The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has stated that the acquisition of brand new aircraft by Air Peace is in tandem with Federal Government’s roadmap for the nation’s aviation industry, adding that the feat is a step in the right direction. Sirika, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Aviation Ministry, Mr Hassan Musa, […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has ended check-in disruptions and delays for international passengers occasioned by the withdrawal of the services of SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques), which had been providing IT and communication solutions at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The […]
The Federal Government has assured that none of the over 8000 workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would lose his job if the major airports in the country are given out in concession under the Public, Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement of the Buhari administration. Government has also said that it would use […]
Nigerian airlines are beginning to choose aircraft types that are appropriate to their routes in addition to acquiring new equipment. Industry experts say this would make their operations more profitable. Some years ago industry analysts used to excoriate Nigerian airlines at every aviation fora because of their poor choice of aircraft for the routes they […]
Over the years the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has depended on the revenues earned from airlines that fly over Nigeria’s airspace to other destinations as well as foreign airlines that operate into Nigeria. THISDAY learnt that in recent times, domestic carriers have been paying their debts. In the past, most of them used to […]
