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NCAA begins audit, carriers may recapitalise The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority of Nigeria (NCAA) has commenced the audit of airlines in the country as there are palpable fears that some of them may be found short of passing the stiff regulatory test. The audit became necessary with a view to knowing the financial strength of the carrier and to quickly raise the red flag to their operations wherever they are found wanting. Minister of State…

The cry by domestic airlines that they are not having good returns on their investments may not be totally true as there are indications that between 40 and 60 per cent of ticket fare are hidden as fuel surcharge, Woleshadare.net has learnt. The carriers have permanently loaded their fuel charges so high. Even when fuel sold for $35 per barrel some few months ago for over three years before it went up to $70 just…

  All too often, airlines are held responsible for problems that are befalling them. For sustainable aviation development, it is not a task that they can accomplish alone. WOLE SHADARE writes Scepticism Any time a new airline signifies its intention to begin flight operations, the response of stakeholders is always not a cheery one. The tendency is to see any start up airline as an oddity out of a magician’s hat, a kind of illusion…

   The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus have signed a commercial partnership (PPP) agreement for construction, launch and operations of the commercial “Bartolomeo” platform. Airbus’ new external payload hosting facility will be attached to the European Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS) from mid-2019.   The agreement defines the roles and responsibilities of the two PPP partners, with Airbus investing around €40 million into the development, construction and launch of this innovative…

NCAA begins probe The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced investigation into the ground handling activities of Menzies, a firm which is yet to be licensed. The firm which remains unregistered and which carried out illegal operations at the Lagos airport could see criminal charges pressed against it. Spokesman for NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, confirmed that the ground handling company carried out operations at the airport yesterday, but said the agency had commenced investigation…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has charged the newly inaugurated SERVICOM (Service Compact with all Nigerians) committee to ensure that the system of service delivery in the agency meets international best practices in line with its service level agreement with customers. Akinkuotu who made these remarks at the inauguration of NAMA SERVICOM Committee which took place at the agency’s headquarters in Lagos said as a service oriented…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik  is resuming its Garden City Express which enables customers to fly direct to the heart of Port Harcourt City from MMA2 terminal in Lagos. The daily flight service which commences on February 12, 2018 will depart from Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) Ikeja, Lagos and arrive at the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Base Port Harcourt, a 10 minutes’ drive from down town. Arik Air maintains a well-resourced terminal at NAF Base Port Harcourt and assures passengers…

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Travelstart Nigeria have entered into historic agreement to support Nigeria female Bobsled and Skeleton team. The two partners have joined forces to fly the flag carrying team to South Korea to aid their quest for gold. The full team will fly from Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos through Amsterdam to Incheon International Airport in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. Athletes, Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, Akuoma Omeoga and Simidele…

As part of its commitment towards sports development in Nigeria and making the Nigerian professional Football League more glamorous,  Dana Air today unveiled another sponsorship deal worth millions with the current NPFL league leaders Akwa United FC of Akwa Ibom state.   Under this deal, Dana Air will get branding opportunities for the duration of the season and fly the team to all its away matches in the 2018 NPFL season.  Also as part of the deal, the club’s…