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Galadima emerges NAAPE President

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The National Association of Aircraft Engineers (NAAPE) has elected, Galadima Abednego, an engineer with the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) as its new President in an election held in Port Harcourt,, Rivers State. Galadima beat Roland Ahmed Maikudi of Aero Contractors with 41 votes, scoring 56 while Maikudi scored 15 votes. The third contestant for the position scored 2 votes while three votes were voided. Adebayo Oluyemi also an engineer was elected as the…

BA to spend £400m on ‘Club World’, to return iconic B747 on Lagos route

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Wole Shadare

With effect from September 1, 2017, mega carrier, British Airways said it would re-introduce the iconic B747 on its lucrative Lagos route. The airplane type is fondly referred within BA as the ‘Super High J aircraft’, the Lagos Boeing 747 will boast of 14 Seats in First class, 86 in Business class, 30 in world Traveller Plus and 145 in World Traveller. This is coming as the carrier plans to spend £400 million on…

IATA, airline partner to improve baggage efficiency

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for America (A4A) have launched a year-long global campaign related to baggage tracking with the goal of reducing mishandled bags in addition to increasing efficiency in baggage operations. Annually, more than four billion bags are carried by airlines globally. Less than 0.43 percent do not arrive with their owners. The industry is determined to do even better and has agreed to Resolution 753 (R753). By June 2018,…

Lagos, Abuja airports assessment will help African nations in aerodrome certification-ICAO President

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Wole Shadare

President, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu was in Nigeria. He explains the future of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) in Africa and other issue after inspection of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport terminal and the runway. Excerpts How do you see the future of RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) in Africa? I think the phenomenon of RPAS, the expansion is taking place all over the world and I am sure in Africa, it will…

Union suspends proposed shut-down of NCAA

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The Ministry of Transportation has waded into the dispute between the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) over promotion of workers in the agency. The workers’ union and her partners had placed an ultimatum on the NCAA which upon its expiration would entail total shutdown of the NCAA in its five regional offices But a few hours before the exercise was to be carried out, the…

Lagos, Abuja airports, others may scale certification test

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

All seems to be ready as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (NCAA) said it is ready for the certification of major airports in the nation by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). None of Nigeria’s airports is certified over 50 years of aviation in the country which both the Federal Airports Authority of Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the NCAA are concerned about and has thus been closing the gaps that could make…

At last, Medview begins airlift of stranded London, Lagos passengers

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Blames accident at Gatwick airport, CAA for situation Stranded Medview passengers eventually heaved a sigh of relief as the carrier today commenced airlift of stranded passengers both in Lagos and London days after they were left stranded. This is coming as the airline attributed flights the disruption by the accident at Gatwick airport, which it said, “affected other airlines”, and also the inability of the civil aviation authority to grant the necessary permits…

How new 5% new allocation will save AIB from collapse-Olateru

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

30 accident reports pending Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru said all the agency relies on to survive and to meet its enormous challenges of accident investigation is allocation of three per cent from the Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and now five per cent of the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) recently approved by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika. This has caused furore by a segment of the aviation sector questioning the…

Air Côte d’Ivoire acquires A320 at colourful ceremony in Toulouse

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Air Côte d’Ivoire, the Ivory Coast’s flagship airline based in Abidjan, received its new A320 at a ceremony that was held at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse yesterday. The ceremony was jointly presided over by Didier Evrard, Airbus Executive Vice President Programmes and General Abdoulaye Coulibaly, Chairman of Air Côte d’Ivoire’s Board of Directors. Air Côte d’Ivoire had already chosen the A320 family because of its exceptionally comfortable cabin, low operating costs…

Aviation as catalyst for Nigeria’s growth

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

x-rays how Nigeria’s aviation sector could rub off on the economy and add significantly to her Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if the right steps are taken The financial turbulence of the past few years threw a spotlight on many key industries and their respective roles in growth or decline of the Nigerian economy. Little notice was taken of one sector that has consistently been creating and supporting jobs while making significant, to say the…

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