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NAMA to calibrate navaids in seven airports

Posted on April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

*Ethiopian, first to land in Abuja, as aerodrome opens tomorrow The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) will tomorrow begin the calibration of the navigational aids at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja in readiness for resumption of flight operations on Tuesday, according to its Managing Director, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu. The resumption of flights tomorrow would come ahead of Wednesday’s deadline originally planned for the opening of the facility. This is coming as Ethiopian Airways flight…

Medview, Air Peace to resume flights to Abuja, Wednesday

Posted on April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Two Nigerian carriers, Medview and Air Peace said they would resume flight operations to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja as the aerodrome reopens on Wednesday to air traffic, both carriers stated in a statement. All the carriers had on March 9, 2019 diverted all its flights to Kaduna following the closure of Abuja Airport for rehabilitation, which lasted six weeks. In a statement by the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Lookman Animashaun said besides the…

Condemnation trail Arik’s N387bn debts

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

**Call for arrest of Arik promoters’ heightens **Nigerians wait for KPMG’s report-Ore A groundswell of condemnation has trailed the mismanagement of Arik Airline following additional revelations by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) that the former management of the carrier systematically plunged the airline into N387bn debts. Former Director of Flight Operations, Capt. Dele Ore heaped the blame on the door step of Sir Johnson Arumeni-Ikhide allegedly appropriating what he said was the property of Nigerians. …

Airlines seek audit of NCAA

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

…flay N14.7bn debts Airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to open its books to scrutiny just as it challenged the aviation regulatory body to release the breakdown of how it arrived at ‘phantom’ bills of N15 billon said to be debts of domestic carriers. This call was made in a position paper made available to Woleshadare.net by Chairman, AON, Capt. Noggie…

Turkish Airlines unveils new features on-boar

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Turkish Airlines has introduced new features to its wide range of options to make its passengers more comfortable while onboard. The airline’s recent innovation, “Living Garden” concept including Molton Brown products, is now on-service in its Business Class. In a satement, Turkish Airlines said it takes in-flight experience even further. Having the passenger’ satisfaction as the airline’s priority, wide on-board selection of the carrier continues to be broadened in order to reach the widest…

FG may wind up Arik over losses, injects N1.5bn in airline in two months

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Wole Shadare

**Court restraints former Arik directors from interference, lists debt profile **AMCON takes over Rockson Engineering, Ojeimai farms The Federal Government has promised to take a major decision on Arik Air according to the spokesman for Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Jude Nwauzor. Nwauzor made the disclosure in an interactive session with the media today. Penultimate week, the House of Representatives had advised the Federal Government to liquidate the airline, saying that the carrier was…

BelugaXL hits the road

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The first large sections of Airbus’ next generation new transport aircraft, the BelugaXL, have arrived at the aircraft Final Assembly facility (L34) in Toulouse. Following a five night long road convoy from Aernnova’s factory in Berantevilla, north eastern Spain, the panels (two laterals, one central) are required to complete the rear section of the BelugaXL. Together with further work packages built by various other partners, the sections will eventually form the first BelugaXL….

ET signs Codeshare Pact with Singapore Airlines, Air Europa

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Star Alliance members, Ethiopian Airlines and Singapore Airlines will expand their codeshare agreement as of June 1 2017, offering customers travelling between Africa and Asia seamless connectivity options. Ethiopian Airlines’ daily non-stop services to Singapore from Addis Ababa, due to be launched in June 2017, will be covered by the expanded codeshare agreement. Under the expanded agreement, Ethiopian Airlines customers will be able to access multiple destinations in Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand…

FAAN to carry undercover probe into inferno, sets up panel

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Wole Shadare

*No going back on new head office-Dunoma *Commercial, audit, media depts. raised down The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has set up an investigative panel into the early morning fire that engulfed three departments at its corporate headquarters. The panel consisting : Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA), Accident Investigation Bureau ( AIB), Department of State Services ( DSS), Nigeria Police, and personnel of its legal , safety and aviation…

Orishaleye back as NAAE President five years after unceremonious exit

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Wole Shadare

**To conduct fresh election, gets instrument of office **Farouk Ahmed carpets former NAMA boss To correct the injustice meted out to Isaac Orishaleye led National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) which was unceremoniously booted out of office by the then Management of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) in 2013, a reconciliatory committee headed by Mojisola Dokun has returned the instrument of office to the 2012 executive. Consequently, the 2012 national executive led by Orishaleye…

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