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18 airports operate below 25% of domestic traffic –Report

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Eighteen of the 22 airports in the country have operated below 25 per cent domestic traffic in first and second quarters of 2015, while only four of the airports accounted for over 75 per cent. Presently, only Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Port-Harcourt International Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, (MAKIA), are said to be commercially viable. The others can barely sustain themselves. All the airports are managed…

Proposed national carrier unnecessary – Arik Air MD

Posted on March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

*Hails govt over non devaluation of Naira The Managing Director of Arik Air, Mr. Chris Ndulue has said that the proposed plan of the Federal Government to re-establish a national carrier for the country few years after the liquidation of the former, Nigeria Airways was unnecessary. This is also as he commended the government for rejecting further devaluation of naira against major global currencies. Speaking with reporters at the airline’s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed…

IATA predicts dip in profits

Posted on March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Airline profit expectations for the year ahead have fallen further but remain positive, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) quarterly survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo in October. The rate of expected improvement in profitability over the next 12 months has fallen in October compared to Q1, suggesting that improvements in key drivers might have peaked earlier in the year, said international Air transports Association (IATA) in a report released today….

No plan to shut airspace as Unions suspend planned strike

Posted on March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has denied allegations that the country is closing its airspace to flight operations. The NCAA noted that the issue it had with its workers’ union is being resolved with a peace meeting slated for Monday between the union and management, adding that there was no basis for airspace closure. The agency stated that no time was closure of the airspace contemplated, adding that the union had on Friday last week…

NAMA sets Nov for airspace safety tool launch

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has set November 12, 2015 for the test run of the deployment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract/ Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (ADS-C/ CPDLC) in the nation’s airspace. This is coming in the heels of another successful operational test run of the facility from the Kano Area Control Centre (ACC) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano which commenced last weekend. The Kano test run which was witnessed by…

IATA seeks partnership with governments

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a deeper partnership with governments to improve the passenger experience of security and facilitation processes. Implementation of Smart Security and better use of passenger information provided to governments have the potential to contribute to the dual goals of heightening the effectiveness of security measures and increasing passenger convenience. “Our customers—the billions of people who fly with no ill intention—continue to tell us that security is the biggest…

Non-implementation of customs waiver costs airlines N500bn

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Three years after the Federal Government approved waivers on Customs duties for aircraft and spare parts, indigenous airlines are yet to benefit from the policy. Airline operators said that they could have saved over N500 billion if government had implanted the policy since 2012. Managing Director of Arik Air, Mr. Chris Ndule, lamented that airlines still pay 50 per cent Customs duty on spare parts. Speaking to woleshadare.net on the sideline of a seminar in…

FAAN disputes Port Harcourt airport ranking as world’s worst

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Jolted by the ranking of airports which placed Port-Harcourt Airport at the worst in Nigeria, The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) today rejected the verdict. The FAAN, in a statement today said the recent ranking of airports by SleepingInAirports.net which rated the Port Harcourt International Airport as “the dirtiest and most corrupt airport in Africa,” was unfounded since the remodelling exercise was yet to be completed. “Our stand therefore is that the said ranking…

Airlines seeks fresh policy to survive-Bankole

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Airline wants Managing Director Medview Airlines, Muneer Bankole has called on the Federal Government to formulate policies that would the survival of Nigerian carriers. The country’s airlines are financial dire straits, leading to the short lifespan of less than 10 years for most of them, just as the carriers have petitioned the government on how it could assist them to take part in the huge market share and fairly compete with global airlines by reduction…

Open Skies: Not a win-win for Nigeria, US

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria is currently at the receiving end of an agreement as United States-Nigeria ‘Open Skies’ defies the principle of reciprocity. Already, there are agitations for slight modification same way the US is pressurising Gulf carriers to slow down on entry into its territory. WOLE SHADARE writes When Nigeria signed the ‘Open Skies’ agreement with the United States in 2000, many thought of the benefits that would accrue from the pact, considering the fact that the…

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