•Bankole Bernard Group Managing Director (GMD) of Finchglow Holdings Ltd, Mr. Bankole Bernard, in this interview speaks on the absence of verifiable data in the Nigerian aviation industry, reduced passenger traffic, the planned airport concession and high airfares on the Nigerian routes by foreign carriers, among others, reports Daily Independ...
The recent near-crash incidents plaguing the aviation industry has raised safety concerns among flying passengers. It was gathered that some passengers had turned to road travel for fear of being caught in a tragedy, reports Sunday PUNCH. However, other regular air travellers said they had placed their lives in God’s hands and always prayed be...
The federal government, through The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), yesterday revoked the air operator certificates of Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited and Omni-Blu Aviation. In a post on its X handle, the NCAA said the move is part of efforts to “further sanitize the aviation industry”. “The Authority has determined that ...
For refusing their workers to join the trade union of their choice in the Nigerian aviation industry, the National Union of Air Transport Employee (NUATE), has once again threatened to picket erring airlines. The union insisted that the refusal of the airlines, especially domestic operators from allowing their staff to join any of the unions, ...
•Pilot Miracle Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe has been certified a pilot after his graduation from aviation school. He took to his Instagram page to break the exciting news with fans on social media. He shared his video inside the cockpit of a plane while being given guidance and instructions by the […]
There is uneasy calm in the aviation industry over the proposed full implementation of Steve Oransaye’s report on restructuring and rationalisation of government agencies and parastatals. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday ordered the full implementation of the report within the next three months, reports Daily Trust. The report had dragged...
•El Al Israel Airlines Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has lamented what it termed existential threats, saying scarcity of Forex, skyrocketing price of Jet-A1, now N1,300 per litre and difficulty in acquiring aircraft due to country risk, among others, are some of the challenges faced by members. The operators, who called for urgent interve...
Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, the immediate younger brother of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was apprehended by the anti-graft agency on Sunday, February 4 over investigation of the Aviation Ministry, reports Channels TV. While in offic...
The Minister was visibly surprised by what he saw. His joy was conspicuous and written boldly on his face. Since he became Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development on August 21, 2023, Festus Keyamo, a brilliant senior lawyer and politician, had been agonising publicly about the lack of world class aviation facilities in t...
•Eno and Keyamo ANIETIE USEN, Uyo reporting For three hours yesterday Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Government House, Uyo, practically relocated to the Victor Attah International Airport to host the Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, who was on a one-day working visit to Akwa Ibom State. A surprised Keyamo to...
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