Again, Emirates Airlines indefinitely suspends all its’ flights to Nigeria, blaming the decision on the inability to repatriate its revenue from the country as the cause. The airline posited that the measure came into effect on October 29. In a statement by the airline on Thursday, the airline said it had no option but to […]Read More
Aviation workers under the banners of the National Union of Air Transport Employees; Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria; Association of Nigerian Association Professionals; Amalgamated Unions of Public Corporations; Civil Service Technical & Recreational Services Employees, and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, have declared nationwide protest to hold Monday, September […]Read More
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has achieved 90 per cent completion on the ongoing repair of 18L/36R runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. The Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, made this known during an inspection tour of the runway in Lagos on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria […]Read More
The Federal Government yesterday has said it determined to sanction international airlines operating in Nigeria and selling tickets to Nigerians in foreign currency, dollars, saying such exercise violates the law of the nation. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who stated this while fielding questions at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, […]Read More
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, has said it would withdraw the licenses of domestic airlines within 30 days starting from Tuesday, August 30, 2022, if the airlines fail to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on clearing about N46bn debt which they owe aviation agencies. On Tuesday, the PUNCH reported that the agency said this in […]Read More
The federal government has approved the execution of N86.6 billion worth of contracts in the ministries of Aviation as well as Works and Housing. It also approved the draft national policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) just as the Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola yesterday canvassed for the setting up of road maintenance contingency […]Read More
International airlines that operate in Nigeria have started integrating their facilities to the new Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), operated by RESA three months after SITA, which hitherto provided the service, pulled out. This means that very soon, the airlines would resume automated passenger facilitation after several weeks of manual check in that caused delays […]Read More
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said Lagos airport runway will operate 24 hours once the Federal Government gives the green light to its proposal. The Managing Director, FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday after a facility tour at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that for […]Read More
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has demanded an increment in the N7.5m being charged by the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria as school fees, to N14m. The committee argued that the fees should be increased considering the fact that its competitor in Ilorin, Kwara State, charges N22.5m. The panel held an interactive […]Read More
Economic dire strait in which average Nigerians find themselves may have caught up with the wealthiest and nouveau riche, pushing many into bankruptcy. Private jet services, a pre-pandemic plaything of very rich and classy Nigerians, have dipped severely. Most of the expensive ‘celebrity birds’, are now an albatross on the wallet of their owners. With lockdowns […]Read More
The federal government through the Ministry of Aviation has expressed its readiness to partner the Magnus aircraft manufacturing industry in Hungary, to establish an assembly plant and commence complete manufacturing of aircraft in Nigeria before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this interest when he […]Read More
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has lamented that it has not been able to attract and retain adequate technical personnel in sufficient number due to standard remuneration in the public sector, which is below what is offered such experts outside Nigeria’s shores. Director General of the agency, Capt. Musa Nuhu made this known at […]Read More
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