Air travel in Nigeria is beset by delays caused by many factors, which include weather, breakdown of aircraft, poor airport facilities and poor scheduling. Poor scheduling is problem of airlines, which can be averted with efficient schedule arrangement and maintenance. In Nigeria there is also poor aircraft utilisation because the system and infrastructure guarantee limited […]
For one week, aviation experts from Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) region met in Abuja to brainstorm on how to revive air transport system in Africa, which has been devastated by huge losses incurred due to coronavirus pandemic and its attendant lockdown. The meeting was the 7th Aviation Week involving all African air transport stakeholders […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over aviation hazardous weather in rainy season. This warning was contained in an Advisory Circular (AC) with reference no AC: NCAA-AEROMET – 33 initiated by the Directorate of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards (DAAS) addressed to all pilots and airline operators […]
Aviation unions have threatened to imperil Aero Contractors operations over the allegation that the management of the airline plans to sack 40 per cent of the workforce. The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) accused aero management of concluding plans to reduce the […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has said passengers should expect more flight disruptions, as the scarcity of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 is biting harder. AON’s spokesman and Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Obiora Okonkwo, said in a statement on Monday that the persistent fuel scarcity is affecting the operations of air transport […]
