As a follow-up to the decision of the Federal government to temporarily shut down operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for repairs on the runway and the taxi ways of the airport, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika is to engage the industry stakeholders on issues arising from the proposed closure. […]
Nigeria has attained another high level safety rating which places it amongst the world leaders in aviation safety. The country climbed to Level 3 State Safety Programme (SSP) Implementation Process. Nigeria has therefore joined countries like the United States of America, United Kingdom etc in this echelon. This categorisation is dependent on the International Civil […]
There have been many reports about drug trafficking from the nation’s airports, which occur on daily basis. But beyond the drugs being trafficked, it has become obvious that Nigeria is also a consuming nation of hard and illicit drugs. A visit to drug rehabilitation centres will show how many young Nigerians and others who are […]
Last week Medview Airline started flights on the West coast routes, from Accra via Monrovia to Freetown. During its inaugural flight, the airline’s CEO, AlhajiMuneer Bankole spoke on the need for the federal government to support domestic airlines because they project the image of the country. What is the cost implication of this route development? The advantage of flying this route is that the entire countries after Nigeria do […]
Airlines and passengers are counting their losses as high cost of aviation fuel and harmattan haze are dealing a heavy blow on the industry right now. Air ticket prices for domestic flights rose by over 200 per cent since mid December due to high cost of aviation fuel and high passenger traffic due to rush […]