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Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik has alerted passengers of worsening aviation fuel (JET A1) scarcity across the country.   The airline said aviation fuel scarcity started manifesting last week when major oil marketers began to ration supply of the product to airlines.   A statement by spokesman for the airline, Banji Ola disclosed that one of the marketers issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) on Saturday alerting of non-availability of the product in Lagos. Another marketer said…

United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.N) will become the first big U.S. airline to limit low-fare customers to one carry-on bag that fits under a seat, and will defer delivery of dozens of planes from Boeing Co (BA.N) as part of a push to boost profits. The announcement on Tuesday could frustrate flyers who already feel burdened with airline travel restrictions and fees. United, the No. 3 U.S. airline by passengers carried, said customers who bought…

  Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has commended the African and Indian Ocean Satellite Communication Network (AFISNET) for significantly contributing to the enhancement of safety and efficiency of air navigation within and across the African and Indian Ocean (AFI) region. Sirika who made these remarks while declaring open the  24th meeting of the Western and Central Africa Satellite Network Management Committee (SNMC) hosted by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) at NICON Luxury Hotels…

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, oversees the aviation sector in a system where he is a junior minister to the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Since he took over, Sirika made airport concession one of the policies of the Federal Government to enhance infrastructural development in the sector.   Four airports are considered for concession. They are the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, the Mallam Aminu Kano International…

Northwest Texas Healthcare System and Med-Trans Corporation have expanded their LIFESTAR partnership with the addition of a state-of-the-art, pressurized turboprop airplane.   The twin-engine aircraft, which operates with critical care flight nurses and paramedics from the Amarillo-based healthcare system and flight crews from Med-Trans, is based at Rick Husband Amarillo National Airport. The LIFESTAR King Air E-90 airplane, with a 1,400-mile range, will service parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico.   It…

*Shops for N72b for ex-Airways workers *Airlines, marketers to save N34b yearly       The problem associated with scarcity of aviation fuel would soon be a thing of the past when government finalises work on Kaduna and Port-Harcourt refineries that would be dedicated solely to the refining of aviation fuel. Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika made the disclosure on the side-line of a stakeholders’ meeting at the weekend said for the operators to…

* Passenger Numbers to Double by 2035   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to work with industry to make infrastructure a priority in unlocking aviation’s economic and social benefits.   Passenger demand in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to more than double from 298 million in 2015 to 658 million in 2035. If that demand is met, the number of jobs supported by aviation…

The Board of Directors of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc., (nahco aviance) has dissociated itself from what it termed unfounded, malicious and false information to the effect that the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Norbert Bielderman, has been sacked or forced to resign.    In a statement, the Board said, “For the avoidance of doubt, Mr. Norbert Bielderman remains the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has not and…

  *Celebrates five years intern programme Delta Air Lines is celebrating five successful years of its intern programme in Africa. The scheme offers a 12-month contract to post-graduate students in Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; and Nairobi, Kenya, to gain hands-on knowledge and experience of working for a multi-national company.   The programme underscores Delta’s commitment to Africa, by helping young people from underprivileged backgrounds acquire the skills they need to get ahead in…