International carriers have dominated the air travel market in West Africa, due to lack of capacity of indigenous airlines and intrigues by individual countries in the sub-region. Consequently, African airlines continue to struggle to have a piece of the market. With a population of about 429,312,101 and passenger traffic of over 21 million per annum, […]
The international Air Transport Association on Tuesday released its 2022 airline safety performance, which indicates significant reduction in air accidents globally. The 2022 safety report for global aviation showed a reduction in the number of fatal accidents and the fatality risk, compared to 2021 and to the five year average (2018-2022). The global body said […]
Airline operators and other stakeholders in the aviation industry have condemned the frequent runway closure at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, saying that such closures have become major cause of delays and flight cancellations. The stakeholders also said that major reason for the closures is the […]
The federal government has continued to push for the actualization of national carrier, Nigeria Air despite the objection to its establishment as presently constituted by Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). On November 19, 2022, AON filed an originating summons against the federal government for the establishment of a new national carrier after the liquidation of […]
Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, has highlighted achievements of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) under his watch, saying such was made possible due to political support and experts’ advice. He stated this in his address during the 76th session of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Executive Council in Geneva, Switzerland, recently, where NiMet and India Meteorological […]
