Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Lagos, has frowned at the plan to expand the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) at the Lagos airport for the projected increase in passenger traffic during the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Bi-Courtney thus assured domestic airlines and passengers […]
Industry consultant and CEO of Belujane Konsult, Chris Aligbe has said the National Assembly is contributing to the retardation of the aviation industry and called for the transparent concession of airport facilities. Before the Senate backed down on Tuesday, the members opposed the planned closure of the Abuja airport for comprehensive work on the runway. […]
When the announcement came last week about the removal and replacement of some heads of aviation parastatals, industry stakeholders seemed relieved because most people were expectant that such changes should have taken place earlier. Early in 2016, fraud cases involving the then leadership of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) were uncovered and the Managing […]
Closing the Abuja airport would not have been subjected to debate if the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority was allowed to carry out its responsibility without interferences This is the first time a critical safety decision on airport infrastructure is being subjected to political debate. Although the Senate, which opposed the closure of Abuja airport for […]
Nigerian airlines have said that most of the operators may end schedule flight services this year, unless government takes urgent steps to resolve lingering issues that have hampered their operations. THISDAY checks at the domestic airside of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday revealed that many aircraft owned by domestic carriers are not […]