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    Sade Williams/Business a.m. Remi Jibodu, chief operating officer of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, the operators of Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, sees the signing and implementation by Nigeria of the Cape Town Convention Practice Direction boosting capacity in the aviation industry. Jibodu said the CTC will encourage airlines to be able to get dry […]

  Sade Williams/Business a.m. A preliminary report on on-going investigation into the incident involving a Hawker 900XP aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-KAL, operated by Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited, has now been released by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). The incident occurred on December 6, 2024, during the aircraft’s climb out from […]

  L-R: Don Spiff, director, operations, licensing and training standards; Edwin Obi, general manager, quality assurance; and Chioma Usanga, general manager, examinations, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, at the workshop on “Managing Approved Organisations’ Compliance With the Nig. CARs.” at Lagos airport, recently Sade Williams/Business a.m. The community of approved training organisations (ATO) should ensure total […]

  L-R: Kingsley Chima, country manager, Africa World Airlines; Ashok Satija, general manager, Satguru Travels; Jonathan Kofi Appiah, head, commercial, Africa World Airlines, presenting the winner’s award to Rahul Dixit, branch manager, Satguru Travels; and Victoria Fiewor, sales manager, Africa World Airlines Sade Williams/Business a.m. Africa World Airlines (AWA), Ghana’s leading airline and longest serving […]

  Chris Najomo, director general, NCAA Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said on Friday it issued five Air Operators Certificates (AOCs) to airline operators in one year. Chris Najomo, the director general of the NCAA said  this was made possible as a result of the process that has become seamless and […]

  L-R: Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, permanent secretary, Ministry of Aviation of and Aerospace Development; Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development; Chris Najomo, director general, NCAA; Buhari Abdulfatai, chairman, senate committee on aviation; and Olubunmi Kuku, managing director, FAAN, during the Stakeholders Forum on Transforming the Aviation Industry in Lagos, recently Sade Williams/Business a.m. […]

Plans The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott safari camps Business a.m. Reporter Marriott International is expanding its luxury safari portfolio with the planned opening of two additional luxury tented safari camps in Kenya, with the signings of The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp and JW Marriott Mount Kenya Rhino Reserve Safari Camp with Lazizi Mara Limited and […]

  Including 74.8% revenue increase in 2024 Adenike Aboderin, managing director/CEO, SAHCO Sade Williams/Business a.m. Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has been talking up progressive strides made under Adenike Aboderin, its managing director and chief executive officer, including what the company described as a remarkable financial turnaround that saw a 74.8 percent increase in revenue […]

  Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s minister of aviation and aerospace development, met over the weekend with Mezoued Hosine, the Algerian ambassador to discuss the commencement of Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) arrangements between Nigeria and Algeria. During a courtesy visit, Hosine expressed his country’s keen interest in launching air services connecting Algeria, Abuja, and Douala. He […]