NIGERIA AIRWAYS: ASRTI urges Keyamo, Finance Ministry to release ex-workers’ entitlement
Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, ASRTI, has lamented the continued delay in paying the entitlements of over 4,000 former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways, describing it as a grave injustice. Nigeria Airways, the country’s national airline, was liquidated in September 2004 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. ASRTI said that since the Minister of Aviation […]
Tanzania plane crash leaves 19 dead
No fewer than 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said. The state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) reported that the Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain. […]
Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
By Emmanuel Okogba A passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday in Tanzania due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba. “There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which… crashed into water about 100 metres from the airport,” regional police commander William Mwampaghale told reporters at Bukoba airport. […]
Dana Air resumes flight November 9
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja Dana Air has announced plans to resume flight operations on November 9, 2022 after a successful conclusion of the audit organised by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The development was disclosed in a statement issued and made available to newsmen Chief Operating Officer, Ememobong Ettete on Friday. Recall that the Nigerian […]
N72bn Abuja airport second runway ‘ll begin in six months — FG
By Ezra Ukanwa ABUJA—MINISTER of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has said the N72 billion Second Runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be delivered in six months. Sirika disclosed this in Abuja, on Thursday, at the oversight visit by members of the National Assembly overseeing the aviation industry. According to him, “as you […]
$700m Trapped funds: Again, Emirates Airline suspends operation in Nigeria indefinitely
$700m Trapped funds: Again, Emirates Airline suspends operation in Nigeria indefinitely
Flights cancellation imminent as union barricade Lagos airport
By Prince Okafor Airlines may be forced to cancel flight operations following the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) action at the early hours of Tuesday. Vanguard gathered that the union barricaded the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two, MMA2, terminal, Lagos over the sacking of 34 members. The union alleged that its members […]
Trapped foreign airlines’ fund rises 51% to $700m
Trapped foreign airlines’ fund rises 51% to $700m
Concession: FG announces preferred bidders for Abuja, Lagos, Kano airports
By Ezra Ukanwa ABUJA—THE Federal Government, FG, on Wednesday, announced the emergence of preferred and reserve bidders for three out of four Airport and Cargo Terminals as approved for concession after the Request for Proposals, RFP, phase of the Nigeria Airports Concession Programme, NACP. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, while addressing press men during […]
Nigeria Air: Stakeholders squabble over viability, ET partnership
…70,000 Aviation Jobs Unrealisable – experts …Nothing ‘national’ about Nigeria Air – United Airlines boss …Nigeria Air best initiative – Young By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja AS the proposed National Carrier, Nigeria Air, begins preparation to take-off operations by December, stakeholders at different quarters in the Aviation sector have registered dissenting voices over certain decisions made […]
Lagos kick-starts construction of Lekki-Epe airport in 2023
Construction of a new airport in the Lekki-Epe area will commence in 2023, the Lagos State Government has announced. The state government made the declaration on its official Instagram handle on Friday. Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Public Private Partnership, Mr. Ope George, had disclosed this while speaking at a media parley organised […]
Aviation travellers groan as more foreign airlines introduce restrictions
•NCAA yet to sanction airlines selling tickets in dollars Stories by Prince Okafor Succour for travellers from Nigeria to foreign countries remains a far cry, as more foreign airlines introduce restrictive measures on their operations. Restrictions such as selling of ticket in dollars, stoppage of ticket issuance originating outside Nigeria, reduction of inventories, among others. […]
Travellers groan as more foreign airlines introduce restrictions
Travellers groan as more foreign airlines introduce restrictions
Domestic airfares rise 77%, as Delta, Adamawa travellers pay highest — NBS
Domestic airfares rise 77%, as Delta, Adamawa travellers pay highest — NBS
Nigeria Air: FG warns Nigerians against fake recruitment websites
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja Management of the Nigeria Air Limited has raised alarm over fake websites and links used for advertisement and recruitment of unsuspecting members of the public. The Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to the Minister of Aviation, James Odaudu, in a statement, on Tuesday, advised Nigerians to dismiss such notifications or invitations as […]
Prototype electric aeroplane takes first flight
By Biodun Busari A model of the all-electric aeroplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in Washington State, United States, according to The Seattle Times. It would be the first all-electric commercial aeroplane to carry passengers if the US Federal Aviation Administration certifies it. Read also: FBI probing threat to crash airplane into U.S. Capitol […]
