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Attempted Stowaway says, ‘I’m tired of country,’ firm identifies intruder

Posted on September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Operators of Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) have identified the intruder who was seen inside a parked United Nigeria Airlines. Head of Media, BASL, Oluwatosin Onalaja disclosed that Rasheed Muftau, a 14-year-old stowaway was found unconscious inside one of the aircraft of United Nigeria is safe in the custody of the airport authority where he is being held for further investigation. Onalaja further disclosed that the boy told investigators that…

NiMet warns high rain fall may trigger flooding across states

Posted on September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Based on the rainfall distribution and rainfall amounts recorded in the country during the month of August 2022, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of possible flooding in some states that have experienced a high amount of rainfall in July and August this year. According to NiMet, “The saturated state of the soil moisture across the country in the month of July and heavy rainfall recorded in August may put most places to experience…

Dana closes in on resumption, concludes internal SMS training

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Dana Air is inching towards a return to flight services as the carrier announced that it has concluded its internal Safety Management Systems (SMS) Training for top management staff and post holders. Speaking on the concluded safety training, the Accountable Manager of the airline Ememobong Ettete said, “We have just concluded our Safety Management Systems training for top management staff and post holders. “The NCAA audit is also still ongoing and we have made a huge progress…

Suspected stowaway found in United Nigeria parked aircraft

Posted on September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 by Wole Shadare

A middle-aged man was apprehended and taken for interrogation after he was found on an aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airways( UNA) in the early hours of Sunday. The unidentified man, who according to information was unconscious, was discovered during the preflight inspection and the aircraft in question is being screened and prepared for service after the alleged stowaway was taken away A statement by Achillus Chud- Uchegbu the airline’s spokesman revealed that due to…

Debt recovery: NCAA adopts pays as you go, puts defunct airlines on notice

Posted on August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Carriers to do on-the-spot payment before clearance to fly Operators’ body ask charges carriers to liquidate debts, chides agency Many aviation agencies are in a serious dilemma over how to recoup the several billion of debts owed by defunct airlines. Many of the nation’s defunct carriers like Chanchangi, Bellview, Sahara Airlines, ADC, Afrijet, Air Mid West, Air Nigeria, Albarka, and Associated among others are said to be owing the various agencies including other…

Capacity shrinks over low travel demand, trapped funds

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The low demand for air travel on the Nigerian route and the near apathy for air travel is beginning to lead to a sharp cut in capacity by foreign carrier occasioned by low season and the long time it took the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release $265 million out of the $464 million airlines’ funds trapped in Nigeria. The CBN had last week after a month of intense pressure by the affected airlines…

Domestic airlines’ debts hit N19 billion, $7.8 million, NCAA DG warns of sector collapse

Posted on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Carriers get one month ultimatum to pay Aviation agencies subsidising airlines Nigerian airlines’ debts have risen to N19 billion and $.7.8 million. These are debts owed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Aside from debts owed to NCAA, the carriers are also said to owe the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to the tune of N18 billion and N5 billion, respectively. These are debts…

New Threats Amid Evolving Aviation Security Measures

Posted on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Aviation security risks and threats evolve rapidly and manifest themselves in different forms. Recently, there has been a significant shift in the types of risks impacting civil aviation across the globe, prompting aviation experts to brainstorm on the application of multilayer security measures to nip the threats to aviation in the bud, writes WOLE SHADARE Security takes cenre-stage The issue of security has taken center stage in the contemporary international system. Continents, regions, and countries…

Delta airline suspends New York to Lagos flights over low demand

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Effective October 4, 2022, Delta Air Lines will suspend its flights between New York JFK airport and Lagos. The airline disclosed this via a statement, stating that the route suspension was to fit into “the current demand environment.” The statement read, “Delta is suspending its nonstop service between New York-JFK and Lagos to fit the current demand environment. “The airline continues to operate service between Lagos and Atlanta and offers onward connections to New York…

Kenya Airways appoints LLC as GSA in Oman

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has appointed Travel Point LLC as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for Oman. Travel Point LLC takes full responsibility for selling airline products in Oman, handling the needs of the travel trade and KQ customers, hence growing KQ’s market share in the Oman market. The General Sales Agent will represent the interests of KQ in the Oman market including communication with all relevant stakeholders and customers, reservations, and…

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