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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has assured the travelling public that the Authority will never allow aircraft that are not airworthy to fly in the Nigerian airspace. The DG, NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu gave the assurance on the heels of some reports in the news media regarding the safety of some aircraft flying in the country. He warned that inaccurate news reports can hamper the process of sourcing funds by local operators and capable of hindering their growth as a result. The NCAA’s reaction came after media reports alleged that airline operators may be seeking the easy way out because of lack of a bailout that could be used to ameliorate their operations, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a chat with newsmen, Capt. Musa Nuhu said that such reports could make it difficult for operators “to access international funds, to have good lease rate for their aircraft, and their insurance premium may go up.”   He noted that it was unfortunate that the Senator who w...

Emirates recently rolled out a pioneer industry initiative which consists of providing its passengers with expanded multi-risk travel insurance at no supplementary cost; this being in addition to its current COVID-19 cover. This supplementary coverage is provided by AIG Travel, and will automatically come with every Emirates ticket purchased from December 1, 2020. It also applies to code share flights operated by partner airlines, provided the ticket number begins with ‘176’. According to the Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates, HH Sheikh Ahmeed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, “Emirates was the first airline to offer complimentary global COVID-19 cover for travelers back in July, and the response from our customers has been tremendously encouraging. We’ve not rested on our laurels and instead continued to look at how we can offer our customers an even better proposition. We’re very pleased to be able to now provide this new multi-risk travel insurance and COVID-19 cover, which is anothe...

    Air Peace is set to commence flight operations from Lagos and Abuja into Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on December 7, 2020. This will happen in conjuncture with the resumption of flights from Lagos and Abuja into Uyo on the same day. The spokesperson for the airline, Stanley Olisa, said the move is in line with the airline’s route expansion scheme. “It is our promise to interconnect every part of this country and foster economic relations between cities. Be assured that we are coming with more destinations. We are starting Johannesburg in December and India is in the offing”, he said. Olisa noted that the new route is being launched to meet the travel needs of Nigerians who connect Lagos and Abuja to Makurdi and the other way round. Worthy of note also is the fact that Air Peace recently announced the commencement of flight operations into Johannesburg, South Africa, scheduled for December 16, 2020.

Engr. Akin Olateru, Commissioner/CE, AIB The Federal Government has approved a new Condition of Service (CoS) for the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) twelve years after its establishment. The approval was conveyed in a letter dated 25 th June, 2019 sent from the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. Before this recent approval, the Bureau had operated with the Conditions of Service of a sister agency while the struggle to achieve its own had proved futile over the years. The Commissioner/CEO, Engr. Akin Olateru said: “This is one of the proofs that we value our staff and are committed to a robust welfare package for them. Since we came onboard, we have relentlessly been pursuing accelerated capacity development, provision of conducive environment for working and a world standard working conditions for our staff.” Engr. Olateru thanked the Head of Civil Service, the Ministry of Transportation, the Unions and staff of AIB for the landmark achievement an...

Mr. Muharram Abdel Rahman, GM, EgyptAir EgyptAir, Africa’s first airline and only the seventh in the world, has appointed a new General Manager based in Lagos to oversee the affairs of the airline in Nigeria. He is Mr. Muharram Abdel Rahman, an MBA holder in Pricing and Management with twenty five (25) years experience in the aviation industry under his belt. Before his recent appointment, he had served as Abuja Office Manager for four (4) years from 2009 to 2013 before he was recalled to the Head Quarters in Cairo where he was Pricing Manager. He graduated from the Faculty of Arts, English Department from Minia University and has an IATA/UFTAA Consultant Diploma. And during his stay in Abuja he succeeded in growing the airlines’ frequency from two (2) weekly flights to daily flights. Sharing his vision for Nigeria, Mr. Muharram, as he is fondly called said: “Lagos is the business capital of Nigeria. Lagos market for me and as an airline is a good market. It is a potentia...

Princess Titilayo Owolabi-Akerele, Member, Ekiti State House of Assembly, presenting the trophy to Miss Olatunji Deborah of Holy Saviours College, Isolo, Lagos, Winner, NTEC 2019 (Secondary Schools Category); as Mr. Ewos Iroro, Founder, NTEC joins in the celebration. Lagos, June 6, 2019. Travel & Business News (TBN) , Nigeria’s leading Air Transport Safety and Security centric Magazine, recently held the 10 th Anniversary of its National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC 2019) and Air Transport Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) aimed at encouraging Nigerian youngsters from the grassroots to follow a career in the sector thereby Raising Future Aviation Professionals . The gathering which was tagged: “Changing History,” attracted youths from Secondary Schools and Tertiary Institutions across the country and held on Saturday May 25, 2019 at the Training Centre of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Annex, MurtalaMuhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. ...