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The total investment portfolio of a Brazilian Helicopter firm, Omni Helicopters International (OHI) into Nigeria’s aviation industry could rise to $40 million according to the promoters of the deal as the firm enters into a joint venture with Omni Blu Aviation Limited for the launch of Omni Helicopters Nigeria. Aside the initial investment of $20 million, which the Brazilian is putting into the venture, the deal could further gulp additional $20 million as the firm…

As preparations hots up for the upgrade of Kaduna airport following planned closure of Abuja airport for total rehabilitation of the runway, the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is upgrading the navigational facilities at the airport to improve service.   In its bid to meet up with the deadline for the completion of projects at the Kaduna airport as result of flight diversion, the managing director of NAMA, Capt Fola Akinkuotu has…

*Omni-Blu Aviation begins helicopter operations          By Abdulwahab Isa,  The Federal Government has guaranteed her full support to airlines, players in aviation sector that operate within the confine of laws regulating the sector. Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika stated this in Abuja at the weekend when he received the management of Omni-Blu Aviation (OBA), a new airline specialising in helicopter services. Sirika expressed delight that the team chose to explore helicopter services, an area lacking enough players.  …

*Maintains pilot has valid licence, files appeal First Nation Airways has expressed surprised over the fine meted to it, saying the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) statement that was released today that contained a sanction was done in bad faith. It said the statement was silent on the fact that that the carrier had immediately filed an appeal against the sanctions in accordance with the requirements of Nig. CARs 1.10 . The carrier in a…

First Nation Airways and one of its pilots have been fined by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over violation of safety regulations NCAA sanction of the airline was made known in an online statement signed by the General Manager of Public Affairs, NCAA , Mr Sam Adurogboye, today   in Lagos . Adurogboye stated that the sanction was conveyed in a Letter conveying the penalties, which  ordered  the airline to  pay a sum of N32,000,000 …

Airbus began 2017 with orders logged during January for three of its new A350 XWB wide-body jetliners and one booking for the best-selling single-aisle A320, while delivering 25 aircraft during the month from its A320 Family, A330 and A350 XWB product lines.   The three A350-900s are for Air France, which already is a major customer for this version of the A350 XWB.    Mexico’s VivaAerobus placed the order for an A320ceo (Current Engine Option)…

      Lauds Airline’s Safety Commitment   Overland Airways, Nigeria’s frontline airline, has been presented with the Certificate of its Membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Certificate of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Registration by IATA.   Overland Airways became a Member of IATA in July 2016, and has since been listed among 268 global airlines that control about 83% of global air passenger traffic. Overland Airways also…

The Director-General of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Director General/CEO, Professor Abubakar Sani Mashi, embark on a marathon national tour of the Agency’s operations.   This tour kicked off at the operational headquarters of NiMet at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as part of his firsthand assessment of the quality of the wide array of services NiMet offers, in line with its core mandate. To ensure the Director General’s tour kicked off on a fitting…

African airlines had their best performance since 2012, with passenger demand up 7.4 per cent.  Growth in the region is underpinned by strong demand on routes to/from the Middle East and Asia, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)   The group, in a full year global passenger traffic result it announced for 2016 shows that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.3 per cent compared to 2015 (or 6.0 per cent if…