After reinforcing the determination to concession the four major airports in the country, the federal government has inaugurated two committees to overseas the implementation of the programme. The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika appointed a Project Steering Committee and a Project Delivery Committee in his office on Friday. Performing the inauguration, the Minister […]
If you’ve ever flown on an airplane you know the anxiety of waiting for your bags at the luggage carousel. It’s happened to all of us and if you’re the last one standing there while everyone else has retrieved their luggage and yours is still missing, you know how frustrating it can be. Anyone who’s […]
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said that the Authority will continue to train and develop capacity of its members of staff, in line with the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization. He made this disclosure at the passing out parade for Aviation Security and Aerodrome Rescue and Fire […]
As air passenger traffic continues to nosedive due to high fares and schedule hiccups occasioned by aviation fuel scarcity, this writer warns that the development constitutes a major setback to Nigeria’s air transport sector and the economy as a whole. Nigerians are in a quagmire over limited choices of the right means of transport. The country has networks of […]
Since Aero Contractors and First Nation Airways stopped their schedule passenger service, there have been palpable fears that the poor financial status of Nigerian airlines could make them compromise safety standards. It is a general belief that airlines cut corners in aircraft maintenance owing to the high costs of checks, which are usually carried out […]