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As the Nigerian aviation sector, especially the Lagos end, recently went through an assessment by the United States Transportation Safety Administration, WOLE SHADARE writes that the test is needed to appraise the nation’s aviation and airports security apparatus Poor reputation Air transportation is the movement of passengers and cargo by aircraft and helicopters. An efficient air transport contributes to economic growth and development. However in Nigeria, it suffers from poor reputation for operational efficiency and…

Lagos based Green Africa Airways is set for a major take off with the appointment of Caribbean Airlines’ Vice President (Operations), Jag Singh as its Chief Operations Officer (COO). A technical pilot with Nigeria’s largest carrier, Arik Airlines, and ASKY Airlines’ Boeing 737 Captain Folu Oladipo is the airline’s chief pilot, among a host of other talented industry experts at the helm of the new carrier. Also, former JetBlue Airways Vice President (Flight Operations), Bart…

Airbus launched an innovative service called Verde that delivers detailed crop analytics from satellite imagery, perfectly clipped to the field and accurately de-clouded. Served as plug and play API to any precision agriculture portal, Verde provides reliable and quantified measures of the vegetation, consistent over time and space, whatever the satellite used.   The new service primarily addresses in-season monitoring, to help anomalies detection, optimise field scouting, irrigation, seeding, fertilization, and crop protection. It is…

 12 souls onboard ill-fated aircraft Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru said his agency would release in few days the preliminary report which will include factual information about the accident involving Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. In a statement issued late last night, the AIB boss commended the professionalism of the rescue team, without whose effort there may have been recorded casualty and/or injury. He assured the public that the investigation would be detailed, thorough and timely,…

Fagbemi chart fresh path to growth *The race to transform Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has begun as the new Group Managing Director of the company, Mrs. Olatokunbo Fagbemi has unveiled her plans to make it customer centric, bring in new innovation to continue to retain its 65 per cent market share in aviation ground handling business. As a prelude to re-invigorate the company, the firm had in the last two months invested about…

Carrier airlifted 322 passengers  in 2018 General Manager, Air France-KLM Nigeria and West Africa, Mr. Michel Colleau said the high improvement in Nigeria’s economy in 2018 saw to the increase in number of passengers carried by his airline and other foreign carriers operating to the country. He described 2018 as year of revival for the Nigeria’s economy, stressing that everyone benefitted from it in terms of passenger number. Speaking at the airline’s Customer Appreciation Night…

  The danger of operating of operating the 65 million Euro Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) is over  as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has taken delivery of another consignment of critical spare parts required for the continuous service and operation of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON).   The agency disclosed that the consignment which was cleared at the Apapa port in Lagos from Thales Group, in France include MES1 1400A…

Investigation has commenced to ravel the cause of An Augusta AW139 Helicopter in which Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was travelling crashed in Kaaba, Kogi State.  The aircraft is under management by Caverton Helicopters and crashed as a result of unusual weather conditions according to the Managing Director/Accountable Officer of Caverton Helicopters, Capt. Josiah Choms. . Choms, in a statement said there were no injuries to the passengers or crew on-board and they were all quickly and safely…

 Air Senegal’s first A330neo has touched down at Blaise-Diagne International Airport in Dakar. The A330neo, painted in the livery of Air Senegal and named “Casamance”, was presented during a ceremony attended by His Excellency M. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, Mr. Philippe Bohn, Chief Executive Officer Air Senegal. Air Senegal, which started operations in 2018, is set to receive its first A330neo in the coming weeks making it the first African airline…

Topbrass, signatory to Cape Town convention, says Usman The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that it would take cautious steps to respond to allegation of aircraft tampering levelled against it by the owners of TopBrass, Mr. Roland Iyayi. Rather, the regulatory agency said that it intended to meet the airline operator in court to challenge the several allegations against it. Capt. Muhtar Usman, the Director-General of NCAA stated this in his office at the…