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AVIATION ROUND TABLE INTERACTIVE FORUM ON DOMESTIC AIRLINES   COMMUNIQUE   The Aviation Round Table, today 30 th September, 2014 held an interactive forum on the domestic airlines at the Golfview Hotel and Suites, GRA, Ikeja. The interactive session discussed the challenges facing the local carriers and arrived at the followings;   1.     High net-worth Entrepreneurs should be encouraged to invest in the industry to facilitate the efficient funding and management of local airlines.   2.     A regulatory fleet consolidation process should be initiated by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) with the backing of the National Assembly as a way of strengthening the local operators.   3.     That in view of the high cost of aircraft, all service providers to the airlines (public and private) should maintain a comprehensive insurance portfolio to mitigate damages to airlines’ equipment as prov...

  Lewis Lazare Reporter- Chicago Business Journal                  The numbers are staggering. FlightView, a Boston-based airline data company, on Monday released a chart showing how many total flight cancellations and delays were recorded over the past three days at both of Chicago's principals airports — O'Hare International and Midway — in the wake of Friday morning's fire at the FAA's regional air traffic control center in Aurora. At O'Hare, total cancellations for Friday, Saturday and Sunday combined reached 2,991, with the largest number, 1,517, recorded on Friday and 704 and 770 on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Flight delays over the three days — that is, planes that departed more than 15 minutes after their scheduled time — totaled 2,467 flights with a remarkably consistent number of delays each of the three days. On Friday, delayed O'Hare flights totaled 857, with 761 and 849 recorded...

    Nigeria has regained US Cat 1 safety status, second in four years. The acting Director General of NCAA, Engineer Benedict Adeyileka  confirmed on Friday  at a  press conference held at the Aviation House annex,MMIA, Ikeja. The  NCAA boss declared  :" I want to place on record the active support, both financial and moral, rendered towards the retention of this Category 1 by all the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Aviation." " With the retention of this Category 1, we in NCAA believe that there is a level playing for all shades of investors to tap into the corresponding and emerging business opportunities that will provide a value chain for the industry". According to him, the aviation industry in Nigeria has entered into a phase where the preceding growth should enter a crescendo with the attendant upswing in business. Engineer Adeyileka remarked:" Our industry has once again received a vote of confidence and ...

Chicago airports grappling with a 'very fluid' situation in wake of air traffic control center shutdown Lewis Lazare Reporter- Chicago Business Journal               On what would otherwise have been a near perfect day for flying in the Chicago area, the city's two principal airports — O'Hare and Midway — were struggling to deal with hundreds and hundreds of canceled flights and tens of thousands of stranded passengers. The chaos at both Chicago airports was caused by an early morning fire reported at a key Federal Aviation Administration regional air traffic control facility in west suburban Aurora. After firemen reached the scene, the facility was shut down and air traffic controllers evacuated, which caused a shutdown of operations at both Midway and O'Hare airports.. By noon, according to multiple news reports, a few flights were beginning to take off and land at O'Hare. But a spokesman f...

   Engr. Abdulsalam presenting gift to one of the graduants                        MD TASKS GRADUATING ATC CADETS ON SAFETY The  technical manpower need of  Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) got a boost at the weekend as 21 Cadet Air Traffic Controllers graduated at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, (NCAT) Zaria , Kaduna State. With the graduation of the Cadet Controllers,the agency is gradually narrowing the  gap created by retiring controllers as another group of 17 is being expected to graduate  at the college by next month. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Cadets,the managing director of the agency,Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam ,charged the remaining students  to  justify the huge investment in  the course of their training by remaining...

  Leasing company adds six 787-9s and five 737 MAX 9s to portfolio SEATTLE ,   Sept. 17, 2014   /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and leasing company Avolon have finalized an order for six 787-9 Dreamliners and five additional 737 MAX 9s, valued at more than   $2.1 billion   at list prices. Avolon announced a commitment to purchase the airplanes during the 2014 Farnborough Airshow in July. This marks Avolon's first order for the super-efficient 787 Dreamliner and will increase the lessor's 737 MAX portfolio to 20 airplanes. "We're excited that Avolon has shown confidence in both the 787 and 737 MAX," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO   Ray Conner . "It's clear the leasing market sees the value of these airplanes, and we're proud to provide them through our partnership with Avolon." The 787-9 complements and extends the 787 family. With the fuselage stretched by 20 feet (6 m) over the 787-8, the 787-9 can fly more passe...

13 years after 9/11, one sad conclusion: The terrorists won Share on Google + Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Email this article         Print BY JOE BRANCATELLI ,Chicago Business Journal Thirteen years to the day after the 2001 terrorism attacks downed four passenger aircraft and slaughtered nearly 3,000 people, it is hard not to conclude that the terrorists have won. And that's not just because another president went on television last night to give another speech about another crisis that requires America to fight another amorphous terrorist group that poses another existential threat to our way of life. We've lost. You and me, business travelers everywhere and civilized human beings from Maine to California, from London to Timbuktu, from northwest China to the Middle East to Southeast Asia. The goal of a terrorist is to make us fear living our everyday lives. And live in fear we do — if not fear of the terrorists the...

