Usman: Improved Facilities, Competitive Fares will Boost Air Travel

Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Muhtar Usman says efficiency in airline operations, sustained safety and modernsiation of airport facilities will attract more air passengers. It is indicative that many people in the aviation industry see concession of airports as a solution to the protracted decay of infrastructural facilities in the industry, […]

Picketing the Airlines

Over the years it has become a tradition for aviation labour unions, especially the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) to disrupt the operations of airlines, when they infringe on labour issues concerning the welfare of […]

Aero Begins C-check Maintenance at Its Lagos Facility

Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has made history by conducting the first C-check on a Boeing B373. This follows the certification of the airline by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) which issued Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) certificate to the company, qualifying it to carry out aircraft maintenance up to C-check level on Boeing Classics: […]

Poor Welfare: NDLEA Workers May Revolt, Calls for Buhari’s Intervention

Many workers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been expressing   their frustration over poor remuneration, lack of promotions, non-payment of medical and other allowances and poor working environment. The workers have therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari  to intervene and save the agency before it is destroyed by the present management. In the petition […]