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AIB Awaits Bill To Expand Operations

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is eagerly awaiting passage of a bill from the National Assembly and the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari that would allow the aviation investigative body expand its scope of operations. Should the agency get the approval, it would expand its scope to investigate road accidents, marine accidents and other crashes like the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Commissioner, AIB, Akin Olateru, an aircraft engineer, made the disclosure in…

Tit-For-Tat: Beyond Nigeria’s Might With European Airlines

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria showed her might against European carriers last week by excluding them from operating into the country in what it called reciprocity policy as international flights resumed. As good as the action may appear, the question remains the country’s ability to right some age long air pacts skewed against her airlines. WOLE SHADARE writes Aviation as diplomatic tool Aviation and diplomacy have always been, to some extent, interconnected. Aviation provides the possibility to travel…

Emirates to return staff salaries to 100%, Etihad extends pay cuts

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Emirates has concluded plans to return staff salaries to 100% from October but has cut other allowances, according to an email sent out to employees. The Dubai-based carrier cut salaries in March when international travel restrictions relating to the Covid-19 pandemic forced it to ground passenger flights. An Emirates spokesperson confirmed that basic salaries will now return to full from next month. But it is understood that the business is implementing a number of cuts…

Why Nigeria is yet to fully implement African ‘Open Skies’

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Wole Shadare

34 nations show serious commitment Although, Nigeria has signed up to the Single African Air Transport Market, (SAATM), the country is yet to fully implement what is generally termed Africa’s own ‘Open Skies’ policy. Countries that have fully implemented the SAATM concrete measures include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Mozambique, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, The Gambia and Togo. But Nigeria appears among countries 34 nations that shown serious commitment to implementing the flagship…

Emirates Brings Back Lagos, Abuja to Route Network

Posted on September 5, 2020September 6, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Lagos September 7 and Abuja September 9, 2020. The resumption of flights to both Nigerian cities takes Emirates’ African network to 13 destinations, as the airline works hard to help its customers travel safely and confidently, implementing industry-leading health and safety measures at all points of the travel journey. Flights to Lagos will operate four times a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Flights to/from Abuja…

MEA, British Airways resume flight services to Nigeria after 5 months hiatus

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 by Wole Shadare

After over five month hiatus, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos came alive as two airlines, Middle East Airlines and British Airways recommenced flights to Lagos. The country’s airspace was closed to international flight operations on March 23rd, 2020 following the outbreak of deadly COVID-19. First to come was Middle East Airlines (MEA) from Beirut, Lebanon with 222 passengers that came in at 2.30 pm. The mandatory water canon was performed on the aircraft, signifying…

Int’l flight resumption: FG bars Air France, KLM, other foreign airlines

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government has announced a list of international airlines that have been denied approval to restart operations in the country, following the resumption of international flight operations on Saturday, September 5, 2020. According to a monitored media report, these foreign airlines include Air France, KLM, Etihad, Rwandair, Lufthansa, TAAG Angola Airlines, and a host of others. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, during the daily briefing of the Presidential…

FG to open $500m China funded terminal at Lagos airport before Dec 2020

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has again assured that the brand new International airport terminal still under construction at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos which is funded through counterpart financing from the China Eximbank would be completed and commissioned for use before the end of the year. The Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu made the disclosure when he led the FAAN delegation to pay a courtesy visit to Lagos State…

Airline chiefs frustrated over closed borders, travel restrictions

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

IATA frowns at govts policies to air travel recovery Top airline executives are becoming increasingly frustrated as government policies such as closed borders, travel restrictions and quarantines continue to hamper the recovery of travel demand. This is at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to work together to come up with alternatives to blanket border closures and quarantine measures. “Protecting their citizens must be the top priority of governments,” said Alexandre…

NCAA, NAMA issue NOTAM, circular for int’l flight resumption

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Foreign carriers await 1280 allocated inbound pax to Lagos, Abuja To show that the country means business to ensure that international flights resume on Sept. 5, 2020, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has issued the Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) for air traffic control clearance. The Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said, “The NOTAM was issued immediately we received the circular from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday, adding that the…

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