Dana Air set to resume flights •Signs $1 million contract on flight safety

In preparation for its resumption of flights, Dana Airlines has signed  a-five-year $1 million contract with FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd., based in Canada for its flagship Automated Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 228.  

The contract requires the Canadian firm  to install the AFIRS 228 on all the five Boeing MD-83 aircraft in Dana Air's fleet to provide real-time flight data monitoring and to assist in achieving maintenance and operational efficiencies.

According to a statement issued by the airline's head of corporate communication, Tony Usidiamen, "The airline will benefit from all AFIRS 228 features."

Dana Air signed the agreement in line with the recommendations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to implement an intelligent flight tracking system to increase safety and improve efficiency.

Speaking on the development, Dana Air's chief executive officer, Jacky Hathiramani, declared: "The provision of safe, reliable world-class air transport services has always been our focus at Dana Air, and FLYHT's AFIRS 228's timely, secure, seamless end-to-end communications capability will surely boost the airline's overall operational efficiency."  

Bill Tempany, the CEO of the Canadian firm, expressed the firm's delight in supporting the initiatives being taken by the NCAA and airline operators to improve operational safety through visibility of real-time information on aircraft owned and operated in the Nigerian airspace.