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The Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facility in Uyo Airport is nearing completion. On the request of the Akwa-Ibom State Government, the facility will be made a national hanger by the federal government. As good as the idea of a national hanger is for Nigeria, beyond the size of the facilities, the question is are there sufficient manpower to run the facilities? The NCAA has stated the need for a maintenance hanger in Lagos. Major airlines such as Arik and Aero Contractors have their own maintainance facilities. Also new hangers constructed for private and business jet owners habour a number of approved maintenance organisations.

Beechcraft on 19 February emerged from bankruptcy with a new business plan and a restored management team but without its business jet division, Hawker. During the 10 month period, the company shed $2bn debt in a financial restructuring process.

Airbus has started fitting sweepin g winglets to the first A350 XWB ahead of its first maiden flight later this year. The winglet will give the airplane a totatal wingspan of 64.8m (212ft). Airbus is aiming to test fly the airplane in mid 2013. Its Rolls Royce Trent XWB has been delivered to Toulouse for installation and podding

Med-view is determined to capture substantial part of the market in the coming year In an industry that is plagued with harsh business environment and and competition. There will always be carriers who will act as catalyst for upheavals. This blog is going to look at six airlines that will be the talk of the aviation industry in Nigeria. Some of them will pose a new threat to their competitors in capturing a share of the market, some others are reaching a point where either way is possible and others are under the threat of going out of business as a result of financial distress or political interests. Wherever they fall on the spectrum, the fact still remains that they will be the talk of the Nigerian airline industry in the coming year.  Dana Air: Still smarting from a plane crash involving one of its aircraft and after having its operating license restored back to it by the Federal Government despite public outcry, The airline is struggling to go back into service. The a...

Dana Air will have to redeem its image after after loosing an airplane in a crash in June Generally, 2012 was a challenging year for the Nigeria airlines as they were financially stressed. Some of them rocked the industry on the good side, others did on the bad side. Wherever spectrum they fall into, the fact is they kept the industry on its toes and were the talking points of the industry. Dana Air: On June 3, a Dana Air McDonnell Douglass MD 83 aircraft operating as flight 992 crashed into a residential building at Iju Ishaga after both engines flamed out killing all the 153 on board as well as some others on ground. The crash led to wide spread condemnations from the general public over the use of unserviceable airplanes and negligence on the part of the airline. There were allegations questioning the airworthiness of the ill fated aircraft as it was reported that the crashed plane was involved in an incident with its previous owner, Alaska. The same airplane in 2010 was inv...

Air Canada: Air Canada will make an aggressive push into new international markets next year—if all goes as planned. The carrier is awaiting government approval to begin non-stop Toronto-Istanbul service on June 4, as a gateway to Turkey, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa through a code-share with Turkish Airlines. This expansion could prove particularly valuable for Air Canada as competition stiffens on its home front, where WestJet's planned new regional operation could significantly undercut Air Canada's fares. Although Air Canada remains confident that its hold in domestic markets will remain strong, the new international markets could be important to its fortunes in 2013. Chile and TAM: The merger of Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazil's Grupo TAM in 2012 created Latam, one of the world's largest carriers by market capitalization, and furthered airline consolidation in Latin America. Latam expects demand to remain strong throughout South Americ...