Nigeria’s Aviation News Headlines for Tuesday September 6, 2016
It has been a rainy day here in Lagos Nigeria! The floods
are back and vehicular traffic is heavy everywhere but one is still happy that
nature is doing its work!
Good to see that
while some domestic airlines are suspending flight services, a new domestic
airline is being launched!
Yes! Cross River
State is about to float an airline already named Cally Air.
Governor Ayade has taken a bold step and we all have to wish
him success in this endeavour.
Find below the headlines and follow the links provided to
read the details of the stories.
Cross River Floats
Airline
As part of its
tourism investment drive, the Cross River State government has concluded plans
to float an airline.
Governor Ben Ayade
revealed this in Calabar when he hosted a consortium of Indian investors.
According to him, the
airline to be called Cally Air would be managed by Dana Group under a Public
Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
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| Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State. Photo credit: sunnewsonline.com |
The governor said the
airline was expected to debut in November and would fly Calabar, Obudu, Lagos
and Abuja routes.
Ayade said the state
was in a haste to get the airline started while Dana Airline would serve as its
technical partner.
‘Local aircraft maintenance’ll save $3b yearly’
Nigeria will save $3 billion yearly, if indigenous airlines
maintain their aircraft locally.
Speaking at the weekend, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Onedot Aviation, Capt. Henry Oludotun Ogunyemi, said the amount covered heavy maintenance checks on some aircraft type, including Beoing, for which the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), had given its approval.
He said Nigeria was losing huge sums to other countries because of the failure of the government and private organisations to set up such facilities.
This is coming at a time it is difficult for airlines owners to source dollars for the maintenance of aircraft abroad due to the Federal Government’s foreign exchange (Forex) policy.
Experts said airlines require over $1 million to carry out repairs known as C and D checks on their aircraft.
In an interview, Chairman of Air Peace Mr Allen Onyema said domestic carriers could save more money if there were maintenance facilities in the country. He said the huge sums spent on overseas maintenance of aircraft could not be readily recovered from ticket sales.
Speaking at the weekend, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Onedot Aviation, Capt. Henry Oludotun Ogunyemi, said the amount covered heavy maintenance checks on some aircraft type, including Beoing, for which the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), had given its approval.
He said Nigeria was losing huge sums to other countries because of the failure of the government and private organisations to set up such facilities.
This is coming at a time it is difficult for airlines owners to source dollars for the maintenance of aircraft abroad due to the Federal Government’s foreign exchange (Forex) policy.
Experts said airlines require over $1 million to carry out repairs known as C and D checks on their aircraft.
In an interview, Chairman of Air Peace Mr Allen Onyema said domestic carriers could save more money if there were maintenance facilities in the country. He said the huge sums spent on overseas maintenance of aircraft could not be readily recovered from ticket sales.
FAAN Woos Investors
with Incentives
The Federal Airports
Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is attracting investors to the airports by
providing them land for
aviation and non-aeronautical facilities, its Managing
Director, Saleh Dunoma, has said.
In an interview, he
said the authority had worked out a template to attract investors interested in
infrastructure,
including construction and management of hangar facilities and
fixed base operations (FBOs).
He listed other
projects to include hotels, construction and management of automated car
parks, development of terminal buildings, construction of runways, taxiways and
aprons; construction and management of helipads and construction and management
of
independent power
plants (IPPs) and aviation fuel deposit facility.
http://thenationonlineng.net/faan-woos-investors-incentives/ NAHCO to Represent Nigeria in AATO Council
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company,
nahco aviancen has been elected as a council member of the Association of
African Aviation Training Organisations, AATO.
In the election conducted during the 2nd General
Assembly of the association held in Kampala, Uganda from August 23-25, nahco
aviance, represented by its Chief Commercial Officer, CCO, Mr. Seyi Adewale,
was elected to represent Nigeria in the 13-member Council.
A statement by the spokesman of the company, Mr.
Tayo Ajakaye, indicated that with the membership, which is for the first term of
three years, the ground handling firm would, in conjunction with other
council members, make policies to further the development of aviation training
and development on the continent.
Rwanda Signs $818m
Deal For New Int’l Airport
Rwanda has signed a
deal with the African division of Portuguese construction firm Mota-Engil to
build an international airport at a cost of $818 million, the company and
government officials said.
In a statement by
Rwanda, the duo said the first phase of the airport, which is part of a push to
attract more tourists and boost Rwanda as a conference destination, would cost
$418 million and is expected to start in June next year and be completed by
December 2018.
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