Aviation

THE Chairman of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), Barr. Dr. Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi (MON), a lawyer, has been given The ‘Sun’s Business Man of the year award 2014’. The award was presented to him at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos in a very elaborate ceremony which had in attendance Crème…

Nigeria, in the event of the global down turn of world economy, should be thinking now on how to develop critical sectors of her economy other than oil and gas in order to avoid the adverse effect this will have in the overall governance of the country. One of such critical sectors is the aviation…

DISCOVERY Air on Wednesday commenced series of meetings with passengers and their legal representatives that lodged complaints with it and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA). The meetings, it was learnt is part of efforts by the start up carrier to restore the suspension of its operating license by the NCAA. The NCAA on…

ARIK Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier is resuming flight services to Cotonou, Benin Republic and Douala, Cameroon from Monday, January 19, 2015. Flight services between Lagos, Nigeria and Cotonou/Douala were suspended last year in the wake of the outbreak of Ebola Virus in some parts of West Africa. Arik Air will be operating…

CANADA has planed to introduce full-body scanners at all its major international airports to tighten security after the failed attack last month on a U.S.-bound plane. The scanners, which see through clothing, will go into nine airports, including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, starting this month and will be used for now only on U.S.-bound flights, officials said.

SOUTHERN Sun Hotels, Ikoyi, Lagos is offering fantastic discounts on its exquisites rooms to mark Nigeria 's 49th independence anniversary.Consequently, the firm said it is giving 49 per cent discount on its standard and executive rooms from October 1-4, 2009. Also, during the period, the management will offer champagne brunch.

IT was not a political rally. Far from it. The people of Akwa Ibom State had long waited for it, not because they doubted the promise of their governor, Godswill Obot Akpabio, but because they had seen many projects being abandoned for no just cause.

THE hand-over of the domestic airport terminal of the Lagos airport to Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited under a legally binding agreement came without a fight from airport workers and Arik Air which claimed that they were short-changed by government. While Arik plans to fight on to make government rescind its decision, the new owners have pledged to integrate FAAN workers into the scheme, writes WOLE SHADARE.