Aviation

NIMET Turns 20, Extolled for Accurate Weather Reporting

  The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has received commendation from pilots for the agency’s accurate weather forecast. According to pilots who spoke to THISDAY, accurate weather reporting by the agency did not just happen, but it took time as NIMET acquired state of the art equipment, employed the right personnel and had efficient management that […]

Aviation

Ethiopian Retains Titles as Leading Airline in Africa

Consistent strategy and capacity building are key factors that have made Ethiopian Airlines the number one in Africa, according to aviation experts. Without the success of the airline, it would have been assumed that airline business in Africa is precarious, but the East Africa airliner continues to give hope to the continent and giving a […]

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Stakeholders Raise Concern over High Cost of International Travel

Stakeholders in the aviation industry have raised concern over the uncertainty that has beclouded international travel from Nigeria due to the escalation of airfares in response to the depreciation of the Naira. Critical stakeholders told THISDAY that airfares has became unpredictable stressing that the development has subjected travellers to undue suffering. According to him to […]

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Addressing AMCON, Arik Air Imbroglio

The continuous disagreement between Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria and the shareholders of Arik Air, since the takeover of the Airline six years ago, is affecting investment in Nigeria. Nigerians are worried about the endless feud between the shareholders of Arik Air and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCOM), as the situation is already affecting […]

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Aviation Unions Urge Tinubu to Improve Aviation Workers Welfare, Stop 40% Deductions of Agencies’ Earnings

Five major aviation unions in the country have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve the condition of service of personnel in the aviation agencies, especially in those organisations that have been operating without valid staff welfare for many years. They also called on the President to review the concept of 40 per cent deduction from the financial accruals of the aviation […]