Cargo/Handling

MANAGING Director Skyway Aviation handling Company (SAHCO), Mr. Basil Agboarumi have restated the need for government to look into handling companies’ plea to get duty waivers on importation of aviation and spares explaining that like aircraft, equipment are expensive and not off the shelf buys and cost millions in foreign exchange. This is just as he has identified heavy charges …

ETHIOPIAN Airlines has announced that it has operated COVID-19 vaccine delivery flights from Mumbai to Addis Ababa and from Beijing to Brazzaville. Ethiopian transported the first batch of coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai to Addis Ababa on 06 March 2021. The airline continued to play its prominent role in the vaccine distribution and transported the vaccines from Beijing to Brazzaville via …

THE Domestic Airport Cargo Agents Association (DACAA), cargo agents operating at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos have lauded the management of the terminal for installing state-of-the-art screening machine as well as provide improved security. DACAA said that the installation of the screening machine had further enhanced security of goods and cargo at the shed. Chairman, DACAA Mr. Monday …

DOMESTIC Airport Cargo Agents Association (DACAA) has called on Bi-Courtney Aviation Services (BASL) operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) for security at the cargo shed of the terminal, to restrict access as the cargo business is not an all comers affair. Speaking to Aviation reporters today, officials of DACAA said they have operated from the MMA2 terminal …

ASSOCIATION of Ground Handlers of Nigeria (AGHAN) has called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to review upwards ground handling charges, as what currently entails is peanuts and warned that safety may be compromised if the regulatory agency does not put the right policy in place. This is just as AGHAN is appealing government to adjust and waive the …

SKYWAY Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has acquired the first eco-friendly ground support equipment to boost its operations. The new fleet of Ground Handling Equipment which were manufactured by Charlatte Manutention, a worldwide number one equipment manufacturer based in France are fully electric, making them very eco-friendly as the world continue to battle global warming. According to Manager, Corporate Communications, …

RECENT partnership between NAHCO Plc and Skyward Aviation is set to significantly improve trade relations between Nigeria and China, as the airline commences direct cargo flights from Urumqi, China to Lagos. And to cement the partnership, the handling agreement has been signed between the two parties, signaling the beginning of a rewarding relationship. NAHCO Plc’s Executive Director, Commercial & Business …

FREE On Board (FOB) Goods and logistics in partnership with the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) and other international partners have concluded plans to build N250million packaging factory at the Murtala Mohammad Airport Lagos to properly package and brand any goods leaving the nation’s shores. The Chief executive, FOB, Mr. Oluwajimi Adebakin who disclosed this to reporters in an interview …

CARGO logistics giants, Free on Board (FOB) Global Logistics in collaboration with Nigeria Exports Promotion Council (NEPC) is ramping up capacity and support for the multi million dollars agricultural export industry as part of moves to boost non-oil exports and stem reliance oil. The duo in partnership with the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) hosted technical partners from the United …

GROUND Handlers under the banner of Association of Aviation Ground Handlers (AGHAN) have been urged to fashion out a survival strategy, get the buy in and support of the regulators and above all seek and push for government interventions as part of their post-COVID-19 plans. This is just as they also called on the ground handlers urged to consider price …