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Some pilots are daring. The risks they take are unimaginable as WOLE SHADARE appraise the role of CAA’s to track down erring airlines and crew Not many would have thought it was possible that pilots and crew fly aeroplanes without valid licences. A pilot, especially a commercial airline pilot, must at all times hold a valid licence to be able to qualify as a pilot. A commercial pilot license (CPL) is a qualification that permits…

*Six traffickers handed to security officials Forty one Nigerian girls who were victims of human trafficking to Europe were today deported to the country . They arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos aboard a Hercules C-130 military transport aircraft with registration number Nigerian Air Force 913. The aircraft landed at the Nigerian Air Force Hangar wing of the Lagos Airport about 7. 50 pm . The deportation of the girls, was a fall…

*We only had deflated tyre-Airline      An Air Peace B737 aircraft this morning aborted flight after the aircraft with flight number 4P7198 suffered burst tyres as the aircraft prepared for take-off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.   The aircraft was departing for Abuja at 10.40 am when the incident happened. Passengers who were on-board said the aircraft was on top speed preparatory for take-off when the incident occurred. They disclosed that the captain of the…

Decry policy on multiple designations High charges by different Federal Government agencies have compelled importers to move their cargoes through Accra, thus affecting revenues that should accrue to Nigeria. Managing Director, Merchant Express, operator of Cargo Airlines Limited, Captain Shina Akinfenwa, disclosed this to Woleshadare.net in Lagos. He stated that due to the exorbitant charges by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other…

The Federal Government of Nigeria yesterday approved the appointment of five new Directors and one General Manager for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Those that were appointed and their designations are Group Captain Edem Oyo-Ita, (Director of Air Transport Regulations, DATR), Ahmed Abbas Sanusi (Director, Human Resources and Administration, DHR & ADMIN), Bilikisu Adamu Sani, (Director of Finance and Accounts, DFA). Others are Odunowo Tayyib Adetunji (Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, DAAS), Ita…

*Suit against airline confirmed More revelations have been uncovered of how the old management of Arik Airlines failed to pay the International Air Transport Association $78 million; amount that accrued from debts yet to be settled by the airline for the services that were rendered to it. The fresh discovery is different from the reported N300b debts AMCON gave recently. IATA is the clearing house for over 268 global airlines and helps the firms to…

*Chides carriers’ on tax misinformation The rot in the aviation industry has found expression in the sharp decline of airlines over the year as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) at the weekend said that at the creation of the agency in 2000, it had on its register 150 airlines. It disclosed that over 17 years, the number has drastically reduced to about nine scheduled airlines, adding that stricter regulatory oversight and the need to…

*We got Presidential directive for repairs-FAAN MD     Aftermath of the unscheduled visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo last week Thursday, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is scampering to fix some of the broken facilities at the nation’s premier airport.   Osinbajo took the operators of the airport by surprise when he inspected some decrepit facilities at the terminal, expressing disappointment about the…

Barely two weeks after Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) took over the management of Arik Airlines, the firm said it has been able to stabilize the wobbling airline by payment of salaries of worker and would soon return it to profitability.    A statement from spokesman for AMCON, Jude Nwauzor said although the airline now managed by Capt. Roy Ukpebo Ilegbodu, under the receivership of Mr. Oluseye Opasanya, SAN were confronted with a barrage…