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$7 million investment at risk over airline, NCAA spat

Posted on August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 by Wole Shadare

AOC renewal in Nigeria faulty Carrier didn’t meet safety requirement-NCAA A $7 million airline investment in Nigeria is about to go the way of others as Tropical Arctic Logistics (TAL), a Lagos-based non-scheduled domestic airline, has accused the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of its refusal to renew its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). The AOC is a certificate that paves the way for airlines to operate in the country’s aviation industry. Chief Operating Officer of TAL, Olufemi…

Earth Networks, NiMet Announce Weather Services Partnership

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Provides new nationwide early lightning detection, others Earth Networks, a global provider of weather intelligence, announced on Wednesday it formed a partnership with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The agreement includes a five-year collaboration to build the Nigeria Total Lightning and Mesoscale AWS Network (NTLMAN) for early warning of severe weather. The partnership was commemorated during a live virtual Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony from Abuja and Germantown, Maryland. Under the agreement, Earth Networks…

New airlines: Same or purpose driven competition?

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Green Africa is Nigeria’s newest airline having started flights last week. Nigerians are ready to travel again following COVID-19 pandemic. More airlines are offering services. Competition will become tougher as more people plan to join. What unique services would they be offering? WOLE SHADARE raises some posers Great expectation Is it going to be the same or a purpose driven competition to benefit Nigerians? Time shall tell. Nigerians are ready to travel again for leisure and…

FAAN Generates N408.69bn From Passengers’ Service Charge

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Expert bemoans IGR under-declaration We have limited resources for airport projects –FG Following series of reforms in the nation’s aviation sector, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria FAAN), earned about N408.69 billion within a period of five years. The amount, according to figures released by an aviation security consultant and Secretary General of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), Group Captain John Ojikutu (rtd), was realised between 2015 and 2019 from Passenger Service Charge…

Afghanistan unrest worries IATA, airlines boycott airspace

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Carriers seek alternative routes for evacuation The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed worry over the situation in Afghanistan, noting that safe and secure flight operations are the top priority for aviation. The clearing house for over 290 global airlines said it was closely monitoring developments in the country. This is coming as airlines had advised IATA that they are avoiding the airspace owing to recent developments. IATA in a statement disclosed…

FG releases request for qualification for airports concession

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Lists conditions for bidders The Federal Government in compliance with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and National Policy on Public-Private Partnership (N4P) has released a request for qualification for the concession of four International Airport terminals and related services. In the document signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Hassan Musa, the four major commercial airports, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja; Murtala Muhammed Internatıonal Aırport Lagos, Malam Amınu Kano Internatıonal Aırport and…

Flights to Nigeria from UAE remain suspended till August 20

Posted on August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Dubai based Emirates airline said its flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until August 20. It was not however stated if the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria’s frosty relationship over the modalities for COVID-19 test would have been resolved on or before August 20 as resumption of flights is not in the hands of Emirates Airlines but the UAE government. Customers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the…

Kenya Airways, USAID’s ROUTES partner to protect African wildlife

Posted on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Kenya Airways and the States Agency for International Development (USAID) Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership have come together to create awareness of the continued fight against illegal wildlife trade. Through the partnership, Kenya Airways has launched a video to create stakeholders’ awareness about protecting the nation’s national heritage. This effort is part of KQ’s sustainability strategy to contribute to Africa’s sustainable development through wildlife conservation. Much of Africa’s wildlife is threatened by…

Kenya’s domestic travel recovering quicker than int’l, says Kibe, DG KCAA

Posted on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), Captain Gilbert Kibe has said that aviation contributes four per cent to his country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), just as he stated that domestic air travel is seeing quicker recovery than international operations. Kibe who disclosed this at a webinar hosted by President, African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), Nick Fadugba monitored by Aviation Metric noted that the country had already started seeing over 400 daily aircraft movements and had…

Ojikutu seeks probe of under-declared aviation revenue

Posted on August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Says yearly figure inaccurate, misleading Aviation Security Consultant and Secretary General of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI),Grp. Captain John Ojikutu (Rtd) has lamented what he termed yearly under-declared inaccurate Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the aviation industry. In a data made available to Aviation Metric, the renowned aviation analyst lamented that the inaccurate or unaccounted earnings could be the exploitation in the work of some Insiders’ Threats to national security. He however…

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