Nigeria Aviation News Headlines for Thursday October 13, 2016

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Recession Forced some Foreign Airlines to Leave Nigeria, says NCAA Boss 

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 THE Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Usman Muktar said, yesterday, that the current economic recession in Nigeria forced United and Iberia airlines to suspend their operations in Nigeria as the airlines claimed the operating conditions were no longer conducive for their operation.  Captain Muktar made this known, yesterday in Lagos, when he received members of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by its Chairperson, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha at the corporate headquarters of NCAA. The members, who were on oversight 

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/recession-forced-foreign-airlines-leave-nigeria-says-ncaa-boss


House Committee Opposes Airport Concession as FAAN Sacks Directors, Others

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation wednesday said it did not support the planned concession of airport facilities by the federal government and insisted that there would be a stakeholders’ meeting and public hearing before the decision to concession would be decided.
Just as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has finally carried out the planned purge of senior officials of the agency with the sack of about 21 directors, general managers, assistant general managers and deputy general managers.
The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Nkiru Onyejeocha, said government would have to explain why it has decided to concession the four international airports, which are the most profitable facilities that sustain the other 18 existing airports being managed by FAAN.

 

AMCON Not After Aero’s Liquidation –     Official

AMCON not after Aero’s liquidation – Official
Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said that contrary to accusation made by protesting workers of the Aero Contractors Airline, which recently suspended its operation, it is not interested in liquidating the airline.
The corporation, while urging the workers to remain calm, advised that needful things should be done to allow the airline resume its operation.
The spokesman of the AMCON, Mr Jude Nwazor, told the Daily Trust, yesterday, that suspension of operation by the airline was done in the interest of the airline.
Aero Contractors, the oldest airline in Nigeria, suspended its operation on August 31 after being left with one aircraft in its fleet and asked over 1, 700 workers to proceed on indefinite leave.
As at the time of the suspension of its operations, the workers were being owed two months salaries and allowances.
A worker of the airline who spoke to the Daily Trust on the condition of anonymity, said that the disengaged workers were being owed over four months’ salaries, adding that they had protested for 40 days without any positive outcome.

NAMA Saves N1.5bn Employing Indigenous Engineers


A total of N1. 5 billion has been saved by the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for engaging the services of indigenous engineers for the maintenance of its facilities across the airports in the past two years.
The acting Managing Director of NAMA, Engr Emmanuel Anasi who disclosed this while briefing members of the House Committee on Aviation led by Hon Nkeiruka Onyejiocha, said the money was saved following the disengagement of manufacturers of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria TRACON which led to the maintenance of its facilities by indigenous engineers.
According to the acting Managing Director, the installers of the facility left two years ago having trained their Nigerians counterparts on the radar maintenance.


http://leadership.ng/business/554401/nama-saves-n1-5bn-employing-indigenous-engineers
 

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