Outrage grows as stakeholders raise airport security, safety concerns over picketing of Air Peace
By Dickson Omobola The decision of aviation unions to picket Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, Tuesday, has elicited sharp criticism from stakeholders in the country’s air transport sector, with many saying the action constituted serious safety and security concerns. From the early hours of Tuesday until about noon, members of the National Union of Air […]
Sirika’s claims spark fresh rumpus over failed Nigeria Air
Last week, former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Hadi Sirika, revived conversations around the failed national carrier project, Nigeria Air.
Flight Disruption: FG orders crackdown on airlines that frustrate passengers
The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to publicly name and shame airlines that disrupt flights without genuine reasons.
United Nigeria Airlines seals aircraft deal
One of Africa’s fastest-growing carriers, United Nigeria Airlines, has signed an aircraft sale and purchase agreement with Southwest Airlines for the delivery of six Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
BRAIN DRAIN: Nigeria risks becoming training ground for foreign airlines – Abednego
Engineer Galadima Abednego is President of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE. Abednego, in this interview, discusses how brain drain is affecting the aviation sector.
Yuletide: 131% surge in airfares to S’East, S’South sparks passengers’ outcry
Some domestic airlines have raised ticket prices to South-East and South-South regions by 131 per cent ahead of the Yuletide.
