Jamie Fly Aviation

International airports have developed overtime into key nodes in production and enterprise through agility, speed and connectivity. These transportation hubs are able to dramatically stimulate local economies by attracting aviation related businesses and  their peripheries and resulting in what John Kasarda, a US academic who studies and advises governments on city planning issues, has dubbed the “ Aerotropolis .” The Aerotropolis li k e any other traditional city, consists of a central core with rings of development permeating outwards; unlike a traditional city, however, the city’s core is an airport and all neighboring development supports and is supported in turn by the airport industry. Several airports around the globe have organically evolved into these airport-dependent communities, generating huge economic profits and creating thousands of jobs, but what Kasarda is arguing for is a more organized and purposeful approach to the development of these Aerotropo...

The federal government has again on Saturday suspended the operating licence of Dana Air. The airline resumed operations on January 4 this year. Dana Air in a statement said: We regret to announce the temporary suspension of our flight operations following a directive from the Ministry of Aviation through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday, 16th March, 2013; No specific reason was given for the action. A meeting is, however, scheduled between the management of Dana Air, the Ministry of Aviation and the NCAA on Monday 18th March and we will update you as we get more information. We thank you for your patience and understanding, and we look forward to having the pleasure of welcoming you on board again shortly. It would be recalled the former DG of NCAA, Harold Demuren was fired and replaced with Captain Fola Akinkotu, Rector of the International Aviation College. The recent happenings in the Nigerian aviation industry all boils down to the resolution b...