By Lawani Mikairu Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, weekend, condemned the attack on Max Air staff by passengers at Nnamidi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by irate passengers over flight delay. Making the condemnation on behalf of the Operators, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, AON President said passengers have no right to result to self-help as there are […]

By Lawani Mikairu Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, yesterday, threatened to sue the Federal Government over the multiple entries granted by the Federal Government to foreign airlines operating into the country. The threat was issued by Alhaji Yunusa Abdulmunaf, President of AON, while speaking at the Q1 2022 Breakfast Business meeting organised by the Aviation […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday, said the federal government would spread a total sum of N92,123,175,305.77 over a number of works to be carried out at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, over a period of twelve months. This was as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved […]

By Chris Aligbe On Wednesday, 9th March, the Ministry of Aviation announced the appointment of an Interim Managing Director for the much-awaited proposed National Flag Carrier – Nigeria Air, in the person of Capt. Dapo Olumide.  In the official statement by the then Director of Information of the Ministry, Dr. James Odaudu announcing Capt. Olumide’s appointment, […]

Domestic airlines are currently groaning under acute scarcity of aviation fuel, popularly called Jet A1, with only few operators getting supplies from marketers.

By Lawani Mikairu Passengers at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal 2, MMA2, and the General Aviation Terminal, GAT,Thursday lamented the inability of domestic airlines to increase flight frequency to their various destinations due to the scarcity of aviation fuel also known as Jet-A1. This is just as the airlines said aviation fuel was readily available, […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Federal Executive Council, FEC, Wednesday, approved N3,523,592,079 for projects under the Ministry of Aviation. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual council meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sirika, represented by […]

By Lawani Mikairu LAGOS—THE Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, yesterday, blamed the crash of Quorum Aviation Limited Bell 206B3 helicopter on insufficient fuel at low altitude and low speed, which led to the loss of control in flight. The chopper, marked 5N-BQW, crashed at Opebi, Ikeja, in Lagos on August 20, 2020, claiming three lives on […]

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency on the nation’s federal roads. The upper chamber also urged the government to immediately make good its indebtedness to FERMA in order to enable the agency carry out its primary responsibility of rehabilitating federal roads, especially in the face of […]

The Federal Government says it is set to develop a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in the country as part of the Aviation Sector  Road Map to address capital flight. The acting Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Mr Mattew Pwajok, said this at NAN Forum, the flagship personality interview programme of the […]

By Lawani Mikairu The Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Zaria is to get its newly acquired B737 simulator and fire fighting equipment certified in the first quarter of this year, and put to commercial use to generate revenue for the college. This was disclosed by the Rector of the College, Captain Alkali Modibbo while […]

By Lawani Mikairu Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, the umbrella body of all airlines in Nigeria, Wednesday commended the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, for the courageous way he handled the diplomatic row between Nigeria and Dubai on flight slot allocation between the two countries airlines. This is just as AON in a statement […]

The operator of Ghana’s main international airport will fine airlines 3,500 dollars for every passenger they bring in that is not vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) or that tests positive for the coronavirus on arrival, it said on Monday. The rules, announced by Ghana Airports, follow others introduced last week by the health ministry that […]

Nigeria’s airline, Air Peace, begins scheduled flights into Anambra on Tuesday. Its spokesman, Mr Stanley Olisa, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday. Olisa stated that the commencement followed approval of the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. He added that the consistent route expansion […]

By Lawani Mikairu Stakeholders in the aviation industry have called on the federal government not to compromise the nation’s security by handing over the operations of the four International airports earmarked for concession to foreign companies. The four major airports slated for concession are those of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Lagos, […]