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The biggest problem airlines are contending with in terms of maintenance is the high cost of C-Check, which has compelled some carriers to abandon their airplanes in countries of repairs.   The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, made this disclosure at the weekend in Lagos. Aircraft maintenance checks are periodic inspections that have to be done on all commercial/ civil aircraft after a certain amount of time or usage. Airlines periodically…

  *Power glitch grounds Delta’s 300 flight world-wide *Flight fails to land in Lagos   Delta Airlines flights worldwide including those coming to Nigeria were grounded due to a computer failure. WoleshadareNew visited the Lagos airport at 5pm, today, the airline which aircraft lands at Lagos was yet to arrive as passengers are frantically getting to be re-booked.     Passengers pack in to the Delta Airlines boarding area at McCarran International Airport in Las…

Delta has cancelled approximately 300 flights due to a power outage impacting Delta operations systemwide. As of 3:30pm WAT, Delta operated 800 of its nearly 6,000 scheduled flights. While systems are improving and flights are resuming, delays and cancellations continue. A travel waiver is in effect:http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/advisories/system-outage.html.   The airline said customers heading to the airport should expect delays and cancellations. “While inquiries are high and wait times are long, our customer service agents are doing…

L-R: Arik Deputy Managing Director, Capt. Ado Sanusi, Chief of Staff to Chairman, Lanre Bamgbose, Arik Chairman, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide, Ag.NAMA MD, Engr. Emma Anasi and former NAMA MD, Engr. Nnamdi Udo during the negotiation of Arik’s debt following withdrawal of NAMA’s services on the airline’s Abuja route at NAMA hqtrs, Lagos, on Monday.

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into allegations of “fraud, bribery and corruption” in the civil aviation business of Airbus. The allegations relate to irregularities concerning third party consultants. The France-based aircraft manufacturer said it was co-operating with the probe, which was launched last month. In April, UK authorities froze export credit applications by Airbus. The SFO was asked to look at documentation provided by the company about its use of…

*Total debts to agencies rise to over N34B *N329m recovered in two months The Federal Government has directed its revenue recovery committee in the aviation industry to ensure the recovery of N8.08billion owe the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) by airlines. The effort seems to be paying off as the committee has recovered N329 million in two months as it intensifies efforts to recover more than half of the monies before the end of the…

In accordance to the provision of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) certification System (Annex 17 Standards 3.4.3) for aviation security personnel and the requirements of National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme (NCASTP), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun full implementation of certification of all aviation security screeners in the nation’s airports. Therefore, in line with the aforementioned, any person prior to being designated as an Aviation Security Screener in Nigeria must obtain certification…