Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association, NATCA, has warned that there is a shortage of Air Traffic Controllers, ATCOs, in the country, saying there is a need to recruit and train.

A former General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Nigeria Airways, Mr Chris Aligbe, now aviation consultant in this interview, discusses the ongoing dispute between domestic airline operators and ground handling companies, which are organisations that provide services to an aircraft while on the ground at an airport.

By Dickson Omobola A former General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Nigeria Airways, Mr Chris Aligbe, now aviation consultant in this interview, discusses the ongoing dispute between domestic airline operators and ground handling companies, which are organisations that provide services to an aircraft while on the ground at an airport. The tasks of the ground handling companies […]

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Friday, said the Ibadan airport will be shut down for six months to enable the commencement of maintenance and upgrade works.

A union in the aviation sector, Joint Consultative and Negotiating Council, JCNC, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the outstanding payment of defunct Nigeria Airways workers.

The International Air Transport Association, IATA, has said African airlines recorded the highest accident rate in 2024, stressing that even with zero fatality risk for the second year in a row, Africa experienced 10 accidents.

Operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, MMA2, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, Tuesday, said its ticketing hall experienced temporary water leakage due to heavy rainfall and abnormal wind patterns.

Nigeria’s largest flag carrier, Air Peace, has dismissed reports that its Chairman, Allen Onyema, was stranded at the Ekiti State Agro Allied International Cargo Airport for 24 hours due to the airport’s lack of navigational aids.

By Nnasom David Qatar Airways, in partnership with Qatar Airways Holidays, is turning football fans’ dreams into a reality with the launch of exclusive travel packages for the world’s most prestigious club competition match, the UEFA Champions League final 2025.  As the Official Airline Partner of the UEFA Champions League, the award-winning airline is proud […]

A fresh search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been launched more than a decade after the plane went missing in one of aviation’s greatest enduring mysteries. Maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has resumed the hunt for the missing plane, Malaysian transport minister Anthony Loke said Tuesday. Loke told reporters contract details between Malaysia and the […]

Ethiopian Airlines Group has said it is not working with the Federal Government to revive plans to establish a national carrier.

Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Chris Najomo, Monday, urged Approved Training Organisations, ATOs, to comply with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations, Nig. CARs, while training personnel.

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, weekend, revealed plans to bring the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, NANTA, under its regulatory oversight.

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has assured the Algerian Ambassador to Nigeria,  Mezoued Hosine, that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, is expediting the paperwork to facilitate the launch of air services linking Algeria, Abuja and Douala.

Founder of United Nigeria Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, has voiced concerns about the effects of multiple taxation on Nigerian carriers, describing it as domestic operators’ nightmare.