During a recent Aviation Round Table (ART) breakfast meeting in Lagos, stakeholders agreed that one of the major challenges faced by Nigerian airlines is the maintenance of their aircraft overseas. The stakeholders agreed that Nigerian carriers spend over $1.5 billion annually on aircraft maintenance. Ferrying the aircraft overseas, allowances for the crew, foreign exchange and […]
Despite the huge resources invested in airline business, airport development and airspace management, the aviation industry has witnessed stunted growth over the years, a development industry experts contended, lives much to be desired. The experts attributed the snail pace growth of the aviation industry to many factors, which include poor return on investment, lope-sided competition […]
In the last few years, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has advanced to become the best airport facility in Nigeria. Government should replicate it at other airports in Nigeria. As at December 12, 1991 when the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, took over as Nigerian capital, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was a make-shift […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has signed the Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP) with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in order to foster industry growth. NCAA signed the plan recently in Montreal, Canada to enable the sector to attain its full potential, while also making significant contributions to the Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product […]
A combined patrol team of officers from Aviation Security’s Crime Investigation and Intelligence(CII) Unit, and the Joint Military Task Force(JMTF) of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have arrested three persons suspected to be cable thieves around the FAAN Training School. Two of the suspects were caught at about about 3:00 pm yesterday where they were digging and cutting electric […]
