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    No doubt, year 2020, for the aviation industry, will be remembered as the worst year, not only in Nigeria, but globally. WOLE SHADARE focuses on depressing events in the country’s aviation sector in the first half of the year   A year like no other   As the aviation industry in Nigeria projected at the start of year 2020, a sense of change was in the air even as familiar challenges continue to demand attention….

    The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has reviewed the arrival time for domestic air travel from three hours to one and a half hours. Sirika said in his verified twitter handle that, “My colleagues & I have reviewed passenger facilitation at our airports, consequently I am happy to announce that, henceforth travelers are to arrive one hour and a half before their departure time for domestic flights. “Travelers are advised to check in…

  The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has called on interested investors to partner it in turning around its multi-billion-naira property – Hajj Camp at Akowonjo in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. This is as the Lagos State Government has proposed to rebrand the dilapidated hajj camp into an international Islamic school for the state. Alhaji Dhikrulahi Kunle Hassan, the National Chairman, NAHCON, said in Lagos during the inspection of the facility…

  The Federal Government has explained why one of the safety protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19 may not be observed in the aircraft. According to the government, the cabin is safer than any hospital theatre because of procedures air circulated in the cabin goes through. Also, contrary to what passengers thought prior to resumption of domestic flights, the government also explained that the non-adherence to physical distancing was responsible for the ‘affordable’ ticket…

Lufthansa Technik has converted the iconic superjumbo so that the A380-800 utilises all three levels to offer 300 cubed metres of volume capacity and close to 60 tonnes of cargo. All of the economy seats have been stripped out and even the overhead lockers are being utilised for cargo space. When demand for air travel evaporated in late March following international border restrictions, many doubted that the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft would fly again….

  *Jed Air, Dana, Azman, First Nation, Top Brass, Quorum, others submit list *Megisson laments COVID-19 impact on carriers Amid harsh economic realities occasioned by the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, eighteen Nigerian airlines have submitted their Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) funds application documents to their umbrella body, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). Some of the airlines have not operated for more than two years and call to question the reason for government’s assistance to them….

Airbus delivered just under 200 aircraft during the first six months of the year, roughly half of the amount the manufacturer achieved over the same period in 2019. That is according to the European air framer’s monthly update, which showed that Airbus handed over 36 commercial aircraft in June. Last month’s number is a slight increase compared to 24 aircraft delivered in May and 14 in April, bringing the total for the first half of…