To sustain its aircraft maintenance capacity, Aero Contractors may utilise the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Uyo airport, built by Akwa Ibom state government. The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi said airlines in Nigeria and in the West and Central Africa have been bringing their planes to the […]
Medical supplies, medical personnel, medical kits and food are critical needs at this time of the COVID-19 lockdown and air movement is the quickest way to deliver them to people struggling to survive. This was what has fuelled the huge market for air cargo, which has made airlines transform the passenger cabin of their aircraft […]
*Airlines in Region May Lose $6bn The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has renewed its call for government relief measures as the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in Africa deepen. IATA said the African region’s airlines could lose $6 billion of passenger revenue compared to 2019. That is $2billion more than was expected at the […]
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to approve special intervention fund for the country’s indigenous airline and aviation agencies in the sector, following the negative impact of the COVID-19 virus pandemic in the industry. Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Mr. Nnolim Nnaji, made the call yesterday in an interview […]
Nigeria’s major carrier, Arik Air has ordered 90 per cent of its staff to proceed on leave without pay till further notice. It has also implemented 80 per cent salary cut for its personnel for the month of April. This was contained in the mail the Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Roy Ilegbolu sent […]
