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The Federal Government has issued stern warning to airlines over incessant flight delay and cancellations that have taken the joy out of air travel. Consequently, the government has directed that operators in the country must refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour delay, the Federal Government has said. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known on Thursday at the weekly State House Briefing in Aso Villa, Abuja. He read…

    The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has congratulated the Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, on his appointment into the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organisation. Professor Matazu who is also the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the Meteorology regulatory body, was elected at the seventy-third session of the Executive Council of the WMO. According to the Minister, the election of Matazu is a testament to…

  …as domestic airlines record 14, 662       Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit airlines, coupled with restrictions imposed by some countries, foreign airlines operated a total of 1871 in and out of Nigeria while 14,662 flights operated on domestic routes from January to March 2021, according to the executive summary on international and domestic flights from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) made available to Aviation Metric. The breakdown shows that…

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has appointed Wrenelle Stander has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from mid-July 2021 Stander takes over the reins from Chris Zweigenthal who is retiring from the industry body he has served with distinction for over 19 years. “Wrenelle, whose career includes extensive leadership experience in the public and private sectors of the air transport and energy industries as well as in the South…

  New mobile towers, first in 26 years In its bid to boost air safety and seamless separation of aircraft in flight, the Federal Government has acquired two mobile air traffic control tower at the cost of N1.7b. The new mobile tower is the first mobile tower in 26 years. The last one purchased over two decades ago  had been overtaken by technology and no more working. Mobile air traffic control tower serves for navigation…

Largest airplane in 737 MAX family begins comprehensive test program     Boeing’s 737-10, the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, has completed a successful first flight. The aircraft took off from Renton Field in Renton, Wash., at 10:07 a.m. and landed at 12:38 p.m. at Boeing Field in Seattle. “The airplane performed beautifully,” said 737 Chief Pilot Capt. Jennifer Henderson. “The profile we flew allowed us to test the airplane’s systems, flight controls…

N576 billion ($1.2b) lost to medical tourism yearly by Nigeria     The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) disclosed that the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos recorded 58 per cent of the total revenue generated by 22 airports across the country. Coming a distant second was the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 21%; Port-Harcourt International Airport, Port-Harcourt 4%, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano 4% while other airports together recorded 13%. The FAAN…

Extends South Africa’s travel ban to July 6 Fourty-eight hours after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lifted travel suspension on Nigeria, India, South Africa, the country made a U-turn by suspending flights to and from the West African cities of Lagos and Abuja with effect from June 21 until further notice. The re-imposition of travel ban on the West African nation elicited shock among teeming Nigerian travelers who got excited by the lifting of the…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cautioned all pilots over severe thunderstorms and other hazardous weather which hamper flight operations especially now that raining is here. This warning is a follow up to the Advisory Circular (AC) with reference no AC: NCAA-AEROMET – 31 addressed to all Pilots and Airline Operators and signed by the Director General, Capt. Musa Nuhu. This is coming on the advent of the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) released by…