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Posted By Ewos IRORO The 2013 Carnival Celebrations of the annual Month-long Calabar Festival got off to an exhilarating start with music and dance. The U. J Esuene Stadium, venue of the event, lit up as the Ballet Dancers from Rwanda took to the stage and dazzled the crowd with various traditional music and dance coupled by a carefully choreographed display of synchronized drumming. Governor Liyel Imoke & Wife Arriving the venue This was quickly followed by the opening of the night’s star attraction featuring the contest between the Carnival Kings and Queens of the various bands participating at this year’s event. The contest was in two categories comprising of the Junior and Senior Kings and Queens. Five bands performed on the night including Bayside Band; Freedom Band; Passion Band; Seagull Band and Master Blaster Band. Each band in the various categories showcased exquisitely designed carnival outfits each tastefully finished with bright and attractive colours ...

Posted By Ewos IRORO The Hon. Minister inspecting one of the new fingers The Honourable Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, on December 24, 2013, visited the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos to inspect expansion works at the D and E wings as well as other newly introduced facilities currently under construction within the airport terminal. Facilities inspected include the Extended Departure and Arrival Halls, new in-bound baggage reclaim carousels, on-going construction work on “Fingers” as well as Transit Facilities. The extended Departures Halls feature five state-of-the-art screening machines and two Body Scanners at each of the wings in addition to 30 new immigration counters.A distinguishing feature of the new screening machines is the ability to detect explosive materials and potential threat items real time with the lowest rate of false alarms. The newly installed modern Immigration counters The introduction of the thirty newly ins...

Posted by Marvel Adeyemi Nigeria is set to benchmark with Kenya on cultural tourism and handicrafts to boost her tourism numbers. The Cross River  State of Nigeria is keen on learning on Kenya's cultural tourism product that has become prominent and pulling factor into tourists to the country besides beach and wildlife safari. The Director  of Culture in Calabar, the Cross River State capital city Dr. Mary Teresa Agba said the State has a lot to learn from Kenya as the  City seeks to brand itself as a cultural destination. "Besides the wildlife and beach safari that we have known Kenya for , we are keen on learning on how to develop and repackage culture as a product as well as embracing sustainable tourism through handicraft business ," says Agba. She said empowering the communities  through handicrafts,  souvenir was one way of ensuring sustainability as well as embracing of Eco tourism practices that is becoming popular in current tourism. "W...

Posted by Marvel Adeyemi  Model Dreamliner on display at Air Show Festival Kenya Airways expects its first Dreamliner in 2014 NAIROBI DECEMBER 20, 2013– Aviation enthusiasts will this weekend get an opportunity to experience the Boeing 787 Dreamliner during the Kenya Air Show Festival, ahead of its expected delivery to Kenya Airways in 2014. A model of the aircraft has been set up at the Wilson Airport in Nairobi, the event that is billed as the largest festival of its kind in Africa, for enthusiasts to experience its unique features. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that will be delivered to Kenya Airways is one of the nine that it has placed an order for. “We are excited about the expected delivery of our first Dreamliner 787 next year because it will enable us to continue delivering a world class experience to our customers. This aircraft has exciting features that will deliver an unrivaled customer experience,” Dr Naikuni added. During the Kenya Air Show ...

Arik's Brand New CRJ1000 Shortly After Being Unveiled As the carrier continues to celebrate its 7th Anniversary of successful, safe and seamless operations around Nigeria and its regional and international network, Arik Air recently unveiled its newly acquired CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft. The acquisition once again makes Arik Air the launch customer for the CRJ1000 in Africa as it was also for the CRJ900 when the airline first commenced services seven years ago with the purchase then of three of the older variant of the aircraft. Going by its sleek design and state-of-the-art technology, the CRJ1000 can aptly be described as the "Game Changer" in the short to medium haul market segment. According to a statement by the aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier, "The  CRJ NextGen  family of aircraft (with the 1000 as the latest) is the benchmark for regional jet efficiency in the 60-99 seat segment, offering lowest operating costs, reduced environmental impact and enha...

The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) Training School has been certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as its Authorized Training Centre (ATC). Mr. Olu Owolabi, MD, SAHCOL By this status, it means that SAHCOL has joined the global partnership in human capital development for the aviation industry, in collaboration with IATA. The offer further entails that IATA recognizes and approves of SAHCOL instructors and facility, which now offers aviation professional trainings, preparing participants for IATA examinations. The details of courses to be offered in the training school include: Ground Operations Management Course; Airport Ramp Services Course; Introduction to Safety Management (SMS); Basic Ramp Safety Course and Aviation Security Awareness. SAHCOL also delivers training solutions on other aviation related courses that are prescribed in the ISAGO and IOSA standards. The training facility which is now open to the pub...

The Audit of Dana Airlines has been concluded and the report reveals some open items that have to be closed. This was disclosed by the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Capt Fola Akinkuotu who adjudged the outcome of the audit concluded on Friday 13 th December 2013 as good and healthy. The DG described the exercise as painstaking, professional and transparent, involving the NCAA Flight Standard Group (FSG) in conjunction with their foreign partners. According to the Director General, NCAA will meet with Dana Air where their action plan towards closing the open items will be reviewed and agreed upon, stating that further consultations will thereafter take place to determine possible date of resumption of flight operations. Capt Akinkuotu has however declared that henceforth the audit will be an annual exercise for all airlines including Dana Air, adding that a schedule audit programme will be drawn up for all the airlines on annu...