Aviation

Tuggar: Impending Joint Statement will Clarify Issues on Nigeria’s Visa, Flights Engagement with UAE

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, yesterday stated that discussions between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on visa and flights issues are still on-going and yet to reach the level of lifting visa restrictions and that when both countries complete discussions, they would issue a joint statement. This is contrary to earlier […]

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Stakeholders Express Concern over Nigeria’s Aviation Industry, Seek Profitable Airlines

Aviation industry stakeholders are worried about the growth of the industry without the presence of profitable airlines in operation, stressing that the industry may not grow if urgent steps are not taken to remedy the situation. Industry leaders that converged in Abuja on Tuesday for a two-day conference on African Aviation, were of the view […]

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Much Ado about ICAO’s Audit of Nigeria

Despite the fact that Nigeria passed the International Civil Aviation Organisation Universal Safety Audit Program Continuous Monitoring Approach, industry experts posit that the country ought to scored more than 70 per cent in all areas, considering its past achievements and high safety records, writes Chinedu Eze It was a mixed grill among industry stakeholders on Monday […]

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Air Peace Begins Jeddah Service October, Engages Travel Agents

Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, has announced the commencement of direct flights from Lagos and Kano to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on October 31, 2023. The airline disclosed this during an engagement session with travel agents in Kano recently and explained that Lagos- and Kano-Jeddah service would operate three days every week with a possible connection from Abuja. The […]

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Experts Explain Why Nigerian Airlines Don’t Benefit from International Aircraft Financing

Aviation experts have identified fluctuating value of the naira as one of the factors that discourage international financiers and other credit institutions from funding aircraft acquisition for Nigerian airlines. They have also identified the failure of Nigerian airlines to allow lessors repossess their aircraft at the breach of leasing contract or purchasing agreement as a […]