Nigeria Aviation News Headlines For Friday December 9, 2016

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NCAA Notifies Passengers on Flight Hitches During Harmattan


Murtala Muhammed International Airport



Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has alerted air travellers to brace up for some delays that may be experienced due to harmattan haze expected in most parts of the country.
The apex regulatory body pleaded for understanding of the travelling public, urging them not to be lawless should the situation arise and flights had to be delayed or cancelled.
For safety reasons, NCAA has directed flight crew to adhere strictly to the prescribed weather minima for each of the airports, as violation would be viewed seriously.
http://guardian.ng/business-services/ncaa-notifies-passengers-on-flight-hitches-during-harmattan/


Aviation Security Experts Accuse Airport Workers of Aiding Stowaways

Baggage handling workers have been fingered in the stowaway incidents at the nation’s airports.
Security experts at the airport hinted that investigations into the recent stowaway incident involving an Arik Air aircraft revealed that insiders aid stowaways.
A man who stowed away in Arik Aircraft was found dead in the flight shortly after it arrived the Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg from Lagos last Wednesday.


ICAO Turns Focus on Aviation Infrastructure
The President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu has said that the international organisation is focusing on airport infrastructure in the next three years, 2017-2019 to ensure that member countries have developed airport infrastructure to enhance safety, security and comfort of passengers.
Aliu, who is a Nigerian, in an interview he granted after his re-election of President of ICAO Council, noted that as the industry continues to change, ICAO would ensure that it continues to support its member states.

Consumer Body Summons Arik over Alleged Baggage Delay, Rights Abuse
Arik Air resumes operations
Following complaints of alleged ill-treatment by passengers of recent London-Lagos Arik Air flights, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), has summoned the management of the airline to appear before it to provide facts relating to the allegations.
The summon, which was issued by the Council on Wednesday, called on the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Michael Arumemi-Ikhide, the Chief Operating Officer, Conor Prendergast, and the Managing Director, Chris Ndulue, to appear before the Council on Monday, December 19, 2016.
According to the summon, the Council disclosed that it received “complaints/information from the public and passengers on board Arik Air flights from London to Lagos between December 2 and 5, 2016, alleging that the flights arrived Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, without the passengers’ luggage and without prior information”.
Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers to float new airline
Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers to float new airline
Mr Isaac Balami, President, National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), says the association is considering floating its airline to address the challenge of unemployment among its members.
Balami made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.
He said the national executive of the association had constituted a committee with the aim of setting up a carrier as the members were the ones flying and maintaining the aircraft.
According to him, what is happening is that, we have lost confidence in most of the employers within the industry, even though; some of them are trying their best.

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