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- 1 Dec 2023
NCAA Lifts Suspension on United Nigeria Airline Aircraft
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on the Part G operations specifications of a wet leased Airbus aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines. The agency…
- 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…
- 27 Nov 2023
NCAA Suspends All Wet-leased Aircraft in United Nigeria Airlines
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft in the operations of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA). The suspension may not be unconnected with the diversion of…
- 5 Aug 2024
Court Halts Sale of Nigeria Airlines to Ethiopian Airlines
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has nullified the sale of 49 percent equity stake in Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. In the ruling on Monday, August 5, Judge Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, said the…
- 31 May 2013
Etihad Airways Offers Discounted Fares to Mastercard Users in Nigeria
Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is offering MasterCard holders in Nigeria up to 15 per cent discount on Etihad Airways’ standard published fares if they use their…
- 27 May 2016
United Cancels Lagos Route, Ends Flight to Africa
United Airlines will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending the carrier’s only route to Africa because of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in collecting money from tickets sold in…
- 28 May 2016
British Airways May Pull out of Nigerian Routes over Traffic, Dollar
British Airways is evaluating its routes to Nigeria, adding to aviation industry pressure on the Federal Government as sister carrier, Iberia, and United States competitor, United Airlines, halt…
- 25 May 2026
NCAA Suspends ‘No Pay, No Service’ Policy Against Indebted Airlines
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has suspended plans to enforce its proposed “no pay, no service” policy against domestic airlines owing statutory charges, following consultations with operators and…
- 2 Sept 2024
Nigeria ‘Delisted’ from US Category One Aviation Status
Nigerian airlines have been delisted from the United States Federal Aviation Administration Category One Status (USFAA CAT 1) International Aviation Safety Assessment programme (IASA). This is due…
- 8 May 2022
Airline Operators Call Off Planned Suspension of Flights
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have called off their planned suspension of flights which was billed to commence today (Monday, 9 May). The association announced that it was postponing the…
- 10 Nov 2017
SAHCOL Scores Big, Takes Over Allied Air & UPS Handling Operations
By peter oluka The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has again consolidated on its rising profile as the Ground Handling Company of choice in Nigeria by adding Allied Air and United…
- 4 Sept 2017
US May Bar Nigerian Airlines over Safety Concerns
United States federal aviation administration has given Nigerian airlines a 65-day ultimatum to resolve specified security issues or risk being barred from flying to its country. A team of US FAA…
- 13 Sept 2017
Aero Contractors gets NCAA Approval for C-check Maintenance
Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has received certification from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handle C-checks on Boeing B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500. Capt. Ado…
- 7 Jul 2019
Air Peace Recognised as National Carrier
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mr Mohammed Rimi, announced in Dubai on Sunday that Nigeria’s Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with UAE recognises Air Peace as…
- 25 May 2026
NCAA Suspends Services to Air Peace, Others over Debts
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed 11 domestic airlines on its updated “No-Pay-No-Service” list over unpaid statutory charges, a move that could affect the renewal of key operational…
- 5 Aug 2014
SAHCOL Welcomes Chidoka, Wins Contract to Service Emirates Airlines
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has thrown it weight behind Mr. Osita Chidoka, new minister of Aviation to succeed on the new role. The Company in a congratulatory message to the…
- 29 Jun 2016
Flying On the Wings of Nigeria
Recently I had to take a trip to the United Kingdom and was faced with the challenge of which airline to fly based on my schedule and pricing. Eventually, largely swayed by the renewed…
- 27 Apr 2017
Turkish Airlines Abandons 22 Nigerian Kids at Istanbul Airport
Students and teachers of Glisten International College, Abuja are presently stranded in Istanbul, Turkey, over the inability of Turkish Airlines to airlift them back to Nigeria as scheduled. The…
- 10 Feb 2017
AMCON Takes Over Arik Air, Says Airline ‘Overwhelmed’
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Thursday announced the takeover of operations of Arik Airlines, appointing Capt. Roy Ukpebo Ilegbodu, a veretan aviation expert as manager,…
- 1 Feb 2018
Air Peace Receives new Embraer 145 Jet
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has taken delivery of one of the six 50-seater new generation Embraer 145 jets it recently acquired. Mr Allen Onyema Chairman of Air Peace, confirmed the development in a…
- 10 Jul 2012
SAHCOL to Handle Etihad Services
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, (SAHCOL) has been picked as the preferred Ground Handler for the Etihad Airways Lagos Operations. By this, SAHCOL shall be supplying Ground Handling…
- 5 Oct 2016
Diageo Suspends Plan to Lift Guinness Nigeria Stake
Diageo has scrapped plans to lift its stake in Guinness Nigeria due to tough market conditions there, the drinks company said on Wednesday. The decision by Diageo, maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch and…
- 19 Mar 2015
Chidoka’s (Aviation) Stimulus Plan
Last week, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka was in London. It was an opportunity for him to impress the international community with his plans to grow the budding, but fast-paced…
- 21 Jan 2015
SAHCOL Chairman, Bags ‘The Sun Business Man Of The Year 2014’ Award
Barrister Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi, chairman of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has been awarded with the 'Sun Business Man of the year award 2014'. The award was presented to…
- 19 Dec 2014
SAHCOIL Opens New Corporate Headquarters, Lounge to Public
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has relocated its head office to a new corporate headquarters located at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Cargo Complex. This…
- 15 Aug 2014
SAHCOL Visits Chidoka, Pledges Support to Aviation Minister
Oluropo Owolabi, managing director/CEO of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), while on a courtesy visit to Osita Chidoka, minister of Aviation, in Abuja, expressed the Company's…
- 1 Jul 2015
Etisalat Partners Etihad Airways To Give Unbeatable Offers To GEM Customers
Etisalat has joined hands with the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Etihad Airways to package unbeatable offers for its premium GEM customers. This partnership aimed at…
- 30 Apr 2014
Sahcol Bags BoICT Award, Others for Excellence
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has received Beacon of Information Technology Award as the best 'Aviation/Cargo Handling Company of the year 2013', organized by…
- 21 Oct 2013
Key Measures Point Stinky Fingers @ Nigeria
From pervasive corruption to alarming incidences of intellectual property theft, Nigeria has been ranked among the bottom 10 performers in the world according to a compilation by ENDS.ng, Every…
- 22 Nov 2015
FAAN Ready for Yuletide, Deploys Bomb Detectors
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has assured passengers and airline operators, that necessary operational and security measures have been put in place at all our airports to ensure…