Aviation

A Bleak Future for Domestic Airlines

With rising price of aviation fuel, depreciating naira and high airfares, which has depleted passenger traffic, experts fear that some Nigerian carriers may go aground. Many airlines that went under in Nigeria did so at operational crisis point, and this could happen during scarcity of aviation fuel, high exchange rate, some inimical government policies that […]

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FAAN Bans 2 Immigration Officers from Airport Jobs for Extorting 14-year-old Passenger

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday announced that it has permanently banned two officers from the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) from airport jobs for stealing money from a 14-year-old passenger at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. In a press statement, the agency said the officers had refunded the stolen money and their […]

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Nigeria Air Gets Interim Managing Director, May Commence Operations Before October

•AMCON to continue managing Arik Air under new executive • Qatar selected as core investor Former Managing Director of Virgin Nigeria Airways, Captain Dapo Olumide has been named interim Managing Director of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air by the federal government. This is coming as the federal government has decided that the Asset Management […]

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Air Peace, Azman Air, Arik, 3 Others Form Alliance for Improved Service Delivery

Nigeria airlines namely Air Peace, Azman Air, United Nigeria Airline, Arik Air, Aero Contractors and Max Air have announced an alliance called the ‘Spring Alliance’, to mutually support each other’s operations and surpass the expectations of the flying public. The carriers signed the alliance on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Lagos. Speaking, the Chairman of […]