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Contaminated fuel: NCAA holds crucial meeting with airlines, oil marketers today

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu would today hold a crucial meeting with all the domestic, international airline operators and aviation full suppliers with a view to finding a solution to adulterated or contaminated aviation fuel in the aviation industry. In a letter dated July 19, 2023, and signed by Director, Airworthiness Standards, Abatan Gbolahan, an engineer would be held on Thursday, July 20th at 10 am at the DGCA’s…

Emirates grows network to 800 global destinations, connecting 50,000 travellers weekly

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Dubai’s flagship carrier, Emirates Airline has significantly expanded its global reach with connections to an extensive network of 800 destinations worldwide, through its ever-growing number of codeshare and interline agreements with partner airlines. Network growth Since it signed its first interline agreement, Emirates’ global partner network has experienced exponential growth across Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East. With 29 codeshare partners, 117 interline partners, and 11 intermodal rail partners in over…

Jet fuel contamination, risk to air safety

Posted on July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Jet fuel contamination has led to many unfortunate incidents in the past in many parts of the world including Nigeria. WOLE SHADARE writes that fuel contamination has become a recurring incident in the Nigerian aviation industry Troubling times Several troubling incidents of jet fuel contamination have prompted the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other industry groups to pay close attention to the danger posed by bad jet fuel. It’s no secret that jet fuel contamination can…

‘Insolvent’ Arik risks liquidation as more crises hit airline

Posted on July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Carrier needs $24 million capital restructuring to remain afloat Bid to return company to founder twice failed-AMCON The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has attributed the sustenance of Arik to the Federal Government through agencies such as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that has been waving taxes and other sundry charges that have run into several billions of…

In The Ring: Boeing 777x Versus Airbus A350

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Boeing’s 777X and Airbus’ A350 fiercely view for sky supremacy, in a high-stakes battle for the lucrative long-haul market. In the race for sky supremacy, Boeing’s highly anticipated 777X is poised to make a grand entrance. This massive wide-body aircraft aspires to surpass its popular predecessor, the Boeing 777, and dominate the long-haul market. However, it faces a formidable opponent in the Airbus A350, an aircraft that took the industry by storm since its introduction in 2013….

Faulty Kano airport runway lighting forces diversion of flights, night operations resume

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has explained that failure of the Runway 06/24 edge light at the Mallam Aminu Kano Airport, Kano to light up led to the diversion of the two Kano bound aircraft at the weekend. Although the airport manager stated that night operations had since resumed at the airport on Sunday, July 16th, 2023 after the restoration of all runway lights. Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua…

Q2 financial report: Delta delivers highest revenue, profitability in airline’s history

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Records $15.6billion operating revenue Delta Air Lines on Sunday reported financial results for the June quarter and provided its outlook for the September quarter of 2023. “Thanks to the incredible work of our entire team, Delta is delivering for our customers by providing strong operational performance and best-in-class service during this busy summer period. With this performance, we generated record revenue and profitability in the June quarter. “Our people are the…

Okonkwo backs NCAA’s probe of contaminated fuel, seeks N250 billion soft loans for aviation

Posted on July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo has backed the decision of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to probe the circumstances leading to water in the tank of MAX Air while also asking the aviation regulatory body to beam its searchlight on the oil marketers with a view to preventing the supply of contaminated products to airline operators. Also, the Federal Government has been advised to encourage investment growth through policies and soft…

NSIB seeks stakeholders input to amended regulations, set for ICAO audit

Posted on July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 by Wole Shadare

As a result of the recent enactment of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) Act 2022 which necessitated the inclusion of new Amendments to its Regulations, the Bureau has invited stakeholders to a Consultative meeting scheduled for July 18, 2023. According to the Director General of the Bureau, Akin Olateru, the purpose of the meeting is to enable stakeholders to make contributions to the amendments which are meant to, amongst others, ensure that the Bureau’s…

Virgin Atlantic appoints Yann Stirton as Nigeria country manager

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Virgin Atlantic has appointed Yann Stirton as Country Manager for Nigeria. Stirton has worked for Virgin Atlantic for the past 12 years holding various roles in the operations and commercial departments in the UK. He began at the airline’s Contact Centre before progressing quickly to commercial roles in the Groups and Partnership team. For the last few years, he has been in the airline’s Corporate Sales team, first as an Account Manager before taking the…

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