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Dana Fight 0992 Crash Avoidable

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Wole Shadare

By Kolawole Adegbola Reading through the report of the Dana flight 0992 crash, it is noted that engine number one failed roughly seventeen minutes into the flight,. Evidently this accident could have been avoided if only the crew had followed some basic policy. According to the US FAR (Federal Aviation Regulations), and the UK CAR (Civil Aviation Regulations), following failure of an engine, pilot is required to call in for emergency landing at the nearest…

Trump plans $600m dozen aircraft sale to Nigeria’s Air Force

Posted on April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The United States President, Donald Trump is said to be pushing forward with plans to sell up to a dozen aircraft to Nigeria’s Air Force in its fight against the extremist group Boko Haram, a congressional source said on Monday. The deal, according to Reuters could be worth up to $600 million. The A-29 aircraft, with reconnaissance and surveillance as well as attack capabilities, are made by Brazil’s Embraer. But they use U.S. parts…

Safety: NAMA to calibrate Abuja, four other airports

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is to immediately begin the calibration of the navigational aids at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after the completion of work on the N5 billion refurbish runway. The runway is to be completed on April 19, 2017. After repairs, flights would not be allowed to land on the facility until the navigational tools are flight checked to guarantee accuracy and safety of aircraft. Calibration is the periodic evaluation of navigational…

DANA AIRLINE CRASH – HUMAN NEGLIGENCE NOT HUMAN ERROR – PART 2

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Wole Shadare

BY GRP. CAPT JOHN O OJIKUTU (RTD) The technical manpower of the AIB for aircraft accidents investigation has been described in the first part of this paper as inadequate and ineffective by a ministerial committee set up in 2014 to look into the implementation of Safety Recommendations arising from the various reports of previous accidents that had occurred between 2000 to 2014; the Dana plane crash was one of the accidents in these reports. The…

$500m Lagos, Abuja terminals open August-FAAN

Posted on April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Wole Shadare

… to shut down old terminal for repairs, relocates airlines, others Federal Government through the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has concluded to close down the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos terminal for total rehabilitation of the 39 year old facility by relocating flight operations to the new multi-million dollar ultra-modern terminal beside it. This is coming as the Federal Government plans to commission the new terminal August this year as the Chinese…

No earthquake at MMIA-Minister

Posted on April 9, 2017April 10, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Minister of State Aviation, Hadi Sirika has explained that the vibrations experienced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) was not in any way a structural issue at the foremost airport but as a result of the unlatched doors where the coolers which have just been put into use are housed. Minister who flew in from Abuja over allegations that there were massive vibrations that has affected the structural integrity of the airport, described the…

Abuja airport runway repairs 80% complete as VP visits facility

Posted on April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 by Wole Shadare

We need a second runway-FAAN MD Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday inspected the ongoing rehabilitation of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and said the exercise is going according to schedule. The airport was shut down on March 8 to enable repairs on the runway over a scheduled period of six weeks. Osinbajo arrived the presidential air fleet wing of the airport from where he was conducted on a tour of the rehabilitation site by the Managing…

First AfBAARS|NBAC launches new Nigerian business aviation organisation.

Posted on April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The first jointly hosted African Business Aviation Association Regional Symposium and Nigerian Business Aviation Conference highlighted the need for regional stakeholders to collaborate to make real change happen. At the end of the two-day event, held at the Eko Hotel Lagos, 24 and 25 March, Segun Demuren CEO of local organisers EAN Aviation, pledged to form and launch a new Nigerian business aviation organisation within 90 days. Work has already begun on forming the…

NIGERIAN AIRLINES’ DEBT PROFILE

Posted on April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 by Wole Shadare

BREAK DOWN OF NON IATA 5% TICKET SALES CHARGE DOMESTIC AIRLINES INDEBTEDNESS TO NCAA MONTHLY PAYMENTS OUTSTANDING BALANCES ₦ ₦ 1 AERO CONTRACTORS 389,839,503.42 2 ARIK AIR 61,477,779.67 9,460,745,429.96 3 CHANCHANGI 442,148,618.52 4 DANA AIRLINE 57,500,000.00 1,241,951,184.28 5 FIRST NATION 8,370,066.00 421,444,960.13 6 IRS 1,054,403,662.52 7 MEDVIEW 30,000,000.00 1,037,629,402.23 8 OVERLAND 12,311,189.43 19,436,520.83 9 AZMAN AIR 20,000,000.00 321,729,901.04 10 DISCOVERY AIR 28,339,864.19 11 AIR PEACE 109,862,633.84 309,484,328.92 12 AFRICAN…

NiMet to collaborate with ARCN on data sharing

Posted on April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 by Wole Shadare

For local farmers to be adequately equipped with information for the 2017 farming season, the Director-General of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof. Sani Mashi has called for the strengthening of collaborations with NGOs, Private and Corporate Organizations. Prof. Mashi made this call when the Acting Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof. A. A Voh Jr, and his team visited NiMet Headquarters. Speaking, Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi, noted that the…

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