The sordid and corrupt activities taking place behind closed doors at the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) were exposed last week when officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the headquarters of the agency in Lagos following a tip-off. Acting on the information and possible bank reports, officials of the anti-graft agency, […]
Nigerian airlines are fast losing passengers traffic due to the economic downturn and the fact that at the beginning of every year airlines record low passenger movement. Industry observers say that airlines have lost about 40 per cent of the traffic because many people who otherwise would be travelling chose not to because there […]
The recent Bristow Helicopters crash, barely five months after a similar incident involving the same airline left six dead, has become a source of concern for stakeholders in the aviation sector as well as the oil and gas industry for which it provides services. THISDAY reports it is high time the company addressed its safety […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that Bangkok’s main Suvarnabhumi Airport is a safety risk, with “serious” overcrowding soon to become a critical issue, and urgent expansion needed, according to a local media report. Thailand is under pressure to improve its aviation standards after the US FAA downgraded the country’s safety ratings in […]
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has announced that the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika are among the top dignitaries that would attend the review of the Civil Aviation Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents Regulations, 2006 spearheaded by the bureau. The objective of the review […]