Akinkuotu Calls for Support of NAMA Personnel

  Newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has called for the support and cooperation of the staff and promised to improve the agency. Akinkuotu also charged  the workers to put the interest of NAMA first in all their dealings if the agency is to attain its vision […]

NAHCO Appoints Bello as New Chairman

A new Chairman has been appointed by the Board of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance). He is Arc Usman Arabi Bello. Bello effectively takes over from the Vice Chairman, Dennis Hasdenteufel who had been acting in that position since October last year. In a statement by the Company, Arc Bello emerged Chairman […]

Turkish Airlines Not Involved in Accident

This is to correct the wrong message that a Turkish Airlines was involved in an accident. Earlier this morning, a cargo flight with TC-MCL registration number, operated by ACT Airlines, departed from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Bishkek Manas International Airport (FRU) had an accident near Bishkek at around 01:40 UTC. It was stated […]

Unruly Passengers

THISDAY has learnt that about two weeks ago at Katoka International Airport, Accra, a flight due for another West African destination was delayed and the passengers billed for the flight became restive. They started violent tantrums over the delay and the official in charge of security at the airport warned the passengers and told them […]

The Need to Strengthen Domestic Airlines

Stakeholders have warned that if the challenges faced by domestic airlines in 2016 persist this year, the industry would go under.   The year 2016 had many challenges for Nigerian airlines. Aviation fuel scarcity started from January that year till December. They faced the problem of accessing foreign exchange(fx) to take their aircraft for maintenance […]