           By Lewis Lazare   Reporter- Chicago Business Journal : Enlarge Photo Could this become O'Hare Airport's top attraction in the weeks ahead?                  Arriving and departing passengers at Chicago's O'Hare Airport should direct their gaze as they take off and land in the weeks ahead to the grassy areas surrounding major runways. There you quite possibly could see llamas and a whole herd of other animals that have returned to the airport for another season of vegetation grazing. Yes, a menagerie of 37 animals, including goats, sheep and burros, in addition to the llamas, are now in place doing their grass-eating thing on some 120 acres of land adjacent to — but fenced off from — airport runways. And according t...

  September 10, 2014   by   Meg Godlew Aircraft: RV-7A. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Laramie, Wyo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot approached the non-towered airport for landing. The airport had two runways, 21/03 and 30/15. The winds at the time of the accident were reported to be 350° at 14 knots with gusts to 24 knots. The pilot entered a left downwind for runway 21. A witness reported seeing the airplane while on final approach just east of the airport about 300 to 400 feet AGL, but when the airplane was on short final the wings began to rock. When the plane was about 100 to 150 feet AGL, its left wing dipped a little, followed by the right wing dropping very fast, which was then followed by a spin to the right and  impact with terrain. The airplane caught fire. Investigators determined that the pilot landed with a significant tailwind, and his decision to attempt a do...

he Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) in conjunction with SITA , is deploying Controller Pilot Data Link Communication(CPDLC) facilities at Lagos and Kano Control Centres to enhance long range data communication between  Air Traffic   Controllers and the Pilots. This system of communication ,according to the Managing Director  of the Agency,Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam,would assist in "the decongestion of busy ATC frequencies at Lagos and Kano Area Control Centres,thereby promoting safe and efficient flow of traffic  within the nation's airspace.In addition ,the deployment of CPDLC would reduce ATC and Pilot workloads within the airspace." The installation of CPDLC ,NAMA boss explained would also enhance Air Traffic Management (ATM) capacity while ensuring accuracy of data exchanged between ATC Pilots of aircraft in flight.  In a bid to boost the nation’s preparedness in emergency responses, the Nigerian airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has co...

                                       NAMA TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DISASTER RECOVERY CENTRE In a bid to boost the nation’s preparedness    for emergencies, NAMA has concluded plans to develop a Strategic Disaster Recovery Centre for the provision of communication, surveillance and air traffic management to enhance uninterrupted services. When in place, the centre is equally designed to provide online real time information in the event of unforeseen contingency. The managing director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam, who made this disclosure during the 2014 Airspace Managers’ Forum which held in Minna Niger State noted that ‘’with the increasing growth in air traffic and the growing demand for air navigation services, there is the need for NAMA to deploy appropriate infrastructure and tech...

                                       NAMA TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DISASTER RECOVERY CENTRE In a bid to boost the nation’s preparedness    for emergencies, NAMA has concluded plans to develop a Strategic Disaster Recovery Centre for the provision of communication, surveillance and air traffic management to enhance uninterrupted services. When in place, the centre is equally designed to provide online real time information in the event of unforeseen contingency. The managing director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam, who made this disclosure during the 2014 Airspace Managers’ Forum which held in Minna Niger State noted that ‘’with the increasing growth in air traffic and the growing demand for air navigation services, there is the need for NAMA to deploy appropriate infrastructure and tech...

                                       NAMA TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DISASTER RECOVERY CENTRE In a bid to boost the nation’s preparedness    for emergencies, NAMA has concluded plans to develop a Strategic Disaster Recovery Centre for the provision of communication, surveillance and air traffic management to enhance uninterrupted services. When in place, the centre is equally designed to provide online real time information in the event of unforeseen contingency. The managing director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam, who made this disclosure during the 2014 Airspace Managers’ Forum which held in Minna Niger State noted that ‘’with the increasing growth in air traffic and the growing demand for air navigation services, there is the need for NAMA to deploy appropriate infrastructure and tech...

                                       NAMA TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DISASTER RECOVERY CENTRE In a bid to boost the nation’s preparedness    for emergencies, NAMA has concluded plans to develop a Strategic Disaster Recovery Centre for the provision of communication, surveillance and air traffic management to enhance uninterrupted services. When in place, the centre is equally designed to provide online real time information in the event of unforeseen contingency. The managing director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam, who made this disclosure during the 2014 Airspace Managers’ Forum which held in Minna Niger State noted that ‘’with the increasing growth in air traffic and the growing demand for air navigation services, there is the need for NAMA to deploy appropriate infrastructure and tech...

                                       NAMA TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DISASTER RECOVERY CENTRE In a bid to boost the nation’s preparedness    for emergencies, NAMA has concluded plans to develop a Strategic Disaster Recovery Centre for the provision of communication, surveillance and air traffic management to enhance uninterrupted services. When in place, the centre is equally designed to provide online real time information in the event of unforeseen contingency. The managing director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam, who made this disclosure during the 2014 Airspace Managers’ Forum which held in Minna Niger State noted that ‘’with the increasing growth in air traffic and the growing demand for air navigation services, there is the need for NAMA to deploy appropriate infrastructure and tech...