Boeing officially celebrated its 100th anniversary Friday, marking the occasion with a celebration for employees and spectators Friday at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The U.S. jetmaker showed off all of its modern “7 series” passenger aircraft at the event. The lineup included everything from Boeing’s 707 that revolutionized the jet age when it debuted in the 1950s to […]
The aviation industry is described by stakeholders as a sector that is literally in coma as nothing seems to be happening in terms of government input; besides the activities of aviation agencies. Few months ago, the federal government spoke about its plans to concession airport facilities. That announcement alone ignited a flurry of activities but […]
Aviation consultant and CEO of Belujane Konsult, Chris Aligbe said Nigerian airlines are facing a bleak future and berates the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria for playing an ignoble role in the industry. What is your view about the rising cost of air travel in Nigeria? Until the economy changes, a whole lot of things […]
Preventing accidents in the wake of an economic downturn can be daunting for the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, as the contraction may lure airlines into cutting corners. There are fears that the aviation sector may go back to the old ways when the country recorded many air accidents because of the difficult economic times. […]
Nigerian airlines will save as much as N26.5billion annually from waiver on tariffs for the importation of aircraft and parts, which take large chunks of operators’ revenues. Airlines pay duties on aircraft importation, aircraft spares, engines and other accessories and each airline imports spares many times a year. Also, every spare in an aircraft is […]
