Nigeria's Aviation News Headlines for Wednesday December 28, 2016

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The year 2016 is gradually vanishing into history! It has been an eventful year for the aviation industry in Nigeria and the world at large. 
We can only pray for good health to the airlines and safer skies for the industry.
Please read the headlines as reported in some Nigerian dailies and follow the links for the details.

NCAA Cautions Airlines Over Poor Weather

NCAA cautions airlines over poor weather
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday cautioned airlines not to embark on any trip, if the prevailing weather is below the approved minimal for any airport.
The warning came amid concerns over cancellation and delay of flights by many airlines as the harmattan haze intensifies.
The NCAA spokesman, Sam Adurogboye, said airlines know what to do when visibility is poor, adding that it would be against the interest of safety for any pilot to initiate any flight when it is below the approved weather minima for the airport.
He confirmed that poor visibility had huge toll on flights, but not enough reason for any pilot to violate the prescribed weather regulations.
Adurogboye said: “The weather has been poor. Once it is below the approved weather minima for each airport, it is no go at all.”
A few weeks ago, the NCAA issued an advisory circular to pilots about the hazards associated with harmattan dust haze prevalent in some parts of the country.
The circular was part of its resolve to ensure safe flight operations in Nigeria’s airspace.
The circular also offered guidance to help prevent incidents or accidents caused by such weather-related occurrences.
More Passengers Stranded as Bad Weather Forces 
Airlines to Cancel Flights

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) tuesday said there would be more flight cancellation and delays by airline operators as a result of the Southward bound dust haze coming from Niger and Chad Republic.
Flight cancellation by virtually all the airlines operating from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, caused agonising experience for passengers who could not make their trips outside of Abuja.
Corroborating what the DG of the agency, Mr. Anthony Anuforom, told THISDAY last Monday, the agency’s latest weather report monitored on its broadcast station, said that the weather condition across the country is not likely to improve in the days ahead.
With a coupled of airlines grounded as a result of bad weather, operators however declined speaking on the quantum of their loses due to their inability to fly.

Why Nigerian Insurance Firms can’t Underwrite Aviation Risks –Medview MD

The lack of capacity by Nigerian insurance firms to provide cover for airlines, scarcity of foreign exchange and devaluation of the country’s currency, the naira, are threatening the operations of many carriers in the country.
Managing Director, Medview Airlines, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, stated this while speaking with New Telegraph in Monrovia at the weekend when the airline began air services to Accra, Freetown and Monrovia.
The Nigerian market is grossly unable to effectively underwrite risks in aviation because of the high exposure of an average $500 million to cover hull, war and third party liability.
He stated that the attitude of operators who reneged on paying their premiums forced insurance firms to threaten to withdraw cover for defaulting airlines.

NCAA Penalises Arik for Delaying Delivery of Passengers’ Luggage

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed Nigerian major carrier, Arik Air, to pay N6 million penalty for violating operation regulations over delay of passengers’ luggage.
The airline would also within 30 days, pay $150 to each passenger whose luggage was delayed and for the inconveniences they suffered waiting for days for the delivery of their bags.
NCAA explained that the airline contravened the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations by its actions and the penalties were aimed at deterring them from such malfeasance in future.
“Arik Air Limited has been sanctioned by NCAA for contravening the provisions of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations. Earlier, the authority was inundated with complaints of delay and inability to ferry the passengers’ checked-in luggage on the airline’s services from London to Lagos from December 2, 3 and 4.

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