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- 15 Apr 2013
Paperless Aircraft Operation Can Save Industry $400m Annually-IATA
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has cited paperless aircraft operation as capable of saving the industry regulators whopping sum of $400 million as it talks about efficiency and cost…
- 18 Sept 2014
60% of Aircraft Operated by Nigerians are on Lease – NCAA
Benedict Adeyileka, acting director-general, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that more than 60 per cent of the aircraft operated by Nigerian airlines were on lease. Adeyileka spoke…
- 6 Feb 2014
NCAA Board Appointment Negates Civil Aviation Act 2006-AOAN
Aircraft Operators Association of Nigeria (AOAN), has said that the recent appointment of board of directors of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) by President Goodluck Jonathan on the…
- 4 Dec 2013
Meggison, New AON Chairman Harps on Safety, Customer Protection
Captain Nogie Meggison, new chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), has said that safety, protection of customers and the development of the aviation industry are the priorities of the new…
- 17 Aug 2010
Bems Offers 350 Nightly Freighter Aircraft
BEMS Limited a.k.a. “Bems Cargo” a company in the fields of clearing and forwarding, consolidation, Import and Export of goods by Air, Sea and Land, now offers 350 nightly freighter…
- 24 Feb 2014
Joint Aviation Unions Insist on Technocrat as Minister
Worried by underground moves by some industry players to thwart its proposal for the appointment of a technocrat as the next aviation minister, joint aviation unions and associations, yesterday,…
- 29 Jan 2018
FAAN Removes Abandoned Aircrafts at Lagos Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has started the evacuation of abandoned Aircrafts that litters the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu,…
- 24 Feb 2019
Again, ALTON Asks FG to Repeal Tax Order 2015
Association of Licenced Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called on the federal government to look into the Tax and Levy Amended Order 2015 that was signed by Mrs. Ngozi Okonji-Iwaela, former…
- 11 Oct 2013
Preliminary Report on Associated Airline Crash Points To IT Failure
The Accident Investigation, Prevention Bureau (AIPB) has released a preliminary associated airline crash involving embraer 120 aircraft registered 5n-BJY which occurred at MMA on Thursday 3rd…
- 19 Jul 2010
The Frills and Thrills of Air Travel Insurance
Over the years, the Nigerian aviation sector has witnessed an undulating progress, occasioned by many moribund airlines. At the last count, the number of airlines that have folded up is over fifteen.…
- 16 Nov 2015
FG Advised to Jettison National Carrier Plan
The federal government has been warned against establishing a national carrier in the country at this moment but to focus on development of the aviation sector. Mr. Herbert Odika, an aviation…
- 12 Nov 2017
NCAA Warns Airline Operators of Hazardous Weather
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a weather alert to all airline operators indicating hazards associated with Harmattan dust haze in flight operations at this period of the…
- 15 Jun 2026
Guinea-Bissau Taps United Nigeria Airlines to Establish AIR BISSAU, National Carrier
Government of Guinea-Bissau has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s United Nigeria Airlines to establish AIR BISSAU, a national carrier, for the West African country, to boost…
- 25 Mar 2017
Arik, Labour Unions Reach Agreement, Airline Resumes operations
Arik Airline has resumed operations following the resolution of the impasse with labour unions. The management of Arik Air resolved the differences with labour unions led by the Lagos State branch of…
- Broadcasting20 Aug 2026
Enugu Air Becomes AFRAA’s 50th Member, Eyes Regional and International Routes
African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has admitted Enugu Air as Member, extending the Association's membership base in Nigeria's fast-growing domestic aviation market and reaffirming AFRAA's commitment to supporting the continued development of African carriers across the continent.
- 12 May 2013
NB Aviation Conference Sues for Aircraft Management Expertise
Delegates at the just concluded, first ever, Nigerian Business Aviation Conference hosted by Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN) have called for more entrenched expertise in aviation industry, especially…
- 26 Jun 2012
Aviation Crisis: Industry Indicts Banks
Either by mistake or in the hope that it will not be noticed, Nigerian banks gave airlines in the country less change than is right, leaving them to bleed profusely with debts running into billions,…
- 19 Jul 2022
ASUU Strike: Banks Union, Others Threaten to Shut Down Operations
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) said it would shut all financial institutions to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its solidarity strike over…
- 24 Jul 2022
Nationwide Shutdown: Banks, Electricity, Others to Join ASUU
Many unions and students bodies have decided join the strike in sympathy with Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from this week, which may lead to a total shut down of their operations, an…
- 21 Feb 2016
Capt. Fola Akinkuotu Emerges Substantive CEO Aero
Mr. Adeniyi Adegbonmire, the receiver manager, has appointed Capt. Fola Akinkuotu as substantive CEO for Aero Contractors, as part of the second phase of the restructuring process of the…
- 13 Jan 2016
Unions Say Powerful, Fraudulent Cabal Manipulate Aero Contractors
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) ‎have sent out a distress cry to the management of the…
- 30 Sept 2013
New Charges Cover Niche Services for Clients-NCAA
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said that the newly introduced general aviation charges are for non-scheduled commercial operators, and pointed out that the new charges cover for…
- 3 Nov 2014
Nigerian Aviation Records 5% Growth in 20 years
It has been estimated that the contribution of air transport in Nigeria will grow by 5% in the next 20 years with increase in demands that will enable airlines contribute about USD $0.4 billion…
- 28 Dec 2018
Air Peace Makes 2019 Projections, Assures Travellers of Better Deal
Air Peace has unveiled its plan for the aviation sector in 2019, assuring air travellers of packages including exceptional long-haul flights to Dubai, Sharjah, London, Guangzhou-China, Houston,…
- 4 Aug 2013
Pilots, Engineers Ask Airlines to Merge
Pilots and engineers have advised Nigerian airline operators to consider mergers, acquisition, collaboration (code sharing), and the likes to save the industry from collapse. Rising from their recent…
- 24 Jun 2022
IATA Urges Governments, Aviation Sector Collaboration in Deploying 5G Networks
The International Air Transport Association has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria and the governments of other countries to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and…
- 1 Jul 2015
Shippers Council Tours SAHCOL Warehouse, Expresses Delight
The efforts of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) to be the leading warehousing and ground handling operator in West African sub region has received a boost, as the Airfreight…
- 4 Aug 2008
Agoha, Ezex Express Boss Commends Fashola on Development
Philip Agoha, general manager of Ezex Express Courier Services Limited, a leading courier firm in Nigeria has commended Gov. Raji Fashola for his renewed efforts in the provision of infrastructure in…
- 28 Feb 2015
FAAN to Test MMA Emergency Response Plan
Plans have been concluded by the management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the testing of Murtala Muhammed Airport Emergency Response Plan with a Bomb Simulated…
- 24 May 2016
IATA Cries Out over $577m Trapped in CBN
Funds of foreign airlines trapped in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) hit $577 million as at March this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Mr. Samson Fatokun,…