It has been projected that airlines, air travellers and aviation agencies lost about N48 billion in 2016 to operational hiccups, inadequate supply of aviation fuel and the attendant high prices. These losses were said to have been incurred by passengers who lost businesses due to flight delays and cancellations; airlines that cancelled flights after expending […]
After many weeks of acute scarcity of aviation fuel leading to disruption of flightsIn, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced it has flooded the market with Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK), also known as Jet A1. Airlines said they have lost huge resources purchasing the product at exorbitant price as high as N240 per litre […]
Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors said it has concluded plans to resume flight operations on Wednesday. The airline which stopped schedule services on September 1, 2016 due to lack of operational funds and the inability to pay for maintenance costs of its aircraft taken out for checks, said it would resume small. It […]
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier has again scored another first by receiving the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Third Country Operators (TCO) Authorisation to fly into any European Union (EU) country. Arik Air is among the 590 global airline operators that successfully completed the stringent certification process before the deadline of 26th of […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned all industry stakeholders to avoid anti-competitive practices in the aviation sector, insisting that no airline can fly without adequate insurance and other safety certificates The Regulatory Authority is expressing concern over recent cases of disinformation prevalent in the industry. It is unfathomable that some questionable sources have […]