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The Federal Government has acquired and commissioned two mobile control towers worth N1.7 billion in a bid to enhance safety in the Nigerian aviation industry. The two pieces of equipment which would be deployed to the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja and any other airport…
More details through: https://businessday.ng/aviation/article/fg-acquires-n1-7bn-mobile-control-towers-to-boost-air-safety/
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Air Peace on Thursday took delivery of its third brand new Embraer 195-E5, stating that before the end of 2022, it would have taken delivery of all the 13 firm orders made to the Brazilian plane manufacturer.
Allen Onyema, chief executive of Air Peace, made this known just before the aircraft touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from the Embraer Facility in Sao Jose Dos Campos. Onyema said, ”For our aircraft, we have paid for thirteen and we now have three with the arrival of the latest aircraft. There will be two coming in August to make it five and before the end of 2021 we will have eight… More details through: https://businessday.ng/aviation/article/air-peace-takes-delivery-of-third-brand-new-embraer-195-e2-aircraft/ Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, has clinched the handling contract for United State based United Airlines for the next three years.
United Airlines, having voluntarily exited the Lagos airspace since 2016, is making a return in November, with NAHCO as its preferred partner, providing passenger and ground handling services. According to NAHCO’s Group Executive Director, Business Development and Commercial, Prince Saheed Lasisi, who expressed excitement on the feat while making the announcement, described it as a boost for the industry… More details through: https://thenationonlineng.net/nahco-united-airlines-seal-handling-deal/ President Muhammadu Buhari has approved four Nigerian airports as special economic zones (SEZs), the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Thursday.
SEZ is an area in a country that has different economic regulations than other regions within the same country. The SEZ economic regulations tend to help attract foreign direct investment. When businesses are conducted in an SEZ, there are typically additional economic advantages for them, such as tax incentives and the opportunity to pay lower tariffs… More details through: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/462798-buhari-approves-lagos-abuja-airports-as-special-economic-zones.html The federal government has said it expects to raise about $250 million from the private sector to float it proposed national carrier, which is now at the stage of procurement phase.
This was disclosed by the Ministry of Aviation in a publication titled, ‘Status of the Road Map/PPP Projects’ and made available to THISDAY. The publication stated that the next steps would involve the commencement of procurement phase by placing adverts for request for qualification in the national dailies and foreign media… More details through: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/05/07/fg-to-raise-250m-for-national-carrier/ Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, yesterday took delivery of yet another Boeing 737 aircraft at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos for the state’s commercial airline, Cally Air. The arrival of the second aircraft is coming barely three weeks after the first one was received on April 6, 2021.
On ground to receive the second aircraft at Arik Air hanger in Lagos were the trio of the state Commissioner for Finance, Auquo Ekpeyong Jr., Director-General of of Due Process, Alphonsus Ogar, Director-General, Bureau of Public Private Partnership, Udiba Udiba… More details through: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ayade-takes-delivery-of-2nd-boeing-737-aircraft-for-criver-airline/ Overseas maintenance of aircraft costs scheduled local airlines excess of $107.317 million (N44 billion) yearly. The capital flight, from a conservative estimate of about 70 operating airplanes, lately soared given the black market exchange rate of close to N500/$1.
Stakeholders said the loss, to airlines in particular and the economy in general was avoidable had the Federal Government kept to its promise of setting up local maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities in the last six years… More details through: https://guardian.ng/business-services/local-airlines-spend-n44b-yearly-on-overseas-maintenance/ Over one million passengers were processed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos between January and March, this year, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The statistics, according to experts, are encouraging considering the COVID-19 pandemic effects on air travel at global and local levels.
Statistics obtained from the FAAN have shown a total of 323,751 passengers out of which 149,557 passengers and 174,194 passengers arrived and departed through the international wing during the period… More details through: https://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-airport-records-over-1m-passengers/ New Nigerian Carrier, the United Nigeria Airlines, has completed plan to build Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Enugu.
The aim is to slash the cost of maintenance by about 40 per cent. This was disclosed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Obiora Okonkwo, when he led the management team of the airline to an interactive session with journalists in Lagos, on Wednesday. When completed the facility would serve airlines in West and Central Africa and would save a projected $500 million for Nigerian airlines, which is the cost of ferrying aircraft overseas, payment for allowances for flight crew and rented space for aircraft, as maintenance schedule could delay aircraft due for checks for months… More details through: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/04/16/united-nigeria-to-build-mro-in-enugu/ Ethiopian Airlines has said it will resume flights to Enugu and Kano airports once the new terminals are officially declared open for operations.
It had last week operated a Special Flight to Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) as part of the gradual process of reopening the airport. Daily Trust reports that there has been pressure on the federal government to resume international flights in Kano and the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/ethiopian-airlines-to-resume-enugu-kano-flights |
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