The Chairman of Arik Air, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide spoke on the challenges that hampered the operations of local airlines in 2016. Excerpts: Arik Air must have lost huge revenue when the unions stopped your operations for one day? We had held talks with labour and we seem to be agreeing on certain issues they […]
Question: Can a larger aircraft land on a shorter than recommended runway in an emergency? What tactics would a pilot use — slower approach speed, maximum reverse thrust, brakes to the firewall, etc. — to execute this? — Steve Pontious, Beaumont, Texas Answer: Yes, it can be done. Every airplane has a required runway length due to […]
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has given support to the federal government’s plan to rehabilitate the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; saying for a thorough job to be done the closure of the airport was inevitable. The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika announced the airport would […]
Emirates employs more than 130 Nigerian nationals across the Emirates group, of which over 60 are employed in Nigeria and not 10 as reported in some local media, the airline has said. According to the biggest Middle East carrier, its operation also supports many more jobs in Nigeria’s aviation services supply chain such as in […]
Falling airline profits are reducing demand for aircraft, particularly widebody aircraft — and potentially even for the 787, which remains the world’s most glamorous aircraft after five years of operation and 500 deliveries. Aerospace consultant Scott Hamilton recently raised the possibility of diminished Dreamliner demand. “Despite a rosy picture painted by Boeing about the future […]