African states have met severally to allow an open sky policy, such that the continent’s airlines are shielded from impediments that hamper them from operating from one country to another in the region, but so far this plan has been strewn with hurdles. The European Union enjoys a certain level of open sky, whereby an […]
The desire of airline operators to have Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilityin Nigeria, is gradually becoming a reality. In the next six weeks, Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors would start C-check maintenance of Boeing classics, Boeing B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500 in addition to Bombardier Dash 400 and helicopters. The airline has sent the necessary […]
The Nigerian Handling Company Plc (nacho aviance) said it has started handling Ethiopia Airlines in Kano. The company said with the recent commencement of the passenger and ramp handling of Ethiopia in Kano, it has now made a complete haul of ET’s passenger services and ramp handling in Nigeria. The cut-over of the airline’s passenger […]
There are indications that Nigerian airlines might be losing as much as N20billion to bird strike annually, as the frequency of such incidents has increased over the years without efforts to curtail them by concerned authorities. Some airlines operators told THISDAY that bird strikes have become very regular that they have to make provisions for […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued the first Remotely Piloted Aircraft/Drones RPAS Operators Certificate (ROC) to Oando Plc. Thus the organization is pioneering the issuance of certificate to civil/private operators in the unmanned aircraft operations category. The certificate was received by Oando Reservoir and Production Services Limited, having satisfied the requirements and found […]