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AFI Summit: Evaluating Africa’s Aviation Safety, Security Performance

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Africa’s aviation safety and security recently came under the searchlight of the global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The continent, despite doing so much, still has a lot of gaps to close, just as the liberalisation of air transport in Africa, otherwise known as the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM), came under focus at the summit, writes WOLE SHADARE Centre stage Africa’s aviation industry took the centre stage in Abuja,…

FAAN MD: How To Aid Seamless Cargo Facilitation At Airports

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it was doing everything possible to put in place infrastructure that will aid seamless facilitation of cargo operations at various airports across the country. The agency stated that it had also recognised the huge significance of the air cargo sector to its operations; the reason the Federal Government, as part of the nation’s aviation roadmap, designated some airports as cargo airports to aid the seamless facilitation of…

Sirika promises to settle outstanding labour issues

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Wole Shadare

In a bid to bring industrial harmony to the aviation industry, Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika has assured that the Ministry of Aviation was determined to resolve all outstanding industrial relations matters within the shortest time possible Sirika, who spoke at the 2022 Annual Joint Consultative and Negotiating Council (JCNC) retreat in Calabar commended the unions for what he called a display of commitment and patriotism by suspending the recent industrial action Sirika who was represented…

Anambra govt. intervenes, prevents airport shutdown

Posted on May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by Wole Shadare

But for the quick intervention of the Anambra state government, the Anambra International Airport would have remained shut following plans by air traffic controllers and other essential service providers to down tools following the ejection of the workers from their hotels. The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) workers had already refused to go to work; an action that would have disrupted flight operations to Anambra State. Scared of a backlash, Aviation Metric learnt that…

United applies to DOT, to begin historic, nonstop service to Cape Town Nov 17

Posted on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier, United Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C., and Cape Town, South Africa. The launch of the service would create a long-overdue direct route supporting critical diplomatic and thriving economic ties between the legislative capitals. If approved, United’s flights will become the first nonstop service ever between Washington D.C. and South Africa’s legislative capital, Cape Town. This long-overdue route will benefit important government-to-government connections and…

FAAN launches probe on human remains found on Lagos airport runway

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has launched investigations into unidentified human remains found on Runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Nigerians were stunned by a reported incident of a mangled body of alleged security personnel on the runway on Thursday. Not a few were worried about how the incident happened with some insinuating that the engine of an airplane might have sucked in the deceased but no airline has reported…

Nigeria targets zero emission for aviation industry-NCAA DG

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Wole Shadare

As Africa works towards situating a common position on the Green Economy ambitions of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO’s) LTAG compliance framework, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu said the Fly-2-Green Nigeria initiative would lead the way to drive Eco-System conservation programs, creating measurable and verifiable, gold standard Carbon Sinks across the Great Green Wall and the wetlands of Nigeria to guarantee up to 1M tons of…

Reps to ‘audit’ foreign carriers, want cabin, technical crew jobs for Nigerians

Posted on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 by Wole Shadare

House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has vowed to ‘audit’ foreign airlines that are operating in the country to ascertain the number of Nigerians they employed as part of their cabin staff and technical crew (pilots and engineers). The Chairman of the Committee, Nnolim Nnaji who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja said, ‘The parliament would also be interested in finding out the percentage of their tickets that are sold by local travel…

Nigerians in Diaspora set for Eko NAFEST 2022

Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 by Wole Shadare

As Lagos prepares for a mega hosting of the 30th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) also known as the Unity Festival, Nigerians in Diaspora, particularly Lagosians have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-0lu to use the hosting opportunity to draw global attention to the infrastructural development in the city. NAFEST, transformed into a global cultural tourism brand under Chief Segun Runsewe, Nigeria’s culture chief marketer and Director-General, National Council for Art…

Tears as airline, associates extol Capt Omokore, Ewuga at Candlelight procession

Posted on May 18, 2022May 19, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Tears flowed freely as the management of Caverton Helicopters, family members, friends, and colleagues of Captain Mike Omokore and First Officer Adzuayi Ewuga held a candlelight procession for the pilots who died on May 11 after the aircraft they were flying crashed. The procession which took place today started from Caverton Helicopters Hangar to toll gates of the Lagos airport amid dirge for the deceased pilots and others involved in the accident. Many of their…

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