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By Eugene Onyeabo Aligbe The Aviation industry is one of the highly regulated sectors in the world. The same rules and regulations by International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, apply to all airline companies in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa to Middle East. The rules and regulations border on Safety, technical, manpower development and consumer protection. Here in Nigeria, NCAA is saddled with the responsibility to domesticate the strict aviation regulations as stipulated by the world aviation…
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Airbus has reached an agreement with easyJet that extends the airline’s fleet plans into 2023, exercising purchase rights to firm orders for 17 A320neo. This takes its combined order for the NEO to 147 (including 30 A321neo) and means easyJet has ordered 468 A320 Family aircraft to date. “This repeat order cements easyJet’s position as the largest European operator of our leading A320 family,” says Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer. “We are delighted…
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Taking a flight between cities in different African countries is often expensive and circuitous. WOLE SHADARE highlights the impediments to travel and tourism in the continent Bitter-sweet Although, no Visas are required today for West African citizens to travel from one country to another, major travel impediments remain. Air transport in particular, and transport infrastructure generally, remain, to date, the biggest challenges for travel and tourism development in Africa in general and for West Africa, in particular. Fortunately,…
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Sector’s input to GDP rises to 0.6% Adhering to aviation roadmap would help to resolve many of the problems confronting Nigeria’s aviation industry, Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said. He said this in a paper made available to Woleshadarenews in Lagos. Specifically, he said on assumption of duty in November, 2015 an appraisal of the sector was undertaken with many challenges identified. He listed the challenges as inadequate safety, security and surveillance equipment,…
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Airbus has been selected by Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellites operators, to build two HOTBIRD new generation telecommunication satellites that will replace the current spacecraft and enhance capacity at Eutelsat’s premium broadcasting position 13° East. The two satellites will deliver improved performances over the European and Middle-Eastern footprint, reinforced by a powerful European Superbeam. They will ensure full service continuity over the operational 102 Ku-band transponders/frequencies, secure deployment and capacity redundancy…
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Passengers are to pay more in Passenger Service Charges (PSC) if the proposed increment receives the nod of Federal Government. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had proposed increment for the PSC and supported three aviation unions in the country. FAAN has proposed an upward review of the current PSC which was last done eight years ago. The new PSC regime is expected to take effect from January 2019. The general secretary of National…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo heads the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). At the core of PEBEC’s mandate is improving the ease of doing business in Nigeria by proving to foreign investors that Nigeria is really a cool place to do business. However, two testimonies from celebrities and a couple of others from members of the public, should leave Osinbajo and PEBEC very worried and embarrassed. Nigerian actor, Aremu Afoloyan ranted on how he was asked…
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Al-Qahtani Aviation, owner of SaudiGulf Airlines, has signed an agreement to purchase ten A320neo family aircraft. The commitment was announced today at the Bahrain International Airshow, which runs untill the 16th November 2018. SaudiGulf Airlines currently operate a fleet of six A320 aircraft from their hub in Dammam. The carrier commenced operations in 2016 serving domestic destinations across the Kingdom prior to expanding to international routes. In October 2018 the airline launched its second international destination…
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Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc said it has consistently recorded 4.43 per cent annual revenue growth since 2009 when the company was privatised. SAHCOL also said that its import warehouse could accommodate about three million tonnage of cargo monthly with six freezers and refrigerators at its warehouses. SAHCO also called on the Federal Government to intervene in the current handling charges imposed on foreign carriers in the country, saying that the ground handling companies…
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