Tag: Aviation
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Aviation sector complaints third highest in 2017 – CPC
The Director General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Babatunde Irukera, on Sunday said that the council received the third highest number of complaints in 2017 from the Aviation Sector. Irukera made the disclosure while speaking with journalists in Lagos. He said the sector came after Telecommunications and Banking sectors which had the first and…
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Air mishaps: Senate summons minister, set to declare state of emergency on aviation sector
Senate Tuesday summoned the Minister of Transportation (Aviation), Alhaji Hadi Sirika, and other heads of aviation industry to appear before it over fatalities at the nation’s airways. The development followed a motion sponsored by Senator Gbenga Ashafa (APC), Lagos East and 8 others, stating that there was need to minimize the possibility of air accidents…
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2017, safest year ever for aviation – ASN
The Aviation Safety Network ( ASN ), an independent organisation located in the Netherlands, says that 2017 has turned out to be the safest year ever for commercial aviation. ASN, in its 2017 airliner accident statistics released on Wednesday, said there was an extremely low total of 10 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 44 occupant…
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Before Nigerian aviation becomes the world’s laughing stock
By Prince Ned Nwoko Democracy is said to be, amongst other things, a system of political administration that allows for clear choices, for reasoned arguments, for the oiling of the wheels of development. Yet, when one considers some of the things people get up to in Nigeria it becomes imperative to wonder whether, for us,…
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Baggage delay: Arik Air yet to pay NCAA N6m fine
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that Arik Air Ltd. has not paid the N6 million fine imposed on the airline for contravening the provisions of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs). The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr.Sam Adurogboye, disclosed this on Friday in Lagos. The NCAA had on Dec. 27, ordered…
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Cuba, Russia improve cooperation, sign new pacts
Cuba and Russia on Thursday has signed seven cooperation pacts covering technology, military, industry, aviation, medical equipment, and railroad transportation. The pacts were signed during a visit by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Cuba-Russia cooperation is in its best shape in over two decades thanks to both sides’ political willingness to deepen their ties,…