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The Nigeria Police, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command has arrested and paraded five fake COVID-19 certificate suspects at the airport, while two others are still at large. The suspects, Achibong Idonrenyin, Moses Samuel, Popoola Adewala, Wale Aderele and Abdulmalik Ibrahim, police said major in selling fake Covid-19 negative certificates to unsuspecting travellers within the international wing of the airport. The suspects at large are Shehu Imam and Adeola Dalington who works with Sky…

Experts under the aegis of the African Aviation Industry Group (AAIG) have proposed action plans on how to help solve many of the problems confronting aviation in Africa. To this end, the AAIG held a high level webinar monitored by Aviation Metric to deliberate on practical solutions for the reduction of high cost of air transport operations in continent. Staged under the theme: “Achieving Affordable Air Transport across Africa”, stakeholders at the webinar agreed on a…

Nothing feels as good as having your own space and that’s exactly what you get with Economy Max that one of Africa’s leading national carrier, Kenya Airways has unveiled, Economy Max helps to address in-flight additional personal space. It is a product that allows customers to create additional personal space by booking a seat or a row next to them. Economy Max, a first of its kind for an African carrier, would be available for…

  The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) have resolved together to tackle the menace of rape in Nigeria. The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe and the Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority, Mallam Yakubu ibn Mohammed made this resolution when the NCAC boss paid a courtesy call on his counterpart in NTA headquarters Abuja. Runsewe stated that the efforts of NTA on the issues…

Runway 18/R closed till 3am on Wednesday Int’l airlines to remain on ground Authorities have this evening shut down the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja-Lagos following the obstructing of one of the runways by an AZMAN aircraft which operated into Lagos from from Abuja Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) states that all international flights are to remain on ground until 3am February 17, 2021 when the runway would be…

FOREX scarcity, bane of airlines The aviation industry may take longer period than expected to recover from the effect of the current COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the entire world as the aviation continues to suffer set backs This was the view of Chairman, 7Star Global Hangar, Isaac Balami, an aircraft engineer, who equally lamented that access to spare parts and technical supports were fast becoming a mirage. He further stated that airline operators find it increasingly…

Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Mr. Obiora Okonkwo, has called for a special window where airlines can access foreign exchange to solve myriads of issues. He lamented the difficulty in accessing FOREX, which he said was capable of frustrating airline business in Nigeria. According to him, owing to this, domestic carriers are finding it difficult to acquire spares, carry out maintenance of their aircraft, pay for technical training of personnel and lease aircraft. His words:…

A new entrant into the Nigerian aviation industry, Green Africa  has unveiled its Cabin Crew Uniforms. The unveiling was done virtually. The full uniforms uniform sequence can be viewed of #TheRunway via this link. Male gPilot uniform Senior Manager – Marketing, Digital & Communications for the airline, Oyinade Osobajo in a statement made available to Aviation Metric said, “Our gCrew uniform is a judicious blend of African style with Green Africa elements and a contemporary global feel. “Made…

A day after the Nnamdi Azikiwe and the Port-Harcourt International Airports received their certificates of accreditation from the Airports Council International (ACI), The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos has also received its certificate from the ACI, making it three airports in Nigeria that have received international airport health accreditation programme. Evidence was presented by the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), and reviewed by the Airports Council International (ACI), which showed that providing a safe…

Two of Nigeria’s biggest gateways, the Abuja and Port Harcourt International Airports have been given a clean bill of health in meeting industry best practices by the Airport Council International (ACI). To this end, the two airports, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and the Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa have been accredited   in the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation Programme. The two International Airports are now the 1st and 2nd respectively to be accredited in this…