had closed all gaps it noticed when the team visited. A top official in the Ministry of Transportation confirmed to wole shadare news…

Airbus has commended Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, on its acquisition of the first African A350XWB simulator.   Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of Africa’s first Airbus A350XWB jetliner in 2016.  It currently operates seven A350XWBs and has 17 more on order.  “The A350XWB Full-Flight Simulator is a valuable asset to Ethiopian Aviation Academy and strategically positions the airline, and Ethiopia, as an A350XWB training centre of excellence.    Once again, Ethiopian Airlines has shown…

The certification of seven current and past members of the Board of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc. by the Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS) has been lauded by the Company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Idris Yakubu, as highly remarkable, confirming the high corporate governance principles on which the operations of the Company are based. The CGRS, a joint initiative between The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Convention on Business Integrity (CBi) was…

Raises concern over airport security Worried about the spate of runway incursions across airports in the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is to capture the construction of perimeter fences in all airports in the 2019 budget. The general manager public affairs FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu in an interview in Lagos said, the issue of security across the airport remained a great concern to the organisation. Yakubu explained that the incident at Akure…

Welcome to the unlikely epicenter of one of the few booming sectors of the global aviation industry –dismantling, recycling and crushing of aircraft that are no longer needed by airlines with older, inefficient jets that cannot be filled or sold. WOLE SHADARE writes Thirteen jets for boneyard Landing in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, one of the first things visitors see as they peer out of their airplane’s windows is the moss-covered metal carcasses of what…

The Federal Government, through the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), raked in N36,554,35:00 on Passenger Service Charge (PSC) from passengers leaving the country in 2017, Woleshadare.net has learnt. This was contained in a report from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), obtained by our correspondent. Also, government generated N37 billion going by the exchange rate of N360 to to a Dollar from $20 security levy collected from little over five million passengers exiting the…

The Board of Medview Airline Plc has appointed Ambassador Babatunde Olanrewaju Ajisomo and Fatima Ummi Idris as its directors. The airline said it had also informed the company’s shareholders, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and other stakeholders of the appointments. A statement from the company said that the appointments would, however, be subjected to the ratification of the shareholders at its next Annual General Meeting (AGM). Ajisomo joined the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in…