Court fixes May 12 for trial of NAMA MD, Others

Court fixes May 12 for trial of NAMA MD, Others

A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday fixed May 12 for the trial of the Managing Director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ibrahim Abdulsalam, and others charged with stealing. Abdulsalam is charged alongside six others over alleged stealing and diversion of the agency’s money amounting to N6.8 billion.   The other suspects are: Adegorite Olumuyiwa, Agbolade Segun, Clara Aliche, Joy Adegorite, and two Limited Liability companies, Randville Investment Ltd and Multeng Travels and…

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NAMA to collaborate with runway safety team

NAMA to collaborate with runway safety team

*To staff at ASCON The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has pledged to collaborate with the newly inaugurated Runway Safety Teams at the nation’s major airports in their bid to enhance safety of air navigation along runways and associated airside facilities.  In a brief remark, while receiving members of the Lagos Runway Safety Team at the agency’s headquarters in Lagos, the Ag. Managing Director, Emma Anasi said the inauguration of runway safety teams in the…

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Appraising airlines, aviation agencies’ recurring debts impasse

Appraising airlines, aviation agencies’ recurring debts impasse

  WOLE SHADARE writes that the frequent airline debt crisis puts carriers and agencies on the edge Face-off The run-in between Nigerian carriers and various aviation agencies over settlement of debts is becoming a recurring issue that is threatening the smooth operation of airlines as their operations are frequently disrupted. Each time the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation (NCAA) wield the big stick;…

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Slow Single European Sky implementation costs EUR 20B

Slow Single European Sky implementation costs EUR 20B

The Director-General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Tony Tyler said progress to achieve Single European Sky (SES) has been frustratingly slow. Tyler made the disclosure today at the European Aviation Club in Brussels, Belgium.  He noted that over those four years, failure to achieve SES has cost European competitiveness at least EUR 20 billion, lamenting that the environment has suffered many millions of tonnes of unnecessary carbon emissions.   His words, “We cannot…

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Recession takes toll on Nigerian, foreign carriers

Recession takes toll on Nigerian, foreign carriers

*Airlines ’ll go burst again, expert warns A slowdown in the major global economies is taking its toll on passenger air travel. The situation is same for Nigerian carriers, which are also going through financial crisis occasioned by tough economic environment. An aviation management consultant, who spoke to woleshadare.net under condition of anonymity, said the situation is not limited to Nigerian carriers, adding that foreign airlines operating to the country have jettisoned the use of bigger…

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Arik tops in flight delays, Air France ranks highest in pilfered luggage, report

Arik tops in flight delays, Air France ranks highest in pilfered luggage, report

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has released summary reports of complaints received against international and domestic airlines for the month of January, February and March 2016. For the month of January, a total of 1, 282 flights were operated by 35 airlines. The airlines are Aero, African World, Air Cote d’Ivoire, Air France, Alitalia, Altas Air, Arik, ASKY, British Airways, Camair-Co, Cronos Air, Dana, Delta Air, Egypt Air, Emirates, Ethiopian Air, Etihad, Gambia Bird,…

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Airbus Helicopters unveils H175 aircraft, targets oil and gas sector

Airbus Helicopters unveils H175 aircraft, targets oil and gas sector

Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its state-of-the-art HI75 aircraft as it targets several key oil and gas operators for business. Unveiling the helicopter at the Ever Green Apple Nigeria (EAN) hangar in Lagos, Vice President, Head of Operational Marketing, Airbus Helicopters, Regis Magnac, who put the retail price of the H175 at about $14.7 million, explained that the aircraft was designed with the support of oil companies and helicopters operators. From left to right): Chief Operating…

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NCAA, Police to prosecute smoker onboard South African Airways flight

NCAA, Police to prosecute smoker onboard South African Airways flight

Call it madness, you wont be out of place. A passenger who resorted to smoking onboard a South African Airways flight from Jonannesburg to Lagos would have his day in court as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has handed over the culprit to Police for prosecution. The aviation regulatory body said the the passenger (name withheld) was on board a South African Airways 060 from Johannesburg to Lagos was alleged to be smoking on…

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Is opening up Africa’s airspace a mirage?

Is opening up Africa’s airspace a mirage?

WOLE SHADARE writes that it is often more convenient and faster to fly from a city in West Africa via London, Paris and back to a neighbouring city in West Africa, than to travel direct While many air markets between Africa and countries outside of Africa have been liberalised to a significant extent, most intra-African aviation markets remain largely closed due to restrictive bilateral agreements, which limit the growth and development of air services.  …

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