Nigeria’s Aviation News Headlines for Tuesday August 30, 2016
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Nigeria’s
Aviation is still developing and Domestic Airlines which are owned and run by
private individuals are trying their best in these trying times. Hopefully the
Nigerian Government will come up with policies that will make the Aviation
sector thrive.
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headlines below and follow the link to read the stories in full.
Again, Aviation Fuel
Shortage Grounds Domestic Flights
Super Eagles and Watford Football Club of England forward, Odion Ighalo, was one of the passengers stranded in Lagos yesterday as perennial fuel scarcity again bit harder nationwide. Ighalo others in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt waited several hours in airport terminals as airline operators struggle to get aviation fuel to power scheduled flights.
Arik Air's Boeing 737-800NG Photo credit: www.arikair.com |
The Guardian gathered
that the limited available supply had gone to about N250 per litre with
marketers demanding for money before each supply. Besides the hike of 100 per
cent, compared to the price offered some months ago, most of the airlines had
difficulties doing
cash-and-carry as now demanded by marketers.
Except for airlines
like Air Peace, Aero Contractors, Dana Air, Azman and Med-View airlines that
operated some of their schedules enroute Lagos, Abuja and Kano, others,
including Arik Air summarily grounded their operations, leaving passengers
waiting for
long hours.
Spokesman for Arik Air,
which operates the largest number of flights daily, Banji Ola, confirmed that
it has been tough to get aviation fuel.Ola said that the marketers were getting
the products in trickles and far short of the daily requirement to carry about
120daily flight
operations nationwide.
The
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said Monday that electricity
supply had been fully restored to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
(MMIA), Lagos.
According
to FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Yakubu Dati, the power supply
was restored at about 10.50a.m. on Sunday after two days of interrupted power
supply.
Dati
said the engineers successfully corrected all defaults, adding that normalcy
had been restored to the affected areas.
He said that the power surge at about
8.56p.m. on Saturday adversely affected the k16 transformer that serves the
E-Wing Air-bridges and rendered them unserviceable.
“This
affected operations of some departing flights as the heavy rainfall further
delayed attempts by engineers to effect repairs immediately,’’ he said.
Dati
assured the public of safety and security at the nation’s airports and
apologised to the passengers and airlines for the inconvenience caused by the
interruption.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that flight operations at the
international terminal of the MMIA on Saturday and Sunday were disrupted
following the power outage.
Stakeholders Praise
Govt for Cargo Flights into Enugu
Aviation stakeholders
have praised the Federal Government for facilitating cargo flights into the
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
They noted that
former Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, should get kudos for
actualising the government’s plan of making Enugu an international airport
during her tenure.
They said with the
commencement of cargo flights into Enugu Airport, businessmen and women can now
bring in their cargoes seamlessly.
NiMet Predicts
Thunderstorms, Rainy Weather for Tuesday
The Nigerian
Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted chances of thunderstorm in Abuja,
Lafia, Makurdi, Jalingo and Mambila Plateau on Tuesday morning.
This is contained in
the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office in Abuja on
Monday.
NiMet predicted
localised thunderstorms and rains over the region in the afternoon and evening
with day time temperatures of 29 degree Celsius to 30 degree Celsius.
It said that the
Northern states would experience chances of thunderstorm over Maiduguri,
Potiskum and Dutse in the morning.
Effective Crew Communication Boosts Flight Safety
Unfamiliarity and
lack of good communication between the cockpit and cabin crew complicates air
safety. Keeping the same cockpit and cabin crews together as often as possible
would engender air safety. WOLE SHADARE writes
The factor
Many factors have
influenced the quality of communication between the cockpit and cabin crews
over the years. But one factor that should be of utmost concern is the growth
of the industry. Within small airlines, communication between the crew is
rarely a
problem; the same
cockpit and cabin crews fly together often and tend to know each other quite
well. As an airline grows, so does the number of crewmembers
Aviation Reports $212m Half Year Net Profit
… as Lufthansa Cargo
acquires majority stake in courier firmBOC
Aircraft lessor, BOC
Aviation, has reported 24 per cent first-half net profit boost on strong
passenger demand growth from Asia-Pacific airlines.
In the six months to
June 30 this year, the company’s net profit rose to $212 million, up from the
$171 million reported in the previous year. Total revenue rose 8.2 per cent to
USD$579 million. With 265 owned and managed aircraft, BOC Aviation is the
largest
Asia-based plane
lessor.
It has commitments to
acquire 218 aircraft for delivery through to 2021.
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