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  **Announces return to 17 destinations   Mega carrier, Virgin Atlantic has concluded plans to resume flight services to Lagos from August 24, 2020. This is coming as many countries across the globe are easing restrictions on air travel. The airline which plans to resume flight services to Lagos in August said it would deploy its newly acquired A350 plane on the Nigerian route it shares with British Airways on 21 weekly frequencies to Lagos…

  Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, stated that for businesses to compete and survive the post-Covid-19 crisis, managements needed to think out of the box. The AIB chief in a webinar conference with the theme: ‘‘Nigeria’s Aviation Industry: Changing Times, Changing Strategies,” regretted that the pandemic had led to the closure of viable businesses and charged all companies to review their business strategies to remain relevant in the new era. His words: “Everybody’s…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been advised to get the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) three codes for the terminals at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. President, Aviation Round Table (ART), Dr. Gabriel Olowo,  told journalists in Lagos that obtaining the codes would prevent chaos and flight misses by air travellers. There are four terminals at the Lagos airport; the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), and three domestic terminals, including the Murtala…

    It was clear that plans that resumption of domestic flights slated for today would not materialize due to the manner airlines and particularly the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) were handling the guidelines handed to them by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Meanwhile, statistics from the NCAA yesterday on its Webinar showed that air navigation service providers have reached 80 per cent level of preparedness, airlines 75 per cent, ground handlers 180 per…

 In line with the Federal Government’s directive for all its agencies residing in Lagos to move to Abuja, the  Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) it has complied with the order by relocating to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Just last week, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) equally noted that it had since relocated to Abuja, saying it would operate from there henceforth. Spokesman for NAMA, Mr. Khalid Emene said this is in compliance with the…

    Airline to operate multiply flights to Lagos, Abuja Indians still stuck in Nigeria and want to return to their country had their dreams answered as the Indian government has deployed aircraft to airlift her citizens from the country. This is coming as New Delhi has announced plans to further ramp up flights in the coming day to bring her citizens home from many parts of the world. Meanwhile, India’s national carrier, Air India…

The Federal Government says the June 21 date for the restart of domestic flights in the country is not feasible. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known at a Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The minister represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt Musa Nuhu, said, “June 21st is not a feasible date to resume domestic operations. “The civil aviation authority despite pressures coming…

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed new research showing the impacts on the European aviation industry and on economies caused by the shutdown of air traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened over recent weeks. Airlines in Europe are set to lose $23.1 billion in 2020, with passenger demand declining by over half. This puts at risk between 6-7 million jobs supported by aviation in Europe alone. The clearing house for…

  20 firms submit COVID-19 restart plan Demuren seeks simulation before airport reopening Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika has disclosed that the much talked about palliative for airlines and the entire industry is ready, stressing that the only thing left is the template to adopt that would be fair to everybody. Sirika spoke in a Webinar entitled, “Nigerian Aviation Stakeholders Rub Minds On ‘Status Of Industry Restart’ In his remark while addressing over 300 participants drawn…