Defunct NAL workers mourn loss of seven colleagues
Decry withholding of released N45billion severance EX-WORKERS of the now defunct Nigeria Airways have decried their inability to access the initial N45 billion released by the government as part of the over N78 billion severance benefits that was approved by the federal government after a peaceful protest by the workers last month. The workers who decried the...
Nigeria requires US$135billion to develop transport sector
NIGERIA aviation industry, marine transport and rail requires at least US$135billion to develop if the vision 2050 plan is to be a reality in the coming years. Experts who discussed this stated that the aviation industry would need about $50 billion to develop the industry in the same year, while marine transport will require $50 billion to put the industry...
Delta introduces auto check-in for Fly Delta app users
DELTA AIR LINES has added automatic check-in to the Fly Delta app to streamline the check-in experience for customers and take the guesswork out of accessing a boarding pass. The new functionality, available on the latest version of the app, automatically checks in eligible customers 24 hours prior to their scheduled departure. Customers receive an alert via email or push...
FAAN training school accredited as ACI Training Centre
FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) achieved another milestone as the FAAN Training School has become an accredited Training Centre for the Airports Council International (ACI) to aid capacity building and expertise development through access to ACI’s training and review programmes. This is just as the President of the Airport Council International-Africa (ACI-Africa), Engineer Saleh Dunoma has said that despite...
Turkish Airlines announces increase in load factor with 81.5% in September
TURKISH Airlines has announced an increase in its load factor the highest in the last five years this September 2017 as it publicized its “Passenger and Cargo Traffic Results†with 81.5% LF a by 5.7% increment from September of 2015 The evaluation of September 2017 Traffic Results shows that the total Load Factor improved significantly by 5.7 points to 81.5%,...
Entrepreneurs showcase innovations at TEF Entrepreneurship Forum
AT least 1,300 African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), policy makers and incubators from 54 countries were in attendance as the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) concluded its 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The forum held in Lagos on 14th of October 2017, dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, hosted the most diverse and inclusive gathering of African entrepreneurs on the continent, continuing...
NAMA boss underscores import of human factor in ATM safety
Receives commendation from VA, signs MoU with Aireon LLC MANAGING Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has described the role of human factor in Air Traffic Management safety as critical in the process of hazard identification and safety risk management. This is just as the agency was commended for delivering expeditious air...
Emirates’ Guangzhou relaunch to attract business travelers, tourists- Parambil
EMIRATES Airline, one of the world’s most steady airlines as regards profits has relaunched its Oriental route of Guangzhou in China with plans to show its passengers and potential passengers both tourists and business, the travel experience of a lifetime. In a chat recently, the airline’s new Regional Manager West Africa Commercial Operations, Afzal Parambil hinted the flying public on...
What passengers need to know about airlines’ obligations to them
LAST week Nigerianflightdeck.com dealt with Passengers’ Obligation and things to know about air travel and this generated some reactions especially from passengers that feel that they have been wronged one way or another by airlines, particularly here in Nigeria and this led to the decision to balance the scales by also exposing the airline’s obligations to the passenger especially...
Again BASL denounces indebtedness to FAAN, alleges N200b FG debt
BI-COURTNEY Aviation Services Limited (BASL) has reacted to unions' allegation that it is indebted to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) with a counter-claim that the agency and government is indent to it to the tune of N200b. in a statement sent to Nigerianflightdeck and signed by the company's spokesman, Steve Omolale, the unions were misleading the public and further...
