By Cosmas Okereafor Following the diversion of flights from Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, to the Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport in Umueri, the management of the airport says they are leaving no stone unturned to ensure seamless operations. The Managing Director and chief executive officer of the Anambra State owned airport, Mr. Martins Nwafor in…
By Cosmas Okereafor Airplanes flying in and out of the country may be at risk as three aviation unions in the country, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) have directed its members in…
By Cosmas Okereafor As part of efforts to modernize the Nigerian airspace infrastructure, a team of NAMA officials is currently at the Rhode and Schwarz factory in German on a Factory Assessment Test (FAT) of critical communication equipment needed to enhance the efficiency of the agency’s air – ground communication infrastructure. Led by the Managing…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and Aero Contractors have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in industry-led safety training, knowledge exchange, and human capital development. This will reinforce Nigeria’s commitment to upholding global aviation safety standards.The agreement, signed today in Lagos in the presence of key industry stakeholders,…
Herbert Ijeoma Odika is a household name in the aviation industry in Nigeria. Readers delight and a consummate professional who has severally shared his wealth of knowledge through opinions in journals, organized conferences, lectures amongst others. As our Personality of the Week, he speaks on salient aviation matters, while offering suggestions on how to make…
By Cosmas Okereafor The federal government recently commenced the deployment of locally assembled Lanre Shittu Motors’ brand of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for airport shuttle.This development is a demonstration of federal government support under president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to boost local assembling plants to enhance the growth of the automobile sector. Lanre Shittu Motors’,…
The President, Association of Foreign Airlines and Representative in Nigeria( AFARN), Dr. Kingsley Nwokoma has called on the Federal government to embark on policies necessary to enhance and encourage cargo development in the aviation sector.This call was made recently in his Lagos office during a press parley with aviation Journalists, even as he called for…
Merchant Express Cargo Airlines Limited is a household name in the aviation industry. The organization has continued to grow in leaps and bound based on the array of professionals the company has in its kitty. As Upright personality of the Week, Captain Samuel Caulcrick, the Former Rector, Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria and…
Mr Uzoma Nwagu is readers delight when it comes to talking about aviation industry and its development in Nigeria.This seasoned and enterprising aviator has being around for almost four decades and still counting. Having worked for both government and private organizations, his journey into the aviation industry if you ask me was not a suddenly…
The cargo sector of Nigeria’s aviation industry though thriving is still regarded by experts as under exploited, when one considers the level of activity within the sector. One of such expert who shares this view is Chief Nkem Cookey John, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of 3 Seed investment limited. He is of the…
