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ATSSSAN gives conditions for take of Nigeria Air  .........Plans show down with Federal Government over airports concession  By Kelvin Osa Okunbor The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has given fresh conditions that the Federal Government must meet before it goes ahead with the commencement of the new national carrier - Nigeria Air. The aviation union said it could not guarantee the take of the take of the carrier unless the severance entitlements of ex- workers of Nigeria Airways Limited are paid. Rising from its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja , ATSSSAN said it mobilise against the project until Federal Government releases the N45 billion meant for the payment of ex- workers and pensioners of the liquidated former national carrier. This is just as it said that Federal Government’ s planned concession of  four  major International Airports will compromise safety, increase charges as w...

ATSSSAN gives conditions for take off of Nigeria Air .......Cautions Federal Government on planned airports concession  RISING  from deliberations of a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria ( ATSSSAN) has resolved that it will not guaranty a place for the new national carrier ‘Nigeria Air’ if the Severance Entitlements Settlement of ex-workers of the liquidated former national carrier, Nigeria Airways is not met. This is just as it said that Federal Government’ s planned concession the four (4) major International Airports will compromise safety, increase charges and increase liabilities and has insisted that it is not in support of the move and cannot guaranty peace if the plan is foisted on them. The union in its communique signed by Deputy General Secretary, Comrade Frances Akinjole and National President, Comrade Ahmadu Ilitrus lamented that 960 of the ex-workers had died in pursuit of ...

NiMet, ANAP  end industrial feud on conditions of service AFTER  months of confrontation  between the management of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and aviation  unions on  unacceptable conditions of services, both parties have reached an agreement on the matter. NiMET management and the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have agreed to set up an urgent committee, comprising  all Trade unions and management staff of the agency to look at all the grey areas concerning staff working condition with a view to upgrading them into an acceptable agreement within three weeks. In a communique jointly signed on August 17th, 2018 by Director General of NiMet, Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi, President General of ANAP, Comrade Kabiru Gusau and others, the NiMet management has agreed to pursue the necessary means to ensure quick approval of the condition of service to bring about commencement of payment of financial implication from the Inte...

Ethiopian Airlines unveils privatization plans  Ethiopian Airlines should be co-owned by African governments, its Group chief executive Mr Tewolde Gebremariam has said. Gebremariam has the co- ownership proposal has become imperative because of recent move by government to privatize the Ethiopian national carrier. Speaking in an interview in Addis he said it would be good if African countries including Nigeria had shares in the airline. The Ethiopian government he said is seeking to open up its economy by selling a stake in some of its state-run enterprises , including the airline. He however, cautioned that in the liberalisation strategy, Ethiopian Airlines should not be "treated like other state enterprises set for privatisation. He said given the airline's role in connecting Africa, the government should capitalise on that to maintain its position in the continent. "As a pan-African airline, I don't see any reason why we should not sell the minority shares of Ethio...

West link Airlines  boss gets award Chief Executive Officer of West Link Airlines , Captain Ibrahim Mselia has been given an award  by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), for his outstanding contribution to the development of aviation in Nigeria. The award was given at NAAPE's recent event in Lagos , where it inaugurated a compendium of 50 outstanding pilots and engineers. Mshelia, a Nigerian pilot is the first individual  to privately establish and fund a  pilot training school  in the Sub Saharan Africa in Ghana. The pilots training college :  Mish Aviation ;  has graduated  dozens of aircraft pilots. He has also been on ground to play advisory role to government in anyway he can in a bid to grow and develop the industry. Mshelia while receiving  the award expressed thanks to the executives of NAAPE and his professional colleagues . He charged  the body to always aspire to be models that other association...

Dana Air, MMA2 to reward passengers Posted By:  Kelvin Osa-Okunbor   On:  August 21, 2018  In:  Aviation DANA Air and Bi- Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two ( MMA2 ), have entered into a partnership to reward passengers with low-cost tickets when they fly Dana Air from the terminal four consecutively times. Spokesmen of Dana Air, Kingsley Ezenwa, made this known at the weekend. He said the promo, which would run for a year, entails passengers flying four times with Dana Air to get the fifth ticket at a paltry…  Read more

Aircraft manufacturers jostle for African market Posted By:  Kelvin Osa-Okunbor   On:  August 21, 2018  In:  Aviation The African market is fast becoming a centre of attraction to aircraft maunfacturers all over the world. Aviation Correspondent, Kelvin Osa-Okunbor reports on the development and its promises for the continent’s carriers. Major aircraft manufacturers - Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, ATR and others - are in fierce competition to have their aircraft types dominate the fleet of Nigerian and other African carriers, investigations have revealed. The push for the dominance is coming on the heels of market survey studies, which…  Read more