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Emirates completes world’s longest direct flight

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Emirates completed the world’s longest direct commercial flight Wednesday, when one of its planes flew from Dubai to Auckland. The 8,824-mile flight from the United Arab Emirates’ biggest city to New Zealand’s biggest city surpassed the Quantas Sydney, Australia to Dallas, Tx. flight by 250 miles. The Airbus A380 that made the haul is the world largest passenger plane as well, adding extra distinction to the flight, but it will be a Boeing 777-200LR flying…

Akinkuotu appointed substantive CEO for Aero

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Wole Shadare

The Receiver Manager, Mr. Adeniyi Adegbonmire has appointed Capt. Fola Akinkuotu as substantive CEO for Aero Contractors, as part of the second phase of the restructuring process of the airline. According to Mr. Adegbonmire, the second phase of the intervention was to appoint a CEO after 15 days of the tenure of Tunde Fagbemi of Springfountain, the Receiver Manager Representative (RMR). Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, who was the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…

Expert seeks fresh policy to grow aviation

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

A former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Roland Iyayi has advised government to enact policies that would support the growth of the sector, including the establishment of a strong national carrier like the liquidated NIgeria Airways. Iyayi however bemoaned the low passenger traffic, stressing that Nigeria currently boasts 15 million travelling passengers out of a population of 170 million which accounts for only 10 per cent. Due to cash crunch…

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…

Port-Harcourt tops world’s worst airports for 2015

Posted on March 4, 2016March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Culled from CNN, with additional report by Wole Shadare Traveling through Nigeria’s Port Harcourt International Airport any time soon? Sorry for your luck. Despite the over N500b spent by the administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and supervise by disgraced former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, the Port-Harcourt International Airport, top the list of world’s worst airports. This should not come as a surprise to many. Infact, it is a vindication of the rot…

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