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Unions ground troubled Arik

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Unions ground troubled Arik

Carrier vows legal action against interference   Activities of the troubled Arik were yesterday grounded as three aviation unions, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) over labour related issues.   The union members arrived the headquarters of the airline as early  as 4.00 am to literally ground the operations of the airline. The union members carried out…

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Dana Air Bags Leadership Brand of the Year 2016 award

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Dana Air Bags Leadership Brand of the Year 2016 award

  ….Introduces special fares for Corps members, students    Dana Air has bagged the prestigious Leadership Brand of the year 2016 award, held recently at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.   Speaking at the conference themed: THE RICE ECONOMY,  the Chairman of Leadership Group Mr Sam Nda – Isaiah said, ‘ Leadership Conference and Awards  is a yearly event organized to celebrate individuals and corporate organizations  who have shown distinction in their different areas  like…

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NCAA saves over $20 million investments, okays Abuja helicopter operations

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NCAA saves over $20 million investments, okays Abuja helicopter operations

 *Operators relieved, lament N1.8 b loss   Affluent and wealthy Nigerian who can afford helicopter services may now heave a sigh of relief as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cleared all helicopter operators duly certified by the regulatory authority to commence operations in and out of Abuja forthwith. The NCAA, in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Sam Adurogboye said a letter has since been dispatched to all concerned operators. It…

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Abuja Airport Closure: Federal Government Unveils Situation Room

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Abuja Airport Closure: Federal Government Unveils Situation Room

The Federal Government has unveiled a Situation Room/Call Centre to cater for all the information required by airlines’ passengers, travel agencies, cab operators and the likes.    The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika while unveiling the centre said, “This will further make a great impact in the progress we have recorded so far.   Dedicated telephone lines have also been made available. This will make movement easier for our people when they can…

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Somalia drought: Turkish Airlines lends helping hand to cushion hunger

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Somalia drought: Turkish Airlines lends helping hand to cushion hunger

As part of its humanitarian gesture to ensure safety of lives across the globe and particularly across its countries of operations, Turkish Airlines has granted official consent for carriage of 200-tons of aid for the next six months to support  the call to tackle hunger and drought in Somalia.   The gesture followed the carrier’s listening to a humanitarian aid campaign that began on social media by a French social media star, Jerome Jarre, calling…

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Ethiopian bags prestigious cargo airline award

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Ethiopian bags prestigious cargo airline award

Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airways has won ‘Cargo Airline Award for Network Development’ at the tenth anniversary of the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards held on March 9, 2017.  The Network Development Awards are presented to airlines that have developed new routes or achieved a remarkable growth in passengers or cargo. As a result, the ‘Network Development Award Cargo Airline’ award was awarded to Ethiopian Cargo in recognition to the commitment of the airline to…

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DANA AIR CRASH REPORT – HUMAN NEGLIGENCE NOT HUMAN ERROR

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DANA AIR CRASH REPORT – HUMAN NEGLIGENCE NOT HUMAN ERROR

  By Group J.O OJIKUTU Within a couple of weeks of his assumption into office, the new AIB Commissioner surprised many stakeholders by releasing the long awaited Report on the Dana airline crash that had occurred in June 3rd 2012, nearly five years ago. Like many other air accidents before it, the Dana crash was one accident that its investigation had been unnecessarily delayed even when there were sufficient evidence in the Preliminary Report for…

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41 Meridien Passengers stranded in Lagos, protest treatment

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41 Meridien Passengers stranded in Lagos, protest treatment

14 passengers lodge complaints with NCAA     No fewer than 40 passengers of an Italian airline, Air Meridien were abandoned at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos by the airline. The passengers comprising males, females, children and minors were prevented from checking in by the airline ground staff, probably because of over-booking. But, the ground staff of the airline refused to communicate with the passengers on why they were not airlifted by the…

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FG to relax rules, to issue visa to foreigners in 48 hours

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FG to relax rules, to issue visa to foreigners in 48 hours

***To launch tourism development ***OBJ tasks NANTA on tourism    The Federal Government has concluded plans to ease the difficulty of obtaining Nigerian visa for travellers willing to come to the country, adding that applicants would now get their visa in 48 hours. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed who was represented by the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Dr. Paul Adalikwu at…

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