Nigeria’s Aviation News Headlines for Wednesday September 28, 2016


I am loving the way Rwandan Government is carving a new identity for that country with their National Carrier; RwandAir! RwandAir is an African example of what Government’s support can do for any country’s aviation and tourism sectors. 
Please find the headlines below and follow the links to read the stories in full.

Rwand Air Fetes Travel Agents, Corporate Trade Partners

Rwand Air fetes travel agents, corporate trade partners 
From Left : Corporate clients, Mrs Ronke Ogunbufunmi, Robinson Chachana, Station Manager , Rwand Air , Jimmy Mitali, Country Manager , Rwand Air, Ms Ibiyemi Odusi,Tayo Babalakin, Partner, Consultants Collaborative Partnership, Prince Dapo Adelagan, President and Chairman, Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Enyi Omeruah, a corporate client at a meeting with the airline in Lagos, PHOTO CREDIT:thenationonlineng.net


…To unveil Airbus on Nigerian route soon
As part of activities to mark its just concluded financial year 2015/16, East African carrier Rwand Air last week met its trade and corporate partners as well as other customers in Lagos to review its  global operations.
The objective of the meeting according to its Country Manager, Ibiyemi Odusi is also to gather input for the new financial year, which is already in its first quarter.
The airline with its hub in Kigali; the Rwandan capital, she said, operates into  Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Entebbe, Dares Salaam, Lusaka, Bujumbura, Juba, Accra, Brazzaville, Douala, Cotonou and Libreville.

http://thenationonlineng.net/rwand-air-fetes-travel-agents-corporate-trade-partners

 

NCAA to Meet Foreign Airlines over Rejection of Naira

The Murtala Mohammed International Airport
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority says it will convene a meeting with foreign airline operators over their alleged rejection of naira payment for flight tickets.
The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye, on Tuesday confirmed that the NCAA had received complaints from some passengers.
Adurogboye said that the passengers had the right to make payments in naira.
He noted that the industry was facing some challenges, particularly the scarcity of foreign exchange and inability of foreign airlines to repatriate their funds.
He said, “The truth is that the airlines are beginning to reject the naira because of the special circumstances that they have found themselves.
“In the BASA agreement, when you sell your tickets, you should be able to repatriate your money; but presently, the airlines are finding it hard to take their money home.

Recession: Senate Rejects Bailout for Aviation Sector

Recession: Senate rejects bailout for aviation sector
Senate President Bukola Saraki

The Senate, yesterday, rejected proposal to give bailout fund to airline operators in the country.
Moving a motion tagged: “The looming crisis in the Nigerian aviation industry,” Senator Samuel Anyanwu(PDP, Imo ) said there was need for the federal government to grant the bailout fund to airline operators.
He said that the aviation sector was gasping for survival, adding that the current economic recession had worsened the situation.
“A couple of weeks ago, Aero contractors, Medview , First Nation, Arik Air and some others, airlines suspended their operations as a result of poor economic activities and other surrounding factors affecting the industry, “ he said.
When the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, raised a question on the bailout, the senators voted against it.
Speaking against the bailout, Senator Ibrahim Gobir (APC, Sokoto) said that the airline operators should rather seek for soft loan from financial institutions, arguing that the N350bn bailout fund previously given to the sector was not properly utilised.
 

 
 
Chinese Investors Endorse Air Peace Flight Operations, Seek Partnership


Chinese investors have commended the quality of Air Peace’s flight operations, proposing a partnership with the airline to ease business trips on the Enugu-Guangzhou-Enugu routes. 
The Federal Government recently designated the airline to operate direct flights into Guangzhou, China. 

It also secured government’s approval to operate flights to Atlanta, Dubai, Johannesburg, Mumbai, among other international routes. 
Meanwhile, the Chairman of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema has urged Chinese investors to take advantage of the huge business opportunities in Nigeria by deepening their investments in the country.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/chinese-investors-endorse-air-peace-flight-operations-seek-partnership
 

Q400 Manufacturer Upbeat on its Planes Versatility 
THE Q400 planes manufacturer, Bombardier Inc, has commented that Tanzania is set to boost air travel after purchasing the ‘’extremely efficient and cost effective planes’’ also preferred by developed countries.
The national carrier, Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), in recent times, remained a mere spectator as both gigantic and medium-sized airlines battled for the country’s skies. The government had signed a firm purchase agreement for two Q400 turboprop airliners with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft in July.
The first of two bombardier planes landed at the Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) last week and the second one touched down yesterday. Bombardier Inc is a Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company.
Starting as a maker of snow machines or snowmobiles, it has, over the years, grown into a large manufacturer of regional airliners, business jets, mass transportation equipment, recreational equipment and a provider of financial services. President John Magufuli is today expected to lead a high-powered government delegation in the official launching of the planes.
The aircrafts delivered with a 76-seat, dual-lavatory configuration are owned by the Government Flight Agency (TGFA). The planes, according to the TGFA Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr Raymond Musingi, are to be leased to the cash-strapped ATCL.
Mr Musingi clarified to the ‘Daily News’ that the national carrier, which is now set to revive its lost glory, will have to forge business partnership with the agency for successful management of the newly purchased planes.

http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/53988-q400-manufacturer-upbeat-on-its-planes-versatility

 

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