The governments of the United States of America and France are interested in Nigeria Air, the Federal Government announced on Thursday. It also dismissed claims that the process for the establishment of the national carrier was suspended due to the lack of investors. Speaking at the 5th Aviation Stakeholders’ Forum in Abuja, the Minister of […]
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Aviation agencies, including Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), are unable to replace obsolete airport equipment, resurface dilapidated runways and provide other amenities to the airports, because of ₦45 billion debt owed by domestic airlines, correspondent has learnt. It was gathered that with no […]
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Dana Air says it will reschedule or reroute its flights to cushion the effects of the proposed nationwide strike by the organised labour. “It is our commitment towards ensuring that our guests do not bear the impact of the imminent strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress scheduled to commence November 6,” the Media and […]
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MaxAir Limited, the latest airline to join Nigeria’s domestic air market, has announced its decision to expand operations to Port Harcourt and Yola routes as part of its expansion drive. Its Executive Director, Mr Harish Manwani, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the airline had shown resilience in four months of operations by adding […]
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The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has said additional 700 Air traffic controllers are needed to boost manpower in the country’s airspace. Currently, NATCA has about 400 members manning various control towers across airports in the country as new airports are being built and some of the existing controllers are going on retirement. The […]
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Domestic airline, Air Peace, said on Friday that its Lagos-Owerri Flight 7252 returned to Lagos following loss of cabin pressure in the aircraft on Thursday. The Corporate Communications Manager, Air Peace, Chris Iwarah, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the flight crew observed that there was a change in cabin pressure and decided […]
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The International Air Transport Association, IATA, has said present trend in air transport suggests that passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037. It noted that over the next two decades, the forecast anticipates a 3.5 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), leading to a doubling in passenger numbers from today’s levels. The […]
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The Federal Government yesterday commenced payment of the gratuity of ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways who have been undergoing verification in the last two weeks. Some of the retirees confirmed that they had started receiving payment alerts a few days after the completion of their verification and data processes. One of them, Mr. Chris […]
Read More Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has temporarily suspended flight operations on its Kaduna route due to the 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna metropolis and its environs following reports of violent clashes. Mr Chris Iwarah, Air Peace Communications Manager, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Iwarah said the airline took the decision after the […]
Read More Air Peace Airline has signed a multi-year aircraft spare parts deal with plane maker, Embraer. The deal was unveiled at the ongoing MRO Europe 2018 summit in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Air Peace currently has the biggest fleet of Embraer 145 jets on the West Coast of Africa. The deal, the airline said in a statement, would […]
Read More Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace on Sunday took delivery of its fifth Embraer 145, assuring that the development has deepened its capacity to relaunch its flights to Sokoto and start its Katsina service. The carrier, which had earlier received four of the six 50-seater Embraer 145 aircraft it recently acquired, said its goal of unifying […]
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has partially lifted the suspension on International Aviation College, Ilorin, Approved Training Organisation (ATO) certificate. Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA made the announcement on Sunday in Lagos. Adurogboye said the lifting of the suspension was conveyed in a letter to the college dated Oct. 8. “The […]
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