The concession of the terminal facilities of four major airports in the country was one of the cardinal programmes of the Buhari administration in the aviation industry, but few weeks to the end of its tenure, the concession plan has remained elusive. There are two programmes that if implemented by the Mohammadu Buhari administration would […]
Experts in air freighting have listed the major barriers stopping Nigeria from significantly profiting from the export of its agricultural produce, including getting the right certification. They alleged that the unscrupulous action of government agencies like Customs, NAFDAC and others, have continued to frustrate the easy movement of exports as obtained in other countries, and […]
Airline operators have expressed concern over the unscheduled delays of airline operations in the air and on ground, occasioned by very important personality (VIP) movement, insisting that such delays are inimical to flight safety, causing loss of resources, as aircraft burn a lot of fuel while waiting in the air. Senior member of Airline Operators […]
Lack of competence and expertise have been attributed to why Nigeria’s prime airline, Arik Air became moribund under the management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and went down from having 3, 258 workers in 2017 to 500 and from 27 aircraft to barely operating five currently. Arik Air was not only the biggest […]
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi yesterday unveiled N36 billion International Cargo Airport at Onueke, near the state capital, Abakaliki. As an incentive for travellers to use the airport, the state government offered the indigenes a free two weekly flights from Lagos and Abuja for the next one month. Speaking after two Air Peace flights landed from Lagos and Abuja respectively to mark […]
