FAAN, Bi-Courtney differ on approach to aviation revenue
By Dickson Omobola Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, MMA2, have recommended different approaches to growing the country’s aviation revenue, with the airport management agency advocating a comprehensive review of taxes, levies and charges.Although FAAN said there was a need for transparency […]
EU agency closes European airspace to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
The EU aviation safety agency said on Tuesday it was closing European airspace to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after two fatal crashes of the model within five months.
Ethiopia crash : Minister, NCAA say no B737 MAX 8 operating in Nigeria
Minister of State, Aviation , Senator Hadi Sirika and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Tuesday confirmed that no Nigerian airline has the controversial Boeing 737 MAX 8 currently in its fleet. This is just as both assured the Nigeria air travellers of the safety standard of all Nigerian airlines.
Crashed Ethiopian airline may gulp $60m insurance claims
Losses from Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Ethiopian Airlines have been speculated to be between 50 million dollars and 60 million dollars, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) said.
Aviation in the eyes of Sirika
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika in this interview, takes a look at how the Nigerian aviation industry has fared in almost four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said that the construction and commissioning of new terminals, acquisition of navigational aids and the recent payment of gratuities and pensions of the former national carrier, Nigeria Airways remained unprecedented in the annals of the industry.
‘Bi-Courtney has a valid 36-year concession on MMA2’
Following a report by an online medium, Bi-courtney has reaffirmed that the organisation has a 36-year concession on MMA2. A release signed by the Head of Communication Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, Eniola Ade-Solanke, stated that the clear provisions of the concession agreement between Bi-Courtney and the government upholds the operation of the MMA2 terminal for […]
