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Over the past three days, Arik Air has been using a smaller aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, to operate the Lagos-London Heathrow route due to maintenance on the wide-body A330-200 aircraft allocated on the route. One of the airline’s Airbus A330-200 aircraft had been hit by a handling company at John F Kennedy International Airport New York on Thursday, December 1, 2016 consequently triggering the B737-800 to be deployed on the Lagos-London route. In order to…

One of the Leading Cruise companies in the World the Royal Caribbean set a World record early November when it named and Launched the Biggest Cruise ship in the World. The Naming of the Harmony of the Seas at Fort Lauderdale in Florida was a milestone for the Cruise Company. To celebrate the Arrival of Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean arranged a historic meeting at Seas off the coast of Florida of the 3…

  *NAMA MD retires Jan 22, Usman, Saleh caught in retirement web *Directors, GMs’, others face exit      The Federal Government has concluded plans to effect a change in the leadership of three of the major aviation agencies. The agencies are the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).   To be affected are Mr. Emmanuel Anyasi of NAMA, Saleh Dunoma of…

South African Airways (SAA), has taken delivery of its first of five new leased A330-300 wide-body jetliners, becoming Airbus’s first Southern African operator of the aircraft type. SAA’s A330-300 in configured in a comfortable two-class cabin layout with 46 seats in Business Class and 203 in Economy class seats.  The aircraft will introduce new levels of onboard comfort, including connectivity for SAA’s passengers and enhanced operating efficiencies for the airline. SAA has selected the latest…

Dana Air has passed  the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).  The airline was on today admitted by International Air Transport Association (IATA), into its global safety registry; after passing the International Operations Safety Audit (IOSA). According to the Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Mr Obi Mbanuzuo, ‘’our admission into the IOSA registry is a confirmation of our strict adherence to global management and safety standards and procedures, required of global carriers. Getting the IOSA certification is a double…

The management of Bristow Helicopters has described the shutting down of its operations by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) as illegal, saying the union’s action came when the matter is currently the subject of a mediation led by the Federal Ministry of Labour between NAAPE and Bristow. NAAPE had today called on its members within Bristow to embark on an industrial action at Lagos, Port Harcourt and Eket. The action relates…

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) have shut the operations of Bristow Helicopters in Nigeria. The exercise took place today.     Confirming the situation was the National President of the association, Balami Isaac said, “Their operations are currently grounded and nothing will be happening there today”.     “The issues necessitating the shutting according to the body includes: Victimization of members especially executives, Illegal redundancy, Violation of Conditions of Services by…