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Again, NDLEA warns pilgrims against drugs trafficking

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has again warned pilgrims against going to the holy land with cocaine or any narcotics substance. The agency said any substance either injected or hidden, would be detected by the agency. An officer-in-charge of Hajj operations at the NDLEA, Alhaji Aliyu Shinkafi explained that drug trafficking attracts death sentence in Saudi Arabia, the consequence of it before Almighty God is equally huge. Shinkafi spoke at the Hajj seminar…

Mustapha harps on strategy to boost water transportation in Nigeria

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Boss Mustapha has assured that the agency would strategically grow new business across the Nigerian Inlands Waterways and also embark in wealth creating infrastructure that will add value to water transportation in the country. Briefing workers of Lagos area office of the agency, which is saddled with the responsibility of regulating inland waterways transportation in Nigeria, the NIWA boss told the workers to brace-up for…

Airlines’ Insolvency Inevitable As Fleet Size Shrinks

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Aero, others to cut workforce by 50% Arik, Dana struggle as Caverton records N2bn Q1 loss Unless help comes faster, Nigerian airlines could close shop earlier than expected. While the Federal Government is not mooting the idea of another bailout fund to resuscitate their operations, eight years after over N150 billion was given to them, the airlines’ fleet size is shrinking by the day. Their last ray of hope for bank funding seems to be…

Effective Crew Communication Boosts Flight Safety

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Unfamiliarity and lack of good communication between the cockpit and cabin crew complicates air safety. Keeping the same cockpit and cabin crews together as often as possible would engender air safety.WOLE SHADARE writes The factor Many factors have influenced the quality of communication between the cockpit and cabin crews over the years. But one factor that should be of utmost concern is the growth of the industry. Within small airlines, communication between the crew is…

FAAN, MMIA Power outages and Nigeria’s national embarrassment

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Wole Shadare

By Ernest Odeh EVERY year, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria’s busiest airport, experiences no fewer than two major power outages and this year alone the airport has experienced five blackouts yet somehow the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has somehow played the ostrich, blaming everything else but its incompetence. On Sunday, May 9, 2010, there was a power outage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, which grounded flights and left…

Experts Seek New Business Strategy For Airlines’

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Advocate Mergers To Stay Afloat As the operating environment gets tougher for airlines and businesses, experts have suggested that airlines should pool resources together to form strong airlines group to save them from bankruptcy. President, Aviation Round Table (ART), Mr. Gbenga Olowo, who shared this view, said that the systematic operational merger would be the only way for the airlines to remain in business in a short while from now. “This is the only way…

Lagos power outage: A recurring embarrassment to Nigeria

Posted on August 28, 2016August 28, 2016 by Wole Shadare

It is becoming a routine without solution in sight. The incessant power outage at the Lagos airport and other major airports across the country is becoming embarrassing. I am sure many reading this article would say what is the big deal if the airports are without electricity considering the fact that many homes in Nigeria are without light? Many would have thought that the problem that started over four years has been resolved, but the…

Chaos, flight disruptions over power outage at Lagos airport

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Wole Shadare

*Airlines decry recurring problem *FAAN apologises Nigeria’s busiest airport, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos again witnessed power outage at the aerodrome. The problem caused major disruption of flight services to airlines. Arik, Air Maroc, Lufthansa, Delta, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Air France, Delta, British Airways, South African Airways among others expressed disappointment over the problem that has lingered for more than four years. Power outage at the Lagos airport is a recurring…

When dog eat dog in aviation

Posted on August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Call it a case of dog eat dog and you will not be far from the truth. The on-going face-off that has pit the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), members of Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Association of Air craft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has assumed a different dimension. But it is good to situate facts and try to call a spade a spade. While NAAPE is holding…

Recession: Keeping tab on airlines

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Airlines have faced worse situations but this time around, they are finding it extremely hard to cope. Consequently, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has been asked to economically regulate to prevent corner cutting. WOLE SHADARE reports Deregulation policy Many years ago, precisely in the 1980s and 1990, the aviation industry in Nigeria was deregulated. This led to the birth of Okada Air and ADC, among others. The two were very prominent because of…

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