Travels

The United States apex aviation regulatory body, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed off, and RANS Designs will now supply the Raven, factory-built and ready to fly, with engines from 80 to 180hp, as a SLSA. The S-20LS Raven carries pricing starting at $119,000. The SLSA Raven is already in production, with an order book that’s filling fast. And, like its Experimental-category sibling, the S-20LS doesn’t lock buyers out of the options book. Panels…

Nigeria, yet again undergoes the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) as a four-man team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), has arrived Nigeria to commence the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). Sam Adurogboye, NCAA spokesman said during the Audit, following areas will be concentrated upon: Legislation (LEG), Organisation (ORG), Accident and Incident Investigation (AIG), Air Navigational Services (ANS) and Aerodrome and Ground Aids (AGA). The Auditors, who will be working with the…

 Dana Air  unveiled special fares ahead of Easter celebrations and a promo tagged: Show Your Loyalty,’ which entails guests of the airline to display five of the airline’s boarding passes on Instagram and win a free ticket. Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Obi Mbanuzuo, “The aim of the promo is primarily to reward our loyal guests and for the most frequent flyers  to show their loyalty by keeping their boarding passes, showing  it and winning free…

Europe’s biggest airline group, Air France has launched its new Travel by Air France website, a travel guide for all passionate, demanding and curious travelers. This exclusively digital destinations guide can be accessed online at http://travelby.airfrance.com/en/ and on all types of digital media (PC, tablet, smartphone).   The carrier stated that it has designed this guide not only as a source of inspiration for choosing the perfect destination, but also as a genuine planning and assistance tool…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation  Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension it placed on Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited Sikorsky S-76 aircraft shortly after the helicopter type was involved in ditching in the Atlantic Ocean last month.   The suspension was lifted after the completion of the NCAA’s comprehensive operational audit and the company’s extensive return to service safety activities. Bristow Group Vice President, Global Operations, Mike Imlach  said the firm completed a detailed safety inspection of…

*Ten years after installation, TRACON has no back-up *Seek probe of other agencies The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) has lent it support to the Federal Government’s efforts to sanitise the aviation industry of alleged impunity and corrupt practices that it said have bedevilled the industry for some years now.   President and Secretary General of NATCA, Victor Eyaru and Banji Olawode in a statement today, said the recent revelation from the Economic and…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has denied insinuation of leadership in the agency following the ordeal of top managers of the agency. The agency stated that recent press reports had given the impression that there is an on-going power tussle by some management staff of NAMA over the position of acting Managing Director / Chief Executive of the Agency. Spokesperson for the agency, Mrs Olajumoke Adetona said, “such unsubstantiated, deliberately planted reports are a…