Aviation

Amid 2022 Challenges, AON Recorded Boost in Capacity

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) in a review of 2022 said it witnessed a lot of challenges, ranging from high cost of aviation fuel, scarcity of the product, high exchange rate and paucity of dollars coupled with environmental challenges like bad weather that caused flight delay inadequate airport facilities, which encumbered facilitation. The high […]

Aviation

Resolving Shareholding Controversy over National Carrier

Revelations from court proceedings indicate that airline operators and other stakeholders want a national carrier where more Nigerians are allowed to own shares in the company so that it will be fully representative of the country. Many Nigerians are calling for a broader ownership of the shares of Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air. Many of […]

Aviation

Of Government’s Interest and National Carrier

What many African governments have found difficult doing is operating successful and profitable business. In Nigeria, the Nigeria National Shipping Line, Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL), NITEL and other businesses that were once successful eventually collapsed due to interference and corruption. Shortly before mobile phone network came to Nigeria, many technical officials of NITEL were induced […]