IATA: Nigeria tough for airline business
Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi, had also told Saturday Vanguard that, unlike other countries, Nigerian carriers operate in a peculiar environment made worse by numerous taxes
What will make Air Peace to London different —Allen Onyeama
Allen Onyeama, the chairman of Air Peace, in this interview opens up on the frustrations his airline faced before their London route was approved and vows that their daily flights to London, billed to flag off later this month, will be special. With economy class going for N1,200,000 Onyeama believes it will be the cheapest and the best for passengers. Approving discount for Nigerian students to be able to return home every holiday delights him. He is excited that travel agencies are promoting his air line with a slogan, ‘Air Peace, Our Own’, but he, at the same time, frowns at how foreign airlines are aided in Nigeria to fleece the country and hopes the government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu does something about it. Excerpts:
British Airways owner IAG, Air France-KLM post bumper profits
Europe’s aviation industry extended a bounceback from the Covid pandemic on Thursday, as British Airways owner IAG and Franco-Dutch rival Air France-KLM posted bumper 2023 profits.
Aviation workers threaten strike over 50 per cent deduction by FG
Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, today, said unions in the aviation sector may embark on an industrial action over what it termed the Federal Government’s 50 per cent deduction from some of the aviation agencies’ Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.
Private partnerships needed to deliver on projects, others — Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the ministry would commit to private partnerships as part of efforts to deliver projects and infrastructure within the aviation industry.
Air fares: Fears mount over likely shutdown as tickets price rises
The current upsurge in the prices of air tickets has further increased the growing challenges threatening the operations of airlines in Nigeria.
Forex scarcity, high price of Jet-A1 threatening our operations – Airline operators
Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has lamented what it termed existential threats, saying scarcity of Forex, skyrocketing price of Jet-A1, now N1,300 per litre and difficulty in acquiring aircraft due to country risk, among others, are some of the challenges faced by members.
NG Eagle Airline makes inaugural flight to Kebbi
He added that the move also represents a momentous occasion for both the airline and the people of Kebbi State.
EFCC freezes Hadi Sirika’s brother’s account over N8bn Aviation Ministry probe
According to EFCC investigators, Abubakar Ahmad Sirika is listed as the company’s MD/CEO and the sole signatory to the two accounts linked to the firm with two banks.
“KEYAMO?” OR “KEYAMO!”
Of course, Barr. Festus Keyamo is the Minister of Aviation Aerospace Development of Nigeria. The name Keyamo has a deep meaning among the Uvwie people of the Urhobo Ethnic Group in Delta State, where Keyamo hails from.
“KEYAMO?” OR “KEYAMO!”
Of course, Barr. Festus Keyamo is the Minister of Aviation Aerospace Development of Nigeria. The name Keyamo has a deep meaning among the Uvwie people of the Urhobo Ethnic Group in Delta State, where Keyamo hails from. The rest of Urhobos use the another word, Kesiena. Keyamo and Kesiena mean the same thing. We shall go deeper into the meaning later.
