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Laments job losses, decries FG’s lack of protection   Nigerian travel entrepreneurs under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agency (NANTA) have again raised the alarm over the alleged exploitation of Nigerians by foreign airlines, noting that the attitude of the carriers in refusing to open the lower ticket inventories amounts to taking advantage of the market they operate in. The national president of NANTA, Mrs. Susan Akporiaye at a world press…

NCAA to fast-track regulatory approval for SBAS-Minister The Director-General, of Civil Aviation Nigeria, Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu said airlines would be saving a quarter of a million Naira on each flight with the adoption of the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) which the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully implemented. To successfully migrate to SBAS, Nigerian carriers had been enjoined to retrofit their airplanes in order to be able to switch…

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in conjunction with Dana Airlines and Aero Contractors have concluded arrangements to reward loyal travellers at the terminal. According to BASL Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Oluwatosin Onalaja, the idea was conceived to show appreciation and reward travellers that consistently patronise airlines at MMA2. BASL’s Head of Aeronautical and Cargo Services, Mr Oluremi Jibodu, stated that the MMA2 Fly and Win…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the reclassification of airspace over Somalia and the surrounding region to Class A. This will take place one-minute past midnight on 26 January 2023 when air traffic control services will be operationally restored after a 30-year disruption. Some of the region’s busiest airways – linking the African subcontinent south of Ethiopia with the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent as well as Western Europe with the Indian subcontinent…

QE becomes world’s largest Gulfstream 650 operator   Qatar Executive (QE), the private jet charter division of the Qatar Airways Group, experienced significant year-over-year (YOY) growth in flight arrivals and departures at their exclusive Premium Terminal FBO during the completion of a historic FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Qatar Executive’s FBO, located at Doha International Airport (DIA), saw a record-first YOY increase of 595 percent for arrivals and 574 percent for departures between November and…

Aviation ground handling company, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc said it was engaging the unions and bringing to an end the disruption in flight services occasioned by the industrial action embarked upon by a section of its staff. In a statement in Lagos Monday, NAHCO acknowledged that some of its clients were being put through a difficult situation by the insistence of some staff to embark on strike action despite a subsisting order of…

The global aviation Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) logistic market size is estimated to reach $13.1 billion by 2027. Aviation Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, and Logistics (Aviation MRO Logistics) form an important part of the MRO industry, representing those companies engaged in the MRO of aircraft and related systems and components. The presence of MRO logistics is imperative all through the lifecycle of an aircraft, right from its introduction into service to its final disposal. The main…

The Board of Directors and Management of Wakanow Group has appointed Mrs. Adenike Macaulay as Chief Executive Officer of Wakanow Nigeria effective January 2023. She is a transformational leader with several years of experience in the travel industry and has led commercial activities for Wakanow since July 2021 as Chief commercial officer. While announcing her appointment, Mr. Bayo Adedeji, the Group CEO of Wakanow Group said, “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs. Adenike Macaulay…

  The Director-General of the Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh has expressed extreme disappointment with what he described as knee-jerk reinstatement of COVID-19 measures that have proven ineffective over the last three years. He noted that nations have the tools to manage COVID-19 without resorting to ineffective measures that cut off international connectivity, damage economies, and destroy jobs. Governments, he said must base their decisions on ‘science facts’ rather than ‘science politics. “That’s why…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather in the dry season. This warning was contained in an Advisory Circular (AC) with reference no AC: NCAA-AEROMET – 34 initiated by the Directorate of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards (DAAS) addressed to all Pilots and Airline Operators and signed by the Director General, Capt. Musa Nuhu dated December 19th, 2022. The advisory circular is the sequel to…