Aviation

Yuletide: Air Peace Assures Customers of Flights

Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, has assured customers that it would roll out more flights to meet the usual surge in travel demand during Christmas and end-of-year celebrations. The Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this to news reporters at the weekend, stated that as December approaches, the airline would roll out more […]

Chairman/CEO Air Peace, Allen Onyema Aviation

ALLEN ONYEMA: Multiple Agencies at the Airport are Killing Businesses

The aviation industry is no doubt bedeviled with challenges, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, which recently put airlines at their lowest. As it stands, these are not the best of times for operators in the sector. Nevertheless, amidst the inclement operating environment, some airlines are weathering the storm, scaling up in profile. One that readily […]

Akinkuotu Aviation

Airlines Cancel Flights as Air Traffic Controllers’ ‘Flow Control’ Disrupt Flight Operations

Early Flights from Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano were on Tuesday delayed following the introduction of “Flow Control” by Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs), which is measured delay of flight start up aimed at slowing down traffic. This forced airlines to cancel some of their flights, as they cannot operate them at scheduled time due […]

Aviation

Domestic Carriers: Breaking the Jinx of Short-term Existence

The major challenge domestic carriers face is their short life span, which is a major factor attributed to poor air transport system in Nigeria. Without long life span, the country’s airlines cannot grow, create good jobs, achieve high maintenance status and contribute significantly to nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Many industry stakeholders, including operators and […]