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BEFORE the dreaded COVID-19 virus succeeded in actually shutting down life as we know it, some events took place here and there. Here are a few activities that made it out before things started getting the ax. Click picture and scroll:

THE week was inundated with few activities but the major things that transpired included the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)  Joint Aviation Unions Conference, the Air Traffic Controllers/ Pilots’Forum on corroborative decision making in the name of safety and other activities including the Rotary Club International’s donation of wheelchairs …

THIS week great news came in from France as Caverton signed the Factory Acceptance of the AW139 Reality H Full-Flight Simulator with Thales becoming the first company in Africa to install the simulator, Then the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondent (LAAC) were again at the Nigeria College of Aviation …

NIGERIAN College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) this week took delivery of six Diamond DA40 NG training aircraft as part of a re-fleeting program of the College that includes 20 Diamond airplanes (five twin-engine DA42-VI and 15 single-engine DA40 NG) over the upcoming years. Scribe of the Aviation Round Table (ART) …

THIS week Aero Contractors announced its digital upgrades for its Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facility with Ramco, Indian based solutions provider, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) held a symposium on reducing Bird Strikes and then pictures from both the Nnamdi Azikiwe and Murtala Muhammed Airports as FAAN joined millions …

FEDERAL Government launched the new Visa Policy 2020 last Tuesday, Azman Air also during the week took delivery of an Airbus A340-600 to boost its capacity for international operations, Aero Contractors at the MRO Africa 2020 in Addis Ababa; the Airport Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality sensitization programme and …

PRESIDENT Muhammed Buhari at the state house, Abuja on Thursday hosted recipients of the National Productivity Order of Merit award which included UBA group Chairman, Tony Elumelu and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Director of Safety Engineering and Electronics Services, Engineeer Farouk Umar Ahmed among others; Minister of Aviation, Senator …

THIS week, PhotoReel  Federal Government has taken delivery of six(6) aircraft on behalf of the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) for improved training in the foremost aviation institution; the Protocol Department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) rebranded during the week changing not just raiment but modus …

ON Photo Reel, Azman Air is gearing up to commence international operations and hajj/ Umrah with the acquisition of an Airbus A340-600 aircraft bringing its fleet size to six (6), then the buzz about the serviceability of navigational aids at the nations airport is over with the commencement of calibration …

MINISTER of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika on the 2nd January 2020, went on inspection of works ongoing at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu where he reaffirmed that the repairs on the runway will be completed before the Easter celebrations and where he told the contractor handling the new international …