Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema argues that pent up demand on the foreign exchange market arising from capital flight is one of the reasons for the pressure on the exchange rate, and urged government to encourage indigenous airlines to build capacity and operate international routes. What gave you the impetus […]
The Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company plc (nahco aviance), Mr. Norbert Bielderman has tendered his letter of resignation with three months notice, which would terminate on August 31, 2017. A statement from the Company noted that Mr. Bielderman joined nahco aviance in May, 2010. He was appointed Executive Director, Operations on December […]
According to industry experts, there is a general saying by foreign airlines that Nigerian operating environment is insecure. They use this assumption to charge exorbitant fares and up insurance premium when compared to what is obtainable in other countries in the region. About two years ago, precisely during the Air Finance Conference for Africa in […]
The news of outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo a fortnight ago has elicited fears among African airlines that the development could hamper flights operations. African airlines lost about $2.3billion to flight cancelations and black listing of some destinations in West and Central Africafollowing the outbreak of Ebola in 2014. Although there […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Joint Inspection Group (JIG), and Airlines for America (A4A) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and promote safety and quality assurance in global aviation fueling activities. This is aimed at maintaining the quality of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 that is distributed globally. “Maintaining the […]