Nigeria may lose over 1.1 million barrels of oil per day (mbd) if helicopter operators carry out their threat by grounding operational activities in response to the newly imposed charges on their operations by the federal government through the Ministry of Aviation. A recent memo by the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, directed helicopter […]
At the 2024 MRO Africa Conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April 23-25, aviation experts brainstormed on the challenges facing air travel in Africa, how to boost trade and tourism on the continent. The stakeholders acknowledged that air transport as catalyst for economic development is the bedrock that would buoy and enhance trade […]
The CEO of African Aviation Services, industry consultant and organsier of MRO Africa, Nick Fadugba, has called on African states to remove all barriers to air transport on the continent to enhance interconnectivity because as catalyst to economic growth aviation would enhance trade, create more jobs and boost the GDP of countries that fully embraced […]
Aviation industry stakeholders have stated that Nigerian airlines lose about N4 billion revenue annually due to inability to operate flights for longer hours. They identified lack of airfield lighting at some airports, paucity of air traffic controllers and insecurity as reasons for the limitation of airlines to operate their aircraft for longer hours. According to […]
Aviation stakeholders in Africa have called for partnerships and the elimination of diplomatic boundaries to enhance connectivity among African countries in order to boost trade and create more jobs for teeming youths on the continent. The stakeholders who met with other aviation experts, suppliers, aircraft manufacturers and others from different parts of the world, yesterday, […]
