The European Aviation Safety Agency aims to set up a medical database for pilots by December 2016 following the Germanwings crash earlier this year. The EASA comments were in response to recommendations from a task force, which in July called for improved psychological screening of new pilots and a European database with details of […]
The families and relatives of the passengers and crew members of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which killed all on board may now heave a partial sigh of relieve as the International Civil Aviation Authority has finally welcomed the Dutch Safety Board’s accident investigation Final Report of the incident. This is coming just as […]
Emirates has appointed Cubic Global Defense to develop a virtual, game-based training programme for its cabin crew. This will be the first time in the aviation industry a commercial airline will use in-depth game-based instruction with an integrated training approach. The programme, currently in development would complement the airline’s existing world-class training facilities […]
Chinedu Eze Two airlines have been earmarked to airlift Nigerian Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land in Israel, this year, despite the security concerns. The two carriers are AtlasJet of Turkey and Airfirst of Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), John Kennedy Okpara, who confirmed this said he […]
Chinedu Eze If all loopholes are closed and revenue systems automated, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) can increase its annual revenues from the present N45 billion to about N70 billion, THISDAY checks have revealed. With the huge revenue generation, the agency, according to sources, can effectively and efficiently carry out major […]
