The continuous depreciation of the naira and steep rise in inflation, have prompted ground handling companies in the Nigerian aviation industry to review upward, the handling rates for domestic airlines. Aviation Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN), the umbrella body of ground handling companies in the country, in a meeting with the acting Director-General, Nigeria […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on customers of aircraft charter services to verify if the aircraft deployed to provide them service has the right permit for charter operation. The warning was a reaction to recent incidents that took place at Ibadan airport involving operators violating their permits and engaging in ilicit charter […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) spent additional N2.5 billion on personnel allowances, hotel accommodation and flight tickets annually since the agency was forced to relocate its headquarters from Lagos to Abuja by the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika in 2020, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Officials of FAAN told THISDAY that the expenditures […]
Last week the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed that it was directed to relocate its headquarters back to Lagos, where it moved from in 2020 to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The agency gave reasons for the movement and chiefly among them is that in Lagos, it has physical structure that served […]
With the fast depleting of aviation equipment, coupled with the scarcity of foreign exchange, Nigerian airlines may spend over $3 billion to conduct checks on their aircraft overseas in 2024, THISDAY has learnt. As at last week, the number of operating aircraft was reduced to about 43 because some of the existing aircraft that were […]
