Travels

NAMA to install $33 million navaids in 11 airports  Aviation pressure group, Aviation Round Table (ART) has called on all the agencies involved in the management of air navigational services to immediately overhaul and migrate to modern technology driven with accurate and effective communication system to promote aviation safety.   The group decried what it described as communication gap often exhibited between airline operators and air traffic controllers which it said has variously resulted in…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) may have rescinded its decision to clamp down on airlines that refused to automate its platform to enable the former recover its N15 billion debts. The aviation regulatory body had issued ultimatum to the carriers to automate in order to ensure that the charges and taxes are transparently captured.  But the airlines have continuously resisted the policy and called for its stoppage and consequently denied their N15 billion indebtedness…

Partners MMA2 on fly and win promo Dana Air has been announced as the official airline of the National Security Summit on Kidnapping, Farmers –Pastoralists clashes, violent crimes and criminality in Nigeria scheduled hold on 11th and 12th of May 2017, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Themed: Forging partnerships for effective strategies to curb the menace of kidnapping, recurring farmers-pastoralists clashes and criminality in Nigeria, the summit which is expected to be declared open…

 Cathay Pacific Airways, the Hong Kong–based airline, and the Lufthansa Group, Europe’s leading airline group, will offer their passengers selected flights under their partner’s flight number in future (code-sharing).    For Lufthansa Group customers, this will significantly improve the connections available from Hong Kong towards Australia and New Zealand. Passengers from Nigeria will now have more choices right when arriving in Frankfurt.   A corresponding agreement was signed today by Ivan Chu, Chief Executive Cathay…

14 passengers lodge complaints with NCAA     No fewer than 40 passengers of an Italian airline, Air Meridien were abandoned at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos by the airline. The passengers comprising males, females, children and minors were prevented from checking in by the airline ground staff, probably because of over-booking. But, the ground staff of the airline refused to communicate with the passengers on why they were not airlifted by the…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  with Katsina State Government to provide information and data in respect of the 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) and other climatic services.   During the signing of the MoU at NiMet Headquarters, Abuja, the outgoing Director General of NIMET, Dr. Anthony Anuforom expressed gratitude and appreciation to the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for his support of the initiative to provide…