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Green Africa, a start-up value airline, based in Lagos is set to commence flight operations with ATR 72-600 planes.
A statement signed by its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Babawande Afolabi, on Thursday said the airline deferred 50 of its A220-300 planes and will now move ahead with the ATR 72-600. The CEO said the airline planned to deploy up to 15 aircraft across Nigeria by December 2022 and open two to three additional airport bases within the country over the next 12-18 months… More details through: https://punchng.com/green-africa-to-deploy-15-aircraft-across-nigeria/
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Aero Contractors’ aircraft maintenance facility in Lagos has helped airlines in Nigeria to save millions of dollars as the facilities offer some of the most complex repairs like the C-check. Nigeria spends a whopping N6.3 billion annually to have her crew go for recurrent pilots’ training overseas,New Telegraph has learnt.
Although Aero does not provide maintenance to all the aircraft in the country because of lack of capacity, the airline maintenance facility has helped to keep a fraction of that money in the country as the millions of dollars the airlines would have spent flying their aircraft outside the country for maintenance are saved… More details through: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/aero-facilities-cut-nigerian-airlines-forex-outlay/ The federal government spent in excess of $244m (N100bn) in the aviation industry in five years, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said. He said the money was spent to develop the aviation sector between 2015 till date.
The minister said this in Abuja at the 8th edition of the Aviation workers’ week and award night organized by the Joint Consultative and Negotiating Council (JCNC) and the federal ministry of aviation, with the theme: ‘The challenges of COVID-19 pandemic to the Nigerian Aviation industry: the part to recovery… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/we-spent-n100bn-in-aviation-sector-in-5yrs-sirika EgyptAir has said it plans to start daily flights from Abuja and increase its number of flights from Lagos this year. The airline said the number of its regular Dubai travellers from Lagos had reduced due to the United Arab Emirates’ ban on Nigerian flights. The UAE had last month extended the suspension of flights from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) from February 28 to March 10.
The General Manager for Lagos, Mr Muharram Rahman, at a media briefing on Wednesday, said before the ban, the airline recorded 150 passengers on the wide-body aircraft and an average of 80 passengers on the narrow-body aircraft… More details through: https://punchng.com/egyptair-plans-daily-flights-from-abuja/ Foremost aviation handling firm, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO), has acquired a multimillion-naira new fleet of Sherpa tractors to boost its ultra-modern fleet of ground handling equipment.
The Sherpa tractor is a Goldhofer product that is headquartered in Germany and reputed for producing quality and durable ground equipment products. Sherpa tractors, which provide reliable support for a wide range of tasks, are manufactured to be rugged and eco-friendly… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/sahco-acquires-ground-handling-facilities The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has earned the 2020 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award for Best Airport by Size and Region (5 to 15 million passengers per year in Africa) by the Airports Council International (ACI) Africa.
The other category winners include Best African Airport under 2 million passengers per year which was won by Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya. The Best African Airport 2 to 5 million passengers per year went to Kotoka International Airport, Kotoka, Accra, Ghana and the African Airport with Best Hygiene Measures was won by Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/abuja-airport-rated-best-in-africa Nigeria-based major cargo carrier, Allied Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter. The airline said aircraft is worth about N8 billion and it is the first for the cargo airline in Africa, adding that the freighter (MSN 36846) is the youngest 737-800 in the world that has been converted to-date.
Allied Air also said the aircraft would be deployed for COVID-19 vaccines distribution across Nigeria as one of its first missions, saying the equipment is fitted with temperature-controlled facilities so that it would be able to deliver medical supplies effectively… More details through: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/03/01/allied-air-takes-delivery-of-africas-first-b737-800-freighter/ Stories, Wole Shadare 7-Star Global Airlines has concluded arrangement to acquire four Embraer jets to start up its premium airline operations. The firm currently has five helicopters in its hangars, awaiting necessary clearance, while paper works are being perfected.
The Chief Executive Officer of 7-Star Global Airline, Issac Balami, an aircraft engineer, who made the disclosure in his office at the Murtala Mohammad Airport Ikeja, said plans were already made for smooth processing. Balami said the business model of the airline would be different as it would not compete with existing ones in the country, but would offer premium service type with target at high users. He said it would operate as a scheduled premium carrier. He noted that COVID-19 had provided the window for airline start-ups, especially now that the existing foreign carriers were struggling to survive even with government palliatives… More details through: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/7-star-mulls-premium-airline-to-acquire-embraer-jets/ The inaugural flight will take off from the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MM2) in Ikeja, Lagos state and terminate at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, the operational base of United Nigeria.
The flight will also visit Abuja from Enugu and finally return to Lagos. Head, Corporate Communications, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu said the inaugural flight will be conducted with an EMB145 aircraft. Daily Trust reports that the commencement of operation followed the issuance of an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to United Nigeria by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), having fulfilled all mandatory regulatory requirements… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/united-nigeria-airlines-begins-operation-friday Nigerian airlines are turning to smaller aircraft due to their fuel economy and ability to accommodate compact passengers in some short distance routes, Daily Trust reports.
However, this comes with its challenge of maintenance with operators calling on manufacturers to set up Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities in Nigeria. Local carriers have largely been operating with bigger Boeing aeroplanes, which according to them is too costly to maintain in addition to high fuel consumption… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/airlines-turn-to-fuel-efficient-planes |
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