By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Federal Government has said that if the Aviation sector must be in consonance with international standards and best practises, there was the urgent need for the establishment of Aviation Development Fund for the industry. Speaking Tuesday in Abuja, Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said that the Aviation Development […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Senate has begun moves to ensure that any Corporate Organisation that constructs an Airdrone without obtaining permission from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) commits an offence and will be liable to a fine not exceeding N5million naira ($16,200 circa). According to the Senate, N2million naira  ($6,500 circa) […]

Global airlines have revised traffic forecasts lower, sector federation IATA said Tuesday, warning that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk without more state aid. The International Air Transport Association downgraded its 2020 traffic forecast following a “dismal end to the summer travel season” in the northern hemisphere and now expects it to be […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The federal government says adherence to social distancing in the era of coronavirus is only applicable at airports terminals and not in the cabin. Following the resumption of flights locally and internationally, owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic which grounded airport operations for months, there have been complaints about breach […]

By Lawani Mikairu Domestic airline owners, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, Thursday elected new executive members to run the affairs of the association. The election which took place in Lagos saw the emergence of new President of the association, Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulmunaf Yunusa, founder of Azman Airline and the President of […]