There will be many benefits if Nigerian airlines are enabled to operate international routes. They will be able to earn foreign exchange; they will provide competition on Nigerian routes, which will bring down cost of airfares for the traveler, and they will create more jobs and also help in manpower development. Industry observers have said […]
High airfares charged in Nigeria by international airlines could be traced to the lopsided Bilateral Air Service Agreements that was signed by the federal government, which does not protect Nigerian carriers and travellers. It has become a cliché to say that Nigerian travellers pay the highest airfares to international destinations in West Africa and one […]
Aviation industry experts have called on the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to ensure continuous safety of the Nigerian airspace, having maintained zero accident for close to 10 years. The industry experts made the call based on the recent signals from the aviation industry, which indicate that airlines and regulatory agencies are beginning to […]
Nigeria Air Force officials who were on security duty at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos apprehended one suspected cable thief while two escaped in the wee hours of yesterday, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). A statement from the agency signed by the Director Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, said the […]
Contaminated fuel in the aviation sector may become a major threat to air safety in Nigeria, if stringent measures are not taken by the concerned regulators. Watching the Max Air aircraft, Boeing B737-300 with registration mark, 5N-MHM, being discharged of water from its fuel tanks was really horrifying, as petrified potential air travellers continue to […]
