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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said a group of bandits attacked the Runway 05 axis of Kaduna airport. According to FAAN, a combined team of anti-banditry military personnel and Crime investigation unit of FAAN Aviation Security Department swiftly intervened in the rescue operation, with one casualty reported in the incident. FAAN said normalcy has since been restored at …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has denied the existence of a preferred bidder for Nigeria Air stating that some interested parties have been promoting certain agendas including Qatar Airways. James Odaudu, Director Public Affairs of the Ministry of Aviation in a statement said that there is no preferred bidder and that transparency and accountability have been the watchword. The statement …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a request for proposals for the establishment of a national carrier. This was disclosed in a statement recently by the Federal Ministry of Aviation. It added that all RFPs must be received in hard copy before the 10th of May at the Ministry of Aviation’s headquarters in Abuja. The Ministry said that the …
The African Airline Association (AFRAA) said that African airlines’ capacity reached 64% compared to the same month in 2019. Similarly, traffic is estimated at 49.6% in the month of February 2022. The domestic market maintained the biggest share for capacity deployed through traffic share saw a small dip. Domestic demand however at 45.3% outperformed intra-Africa and intercontinental which remained subdued …
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), has released four accident reports including that of the Quorum helicopter crash, the only fatal accident in the country in the last five years. The agency, besides the four reports also released a Safety Bulletin at a press conference held at her Abuja Corporate Headquarters. The fatal accident, which involved Quorum Aviation Limited Bell …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the YAAPA-Young African Aviation Professional Association (YAAPA). The MoU will provide a framework of cooperation between AFRAA and YAAPA to support the development of youth and women in aviation in Africa on various focus areas including financing, training, employment opportunities and collaboration across the industry for policy …
The Nigerian Senate said it has passed the bill for the Act to provide for the establishment of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), a multimodal accident investigation agency, coming about a month after the House of Representatives passed the same bill. The senate said this will see to the transformation of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) into a …
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) said it has appointed Madam Pamela Diamson-Tettey as the New Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited effective February 18, 2022. GACL said Mr Yaw Kwakwa, submitted his resignation as the Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited effective close of the day, February 17, 2022, following an emergency meeting of the GACL Board held …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU will reinforce the collaboration between AFRAA and AFCAC to facilitate the achievement of their shared objectives and enhance their effectiveness in serving the interests of their respective members. The MoU was signed by Abdérahmane Berthé, AFRAA’s Secretary-General and Ms …
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary-General Juan Carlos Salazar recently signed a new cooperative agreement with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT) to further advance joint counter-terrorism cooperation to strengthen the security of international air transport, trade, and border management. Formalized on 12 February 2022 with UNOCT Under-Secretary-General, Mr Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov, the agreement builds on ICAO’s key role in …
