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Air Peace deplanes unruly passenger ...... Insists on strict safety standards Air Peace has said it deboarded a passenger identified as Mr. Christopher Aniagboso from its Lagos-Owerri flight to guarantee the safety of its crew and customers. In a statement issued by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah, the carrier insisted that conducts with the potential of jeopardising the safety of its passengers and crew were not welcome on any of its flights. The statement said: “Mr. Christopher Aniagboso had missed his morning Lagos-Owerri flight on May 12, 2019. He later showed up for the afternoon flight in good time and was issued an over-wing exit seat on request. “After boarding, he was approached by a crew member for the normal safety briefing for passengers in the over-wing exit seats, but he suddenly claimed he could not understand English. Other passengers around him offered to translate to him, but he insisted that th...

Anxiety grips aviation agencies' head over sack of FAAN Managing Director  ......Industry players say it is long overdue  .......Urges clean up in NCAA, NIMET, others  Palpable anxiety on Monday gripped heads of aviation agencies including Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) , Nigerian Airspace Management Agency ( NAMA) , Nigerian College of Aviation Technology ( NCAT) , Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) , Nigerian Meteorological Services ( NIMET) following the sack of the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN) , Saleh Dunoma. Sources hinted that the removal of Dunoma may spark the process for cleaning up the sector by out going Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who is poised to return to the industry as substantive minister. Heads of the agencies were on Monday anxious over what might become their fate as Sirika ramp up inauguration of facilities at some airports at the weekend in Lagos...

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Med-View Boss To Chair 23rd LAAC Annual Conference Alhaji Muneer Bankole, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Med-View Airline has been selected as the Chairman of the forthcoming Conference and Awards of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC). Speaking with the committee in his office, recently, Bankole said that the resolutions reached at the conference in the past had helped to shape the industry. The event, which is scheduled to hold on July 17, 2019 at Raddison Blu Hotel is with the theme: ‘Boosting Aviation Investment Through Policy.’ Bankole stated that members of the league had been able to put the government on its toes through objective and analytical writings, while the policies of the government for the industry are reviewed by reporters on the beat. He said: “LAAC over the years has been our partner in progress. Members of the league have been tremendously useful to the growth of the airline and the industry at large. Without you doing the i...

Turkish Airlines to open lounge at new  Istanbul Airport  Turkish Airlines said it has concluded plans to open five passenger lounges at its new airport in Istanbul. According to Turkish Airlines General Manager for Lagos, Mr. Yunus Ozbek, the lounges will be  available for Business Class, Miles & Smiles Elite Plus & Elite, Star Alliance Gold and Corporate Club passengers. Before the proposed lounges, the airline had  three lounges -  Business Lounge; Miles & Smiles Lounge and Domestic Lounge. But, the carrier according to Ozbek plans to open the  Exclusive Lounge and Arrival Lounge in the next few months. Ozbek said : " As the global carrier that flies to more destinations in the world, we are well aware of passenger traffic and constantly strive to adapt in order to provide absolute comfort, style and unique travel experience for our travellers. "These lounges have been uniquely designed to make traveling for Turkish Airlines’ Business ...

'Approve intervention fund to speed up AIS automation ' ......Personnel calls on Sirika Aeronautical Information Management Association of Nigeria (AIMAN) has called called on government to approve special intervention fund to speed up the completion of aeronautical information services automation in order to ensure enhanced safety and efficiency in the Nigerian airspace and bring Nigeria at par with other countries. Besides speeding up automation, the association also decried the non training of their members on aeronautical information exchange model to understand the basic concept and technicalities involved. AIMAN President, Surveyor William George Ngerem disclosed this Wednesday in Lagos during the 2019 World AIS Day. He said out of over 245 AIS personnel in Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), only 13 staff were trained on the Avitech software. He said the agency ought to have trained not less than 200 personnel  in line with global requirements required to...

Federal Government upgrades night facilities at Benin Airport  Federal  Government  at the weekend  upgraded navigational facilities at  Benin Airport  to enable airlines and aircraft owners  perform  flights at night and periods when there is  low visibility. The upgrade of facilities at Benin Airport followed  the installation of Precision Approach Lighting System and Instrument Landing System Category II, commissioned by the Minister of State for Aviation,  Hadi Sirika. Speaking at the event, Sirika said government embarked on the project at Benin Airport as an intervention to complaints by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who had expressed worries on why aircraft cannot land at night, during bad weather and low visibility on account of lack of Instrument Landing System ( ILS) at the airport.  Sirika said : " From now on, you have the Instrument Landing System which can allow pilots in reduc...

Experts to discuss role of policy in aviation investment Experts and stakeholders in the aviation sector will gather in Lagos in July to examine what role policy could play in boosting the growth of the industry. Meeting under the auspices of the 23 edition of the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents 2019 Conference and Awards, the event will draw over 250   aviation industry professionals, cutting across aviation and security  agencies as well as airlines on the relationship between policy and industry development. According to statement by the organising committee,  Alhaji Muneer Bankole, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Med-View Airline has been selected as the Chairman of the event. Bankole, who has confirmed attendance at the event said   resolutions reached at the conference in the past had helped to shape the industry. The event,  is scheduled to hold on July 17, 2019 at Raddison Blu Hotel ...

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