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IATA VP: What Africa needs is connectivity, not airlines

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Raphael Kuuchi is the Vice-President, International Air Transport Association (IATA) for Africa. He has worked tirelessly to help IATA achieve its aim in air transport safety in the continent. He spoke to WOLE SHADARE at the just concluded IATA 73rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cancun, Mexico on air transport liberation, high taxes in aviation and how the continent’s airlines can be profitable and offer quality services to passengers. Excerpts IATA’s AGM just ended, what…

ASKY connects Accra-Lagos-Abuja

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Introduces more baggage allowance on new service In line with its mission to seamlessly connect West and Central Africa, making business and leisure travel easy and reducing the flying time it takes to connect cities in the region, ASKY will effective July 10, 2017 launch daily flight operations between Lagos and Accra and between Accra and Abuja. With this new service, passengers will be able to connect these cities everyday departing in the morning and arriving…

Air crash site: AIB trains 20 Police officers

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has successfully trained first batch of 20 Police Officers at its headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. The training of the police officers, AIB said would further secure aircraft site in case of an accident and would create awareness to police across the country on the importance of securing crash sites. The police officers were drawn from Airports Command and Special Protection Unit at the Ikeja…

FIRS gives airlines concession for tax remittances

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Carriers plead for VAT exemption The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has given domestic airlines in Nigeria soft landing by giving concession of two months payment structure to airlines to make their Value Added Tax (VAT) remittances and give room for reconciliation. Chairman of FIRS, Dr. Babatunde Fowler made the disclosure during a meeting in his office with a delegation of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and the International Air Transport Association…

Arik Air resumes Abuja-Accra operation July 17

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest carrier will resume daily flight operations between Abuja, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana from Monday, July 17, 2017. According to a statement by the airline, flights between Abuja and Accra were suspended in March following the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for runway repairs. The Abuja-Accra flight will operate daily with a 5:30pm (local time) departure out of Abuja and 7:40pm (local time) departure out of Accra….

Union may shut NCAA over withheld promotion letters

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Gives one week ultimatum, petitions Minister The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has issued one week ultimatum to the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to cause the release of promotion letters of all members of staff who passed the last promotion examination irrespective of their status. The group said it would not be able to guarantee industrial peace in all regions of the NCAA should the management fail to adhere…

NCAA issues first drone licence to Oando

Posted on June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Firm to operate Lockheed aircraft Oil giant, Oando Plc has become the first firm to be granted permission to operate unmanned aircraft in the country as the oil firm was awarded a certificate to secure operation of Lockheed Martins SN 248-255 aircraft. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said Oando Reservoir and Production Services Ltd. received the certificate having satisfied the requirements and found competent to secure the safe operation of the…

NAHCO Takes over Ethiopian Airways’ Handling in Kano

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Overhauls Haul of ET’s ramp handling business With the recent commencement of the Passenger and Ramp handling of Ethiopia (ET) business in Kano, nahco aviance has now made a complete haul of ET’s passenger services and ramp handling in Nigeria. The cut-over of the airline’s passenger handling and Ramp handling on June 18, 2017 in Kano now means that nahco aviance handles these segments of the ET business in all its destinations in…

Baby Born on Spirit Airlines Plane Will Get Free Flights for Life

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Spirit Airlines gifted a new born baby with free air travel for his entire life after he was born on a flight. Cristina Penton was 36 weeks pregnant when she boarded a Spirit Airlines plane travelling from Ft. Lauderdale destined for Dallas/Ft. Worth. Less than an hour into the flight, she realized she needed medical assistance: she was having contractions. “I didn’t think I was having the baby because it was too soon, but after a few minutes I knew I…

Safety: NCAA warns over illegal masts erection

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Wole Shadare

As part of its oversight responsibilities in ensuring safety and security in the Nigerian airspace, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday warned all operators of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) to ensure they always obtain Aviation Height Clearance (AHC), Permits and Licences before construction of high rise structures. Others affected by the warning are landing facilities owners, stakeholders and the general public. NCAA is embarking on the measure to ensure safety of…

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