Aviationages

No Preferred Bidder Yet- FG 'Capt. Olumide A Competent Hand To Run An Airline'   The Managing Director of Belujane Konsult, Mr. Chris Aligbe said there was no time when he said Qatar Airways is the preferred bidder because the process is still ongoing.   “All I said was that I preferred a legacy carrier and I never mentioned Qatar Airways because the process is ongoing and this kind of report is not good for the integrity and transparency of the process. I gave analysis that Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish were interested”   “Also, I am not one of the driver of National Carrier. How can I be one of the drivers? I am only a supporter and I have been supporting it since Captain Mohammed Joji through International Finance Corporation (IFC) IN 2001, 2002, during Stella Oduah as minister and up till this time. I have been just a supporter. I do not have employment with the ministry of Aviation and I don’t consult for the minister n this.”   In a swift response fro the

By Ariyo Akinfenwa Recently, the National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) of the country passed a bill approving the upgrade of the act establishing the Accident Investigation Bureau of Nigeria (AIB-N), an agency in charge of only aircraft accidents and incidents investigation and prevention; which is awaiting the assent of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari.   The repealed act has expanded the scope of the AIB-N to metamorphosed into Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB which will include Maritime and Rail sectors, leaving the Road sector out is a concern, especially with the knowledge that all transport sectors (Air, Maritime, Rail and Road) were meant to be in the new multi-modal agency at proposal stage.   The Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of AIB-N, Engr. Akin Olateru reeling out the relevance of the new agency to all transport said: “The NSIB would reinforce safety in all modes of transportation in Nigeria t

The management of Dana Air has elaborately explained and apologised for shortcomings on service delivery recently. The Deputy Chief Executive Office (DCEO) of the airline, Mr. Sukhjinder Mann on behalf of the management conveyed apologies to passengers especially those affected on March 1.   “I accept that our recent disruptions due ramp congestion, bad weather, and most recently, scarcity of fuel would have affected your plans and I understand how frustrating it would have been for you to contact our customer service representative to reschedule your flight or having to wait in some instances, but I would like to reassure you that all your feedback has not gone unnoticed regardless of how you sent them,” said Mann.   Detailed explanation on what the airline is facing presently and what they are doing to ameliorate the situation Mann said: “On fuel scarcity, we are working with our partners to significantly mitigate the challenge and I am pleased to advise that we have made major inroa

The realisation of projects for Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika have always been tough nuts to crack. A case in mind was the rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja  between March 8 to April 19, 2017. The minister in the heat of doubts by aviation stakeholders, engineers, international and domestic airlines poked to put his job on the line and he threatened to resign his position as the Minister if the project is not delivered on record time..    Concerning Nigeria Air, Sirika is not putting his job on the line, maybe he is used to pessimism and cynicism which the environment is throwing at federal ideas and projects. The people are not to be blamed really, because governments have failed to earn the trust of the citizenry by not providing the basics of amenities despite promises; hence doubts on bigger projects such as setting up a national airline.   Despite pressure and criticisms from the launch of the Nigeria Air dream in Farnborough Engl