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The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc. (nahco aviance) and Turkish Airlines have agreed to further strengthen the partnership that exists between both organisations. This is to further ensure seamless importation and exportation of cargoes. The company said the reinforced partnership was coming at a time NAHCO was driving a five-year transformation plan with determined focus on the customer.
Speaking at Iftar dinner organised for Turkish Airlines stakeholders in Lagos, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Olatokunbo Fagbemi, said the partnership was about ensuring that NAHCO does things in such a way that it is easy for Turkish Airlines to serve the clients and the shippers better and it is easy for the shippers to understand the activities of Turkish Airlines… More details through: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/31/nahco-turkish-airlines-strengthen-partnership/
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Bristow Helicopters said it increased its fleet size with the introduction of six additional aircraft in the past six months.
The firm stated that the aircraft include the Sikorsky S76D and S92, Leonardo AW139, AW189 helicopters and Embraer ERJ 145. The Managing Director of Bristow, Capt. ‘Dapo Oyeleke, said the additions to the Bristow Nigeria fleet signified the importance, growth potential and confidence the company had in the Nigerian market… More details through: https://punchng.com/bristow-nigeria-expands-fleet-size/ The federal government at the weekend disclosed plan to demolish the international terminal of the Murtala Murhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and rebuild it at the cost of N14 billion. The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who made this known during a meeting with stakeholders in Lagos, said when the new terminal that is almost completed comes on stream before the end of the year, the old terminal would be demolished…
More details through: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/20/fg-to-demolish-rebuild-mmia-terminal-for-n14bn/ The Federal Government has announced its plan to build an agro-allied cargo terminal at Benin Airport to boost economic activities in the state.
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this when he, alongside Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, inaugurated the newly installed Category 2 (CAT3) Instrument Landing System at the airport on Saturday. Sirika said that the terminal was part of the government’s plan to promote economic growth through agriculture… More details through: https://thenationonlineng.net/fg-to-build-agro-allied-cargo-terminal-in-benin-airport/ Turkish Airlines says it plans to expand its operations in Nigeria by increasing its flight frequencies between the country and Istanbul, Turkey.
The General Manager, Turkish Airlines Lagos, Mr Yunus Ozbek, told journalists that as part of the growth plans, the airline would begin four times weekly flight from Port Harcourt to Istanbul in June… More details through: https://punchng.com/turkish-airlines-expands-operations-in-nigeria/ The Federal Government has acquired an automatic aircraft fire-fighting simulator for training at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. The simulator is said to be multi-functional and is expected to be installed at the NCAT as soon as it arrives the country…
More details through: https://punchng.com/fg-acquires-n5bn-aircraft-fire-simulator-for-aviation-college/ Leading airline, Air Peace, yesterday placed a record order for 10 brand new Embraer 195-E2 planes, first of such in Africa. The order comprises purchase rights for another 20 E195-E2 jets. The request has 124-seater jet in dual class and 146-seater jet in single class configurations.
The deal, which was unveiled during Embraer Business Meeting with the aviation world in Port Louis, Mauritius, makes the Nigerian firm the first to order the brand of jets on the continent and also the official launch customer of the brand in this part of the globe. With all purchase rights exercised, the contract has a value of N640.5 billion ($2.12 billion) based on current price list… More details through: https://guardian.ng/news/air-peace-orders-30-embraer-jets-worth-n641-billion/ Domestic airlines operating in the country have continued to record increase in the number of passengers as well as flight operations in recent times. Figures from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority showed that the airlines have seen steady growth in passenger traffic in the last year.
The figures obtained by our correspondent on Friday showed that domestic airlines recorded 5,420 flight operations by eight airlines in January, up from the 4, 838 recorded by nine airlines in the same period in 2017… More details through: https://punchng.com/domestic-airlines-record-steady-passenger-increase/ Domestic flight operations rose by 23.7 per cent in 2018, figures obtained from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority have shown. The figures obtained by our correspondent showed that domestic airlines operated 59,818 flights from January to December 2018, compared to 48, 319 flight operations recorded in 2017…
More details through: https://punchng.com/domestic-flight-operations-rise-by-23/ The Bayelsa State Government has opened its over $167 million (N60bn) international airport.
The airport, known as Bayelsa International Airport, was opened on Thursday with an inaugural flight by the Governor, Seriake Dickson, from Abuja, at a few minutes past 2.00pm followed by an Air Peace flight from Lagos, at 2:40 pm. Dickson said the airport was built to improve the economy of the state, and would soon be fully inaugurated for both local and international flights… More details through: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-govt-opens-n60bn-airport/ |
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