Nigeria’s Aviation News Headlines for Wednesday Sept. 21, 2016

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It’s a bright Wednesday! Please read the trending stories in aviation below and follow the links to access the details.

Nigeria Bans use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone on board Aircraft.

 

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photo credit: sunnewsonline.com

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned the use or even the charging of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones on any airborne aircraft in Nigeria. It will be recalled that Samsung has recalled over 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 devices it manufactured recently citing several reported cases of overheating and outright explosion by users.
“Consequent upon recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, NCAA has directed passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft,” the NCAA said yesterday in a statement by its spokesman, Sam Adurogboye. 
“In addition, these phones must not be stowed away in any checked-in baggage and importantly, all airlines are hereby advised to emphasize the prohibition of this devices on board during passenger briefings by the Cabin Crew,” the statement added. The NCAA urged all those responsible for searching or screening checked-in baggage  to intensify the procedures to identify possible checked-in Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
The  NCAA which regulates the Nigerian aviation sector however appealed to passengers to assist regulators and airlines to ensuring safety and security of air transportation in the country.
http://sunnewsonline.com/nigeria-bars-use-of-samsung-galaxy-note-7-phone-on-board-aircraft

Minister Appeals to Foreign Airlines over Cash Crunch

Hadi Sirika, Minister of State, Aviation
Hadi Sirika,Nigeria's Minister of State for Aviation

•Travel agencies canvass merger of aviation, tourism ministries to tackle recession 
Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has appealed to foreign airlines to bear with the country over difficulties in repatriating funds that are still stuck in the economy.

Sirika, in response to fresh call for government to come to the airlines’ aide, said the situation is generally dire and demand understanding of all parties concerned.
In a related development, travel agencies in the country have urged the Federal Government to consider a merger of the ministries of aviation and tourism, as one of the strategies to promote efficiency and bail Nigeria out of recession. The agencies, under the
aegis National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), said there are many countries that already have aviation-driven tourism as the mainstay of their economy and Nigeria should take a cue from their exploit.

It would be recalled that about $600million belonging to the foreign airlines was stuck in Nigeria prior to the introduction of the foreign exchange flexible policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria last June. With the policy and attendant devaluation of naira, about 40

per cent of the stuck funds were lost by some airlines that have repatriated till date. It was, however, gathered that part of the funds still remain trapped with the dollar hike and scarcity.
http://guardian.ng/business-services/minister-appeals-to-foreign-airlines-over-cash-crunch/

 African aviation grows by 5.4% – Study

African aviation grows by 5.4% – Study
Africa’s aviation industry grew by some 5.4 percent from January 2016 to August 2016 compare to the same period in 2015, an analysis of International air travel to Africa by ForwardKeys, has shown.
ForwardKeys is a company that predicts future travel patterns by crunching and analyzing 14m booking transactions a day.
Its analysis reveals a growth of 5.4 percent compared with the same period last year. 
The report noted however that, there is a tale of two Africas - North Africa, including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, which has seen little growth or even a decline, and other parts of Africa, particularly East Africa, which has displayed double digit growth.
Olivier Jager, CEO, ForwardKeys, said: “Despite their weak growth, North African countries still made it into the top 10 destinations in terms of volume of traffic but they have suffered from political instability and terror activities in the region.”

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