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Rather than abate, the robbery of aircraft on hold at the holding point of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos has continued as airlines and their aircraft are at the mercy of robbers. Just last week Thursday, an Arik aircraft suffered a similar fate putting passenger an aircraft in danger. An air traffic controller who spoke to Aviation Metric under strict condition of anonymity disclosed that an Arik aircraft landed at the Lagos international airport runway…

  The Federal Government on Thursday announced that beginning from next week it would start sending out Request for Proposals to investors interested in owning shares in the proposed national carrier. It also expressed hope that the carrier, Nigeria Air, would be quoted on the stock exchange, adding that Nigerians would be allowed to buy shares in the airline that was being planned to commence operations with three leased aircraft. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi…

As borders reopen after several months of the Covid-19 hiatus, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to adopt simple, predictable, and practical measures to safely and efficiently facilitate the ramping-up of international travel. Specifically, IATA urged governments to focus on three key areas such as simplified health protocols, digital solutions to process health credentials, and COVID-19 measures proportionate to risk levels with a continuous review process IATA was worried about the COVID-19 pandemic and…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted low weather visibility of below a thousand over some parts of the northern region on the twentieth of this month, November, 2021. The dust haze which is expected to affect the northern States such as Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and its environs originated from the Faya Largeau in the Chad Republic – a major dust haze source region for Nigeria and indeed the West African Sub-region. The…

Aviation sector pressure group, the Aviation Round Table (ART)  has backed the decision of the House of Representatives to compel a single security screening point for arriving and departing passengers at the country’s major airports. The several security checks at the airports by so many security agencies have seriously hindered the seamless facilitation of travelers and done incalculable damage to the Ease of Doing Business in the country. President of ART, Dr. Gabriel Olowo told…

   Gone are the days when geriatric aircraft dominated the continent’s skies. Things are changing as Nigerian airlines are moving to newer aircraft. African airlines are also towing the same path. The concern of the high cost of maintenance of older airplanes and the high cost of aviation fuel is forcing them to acquire newer aircraft. In Nigeria, after the devastating plane crashes involving Bellview’s Flight 210 on October 22, 2015, Sosoliso Airline’s DC-9 Flight 1145 on December 10,…

Kenya Airports Authority in an advert invited interested bidders for planes that have overstayed at their yards at the Jomo Kenyatta, Moi, Wilson and Lokichoggio airports. Owners of the aircraft lying uncollected at KAA airports are Somali Air force, Jetlink, Skyward, Eagle Aviation, Prestige Aviation, Fly540, Pan Africa Airways, and Planes for Africa. In 2019, KAA invited the public to buy uncollected items from its airports as part of a clean-up programme. Kenya Airports Authority…

  West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has added another feather to its cap by clinching the Humanitarian Airline 2021 Award at the Aviators Africa Tower Awards, which was held recently at Radisson Blu Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. This is as the Chairman of the airline, Mr. Allen Onyema, also received the Changemaker Recognition Award- Breaking Grounds. According to the organisers, Air Peace got the Humanitarian Award following its many social investments which…

Airlines want fossil fuel as alternative to aviation fuel 100 million litres of SAF produced in 2021    As airport taxes continue to soar coupled with the rising price of crude oil, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed concerns over the twin issues that could slow down air travel recovery in an industry that has been ravaged by COVID-19. Worried by the situation, which makes airlines pass the cost of airport charges and…

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Airbus Defence and Space have selected the winner of their joint opportunity for a free one year mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The climate mission supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals will fly on Bartolomeo, the Airbus external payload hosting platform. The winning ‘ClimCam’ team consists of specialists from different fields and symbolizes the power of international cooperation, bringing together researchers from three institutions: the…