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Air Seychelles has donated various items to the National Council for Children (NCC), the body responsible for the protection and safety of the children in Seychelles. The donation including confectionaries and a wide range of packaged food items was handed over to the Director of President’s Village, Brigitte Balette in the presence of NCC’s Chief Executive Officer, Jean-Claude Matombe by …
South African Airways (SAA) has appointed advocate Vusi Pikoli to its leadership team. Adv. Pikoli joins SAA from 1 February 2019 as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, reporting to SAA Group CEO Vuyani Jarana. Tlali Tlali, SAA Spokesperson, says: “The appointment of adv. Pikoli is as important as it is significant in demonstrating our resolve to bringing capacity to strengthen …
Kenya has launched its first civil aviation mobile air traffic control tower. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) explains that the new mobile ATC tower situated at Ukunda Airport is to meet air traffic demands and enhance safety in operations at the Airport. KCAA assures that it committed to growing a superior Civil Aviation system through modern Civil Aviation equipment. “We …
Airports Council International (ACI) World calls on governments and industry worldwide to work together to accommodate soaring air traffic demand and allow airports to grow sustainably. Ms. Angela Gittens, Director General of ACI World, who spoke at the Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium held recently, underlines the fact that airports are part of an industry that delivers significant economic and social …
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has launched an electronic international Passport. The new enhanced electronic international Passport unveiled recently has a 10-year validity period. Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau, Minister of Interior, Nigeria and Mr. Mohammed Babandede, Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service presented the new enhanced electronic Passport to the President after a biometric capture of the President in the …
Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says Nigeria has signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with the Republic of India. Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Civil Aviation, Government of India, confirms the air service agreement signed by both countries. He says: “We have just revised our Air Services Agreement (ASA) for better …
Boeing and Lagos-based Green Africa Airways have announced a commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, evenly split into 50 firm aircraft and 50 options, as the airline gears up to begin commercial operations. The total deal carries a list-price of $11.7 billion, the largest aircraft agreement from Africa, and will be reflected on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries …
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has commissioned new Category II Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the Benin airport in the Edo State capital. Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, Managing Director, NAMA, says the new installation is in line with an earlier pledge by the Agency to upgrade navigational infrastructure in strategic airports across the country in a bid to boost socio-economic activities …
Kenya has launched a 500kW solar power generation facility and mobile airport gate electric equipment at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya. By providing pre-conditioned air and compatible electricity that runs on solar energy to aircraft during ground operations, the new solar-at-gate project will eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft parked at the gate, which currently use their auxiliary …
Effective January 7 2019, Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera has officially resumed duty as Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the Bureau and the Secretariat of the Commission states. The hand-over ceremony held in AFCAC Headquarters between Mr. Atoumane Fall and Mr. Tefera Mekonnen, and was chaired by Mr. Gabriel Lesa, AFCAC President and Director General of Zambia …
