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The CityAirbus programme has reached another important milestone: the completion and “power on” of the “iron bird” ground test facility inTaufkirchen, Germany.  This enables the verification of the entire electric propulsion system of CityAirbus, developed by Airbus’ E-Aircraft Systems unit. The first full electric propulsion test bench has the capability to operate the propulsion system chain from flight controls to the dynamic loads of the propellers. This allows the verification of the electric, mechanical and thermal dynamics.  After being maturated and…

The question is, if airlines are such a bad business model then why do businessmen keep lining up to start them? WOLE SHADARE highlights why airlines collectively have been in the black since 2010 Perpetual cry It is one of the most enduring folk wisdom dicta in all of commerce. “The airline industry, in its history, has never made money.” It’s been almost 30 years since the Nigerian airline industry was deregulated.  Since then it has been…

…as West Coast staff petition Buhari Former workers of the liquidated Nigeria Airways based in the West Coast have again petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the non-release of the N45 billion pay off that was announced about three months ago. The West Coast workers, Emetule Fina (Gabon), Eno Mao (Gabon), Bareng John (Cameroon), Ndoke Hannah (Cameroon), Afandoni Raymond (Cotonou) and Mensah Tetey (Lome) lamented that they were in agony and fear of abandonment as to…

Navigation facilities working optimally-NAMA MD To reduce air traffic congestion, coupled with adverse weather associated with time of the year, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has installed new Very High Frequency (VHF) communication radios across the country. The agency is also installing Instrument Landing System/Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) at Lagos and Kano airports. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) is a navigation beacon, usually coupled VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) to enable aircraft to measure their position…

The Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet that was the favourite American presidents and key to affordable mass market air travel in the United States, will pass into aviation history this week. Nearly 50 years after its debut, the B747 will take its final commercial flight with an American carrier Tuesday on Delta Air Lines’ Seoul-to-Detroit route. It “made flying available for everyone,” said Boeing chief company historian Michael Lombardi said of the iconic jet. “The B747…

  FAAN probes incident Unknown bandits have robbed an aircraft shortly after it landed at the Lagos airport from Istanbul. The attack was carried out as the airplane was taxiing to the hangar. This is coming as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced investigation on alleged robbery incident on an aircraft which occurred on December 12th, 2017. The incident was reported to have occurred on a Vista Jet aircraft with Call Sign VJT…