In this write-up, NigerianFLIGHTDECK examines the controversies trailing proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, which culminated with last Friday’s unconventional launch of the airline seven years after it was announced at the Farnborough Air Show and some of the grouses stakeholders have against the airline. Last Friday’s landing of an Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737-860 Max aircraft with registration Number ET-APL painted …
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Airside safety: Seeking practical solutions to aircraft, and vehicle collisions
"At the point of negotiations or re-negotiations of the agreement, if a service provider e.g. in this instance the Ground Handler objects to the insertion of the penalty clauses without any cogent or convincing reasons, then at the point the Client/ Airline could look for alternatives or negotiate with a service provider that demonstrates readiness to take responsibility and capacity of critical risk mitigations and safety standards compliance.
Read More »Court issues interim injunction, stops Nigeria Air after Minister’s ‘no court can stop project’ jibe
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has issued an Order of Interim Injunction restraining the Minister of Aviation, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Attorney General of the Federation and other defendants from executing the proposed National Carrier, Nigeria Air. This is coming after the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said that no rational court can …
Read More »Safety: Mshelia advises businessmen to step back, allow professionals manage airlines
I don’t know of anybody who likes the CAA. I’ve operated in the US, nobody likes the FAA, I’ve operated in Ghana and most of them don’t like the Ghana CAA, I’ve operated in Gabon, same thing, I’ve operated in Cameroon same thing, I’ve operated in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea same thing, Sierra Leone, Dakar, Senegal..I’ve operated around the world, CAA is CAA it’s just the way the world is.
Read More »NAAPE calls on AMCON to pay Aero workers redundancies owed since 2016
Says issues of ‘cabal’ allegations among employers are no more Admonishes employers on ills of non-remittance of employees’ pension NATIONAL Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has sent out an appeal to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to pay no fewer than 50 of its members in Aero Contractors redundancy benefits having declared them thus since 2016. …
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