•FAAN responsible for delay — AON •We’re working on easing operations at MMA — FAAN TWO major stakeholders in the aviation sector, the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, and the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, are currently trading blames over the root cause of constant flight delays experienced by passengers. While AON insists that […]

FORmer military Commandant at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Group Capt John Ojikutu, in this interview with Prince Okafor, identifies poor business strategy as the greatest factor undermining performance and growth of Nigeria’s airline industry.Excerpts Most airlines might shut down following the hike in Jet A1, how would you react to this?Any airline in […]

We’ll come back stronger —Dana Air By Prince Okafor LAGOS — The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has announced the suspension of Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence, ATL, and Air Operator Certificate, AOC, indefinitely, with effect from midnight of Wednesday, July 20, 2022. According to the regulatory, the suspension was made pursuant to Section 35(2), […]

By Prince Okafor LAGOS — As a move to forestall a backlash and total shutdown of airline operations in the country, the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has called for the immediate removal of the five per cent fuel surcharge collected by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The airlines’ body lamented that the rise in […]

Dana Air says its Abuja-bound Boeing 737 aircraft with registration mark 5N DNA had an emergency landing on Tuesday. It said that the aircraft had been grounded for immediate attention by engineers. The airline’s Communication Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa made these known in a statement issued in Lagos. Ezenwa said that the incident was due […]

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has revealed plans to extend flight operations to Guangzhou, China and Mumbai, India, with scheduled flight operations to this month. The Spokesperson of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Olisa said that Israel flight operations was also underway. He said these […]

By Prince Okafor With over 1,023 scheduled flights for the month of June, 2022, Ibom Air, stated that 58 flights were cancelled due to non-availability of Aviation Kerosene, popularly known as Jet A1. Ibom Air, a limited liability company wholly owned by the Akwa Ibom state government, currently operates seven aircraft, with a further 10 […]

By Prince Okafor  LAGOS—Air passenger traffic across the country witnessed a significant increase of 44 per cent to 15.32 million in 2021 from 10.67 million in 2020 on the back of relaxation of travel restrictions imposed by the Federal Government to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. This is even as the Federal Government has […]

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has called on Nigerians and foreigners alike to take advantage of the 24,000 hectares of land available as free zone in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to invest in the nation’s aviation industry. Sirika stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the maiden edition of […]

By Prince Okafor Jordan Aviation airline, JAV, has yesterday, denied a trending video on social media depicting a possible hijack of its aircraft by Nigerians. The company noted that the said video, which went viral on social media, was actually filmed months ago on a flight between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia and did not depict […]