* Why Nigerians pay higher airfares The Country Manager of British Airways, Kola Olayinka has disclosed that foreign airlines operating in Nigeria lost N6.4billion in the N157.6 billion ($800) of their revenues trapped in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) when the Naira was devalued from N197 to N280 by the apex regulator. The […]
Director of Consumer Protection Directorate, Adamu Abdullahi says the scarcity of aviation fuel would continue until the government begins to refine the product locally. From your own experience, what is the reaction of the passengers over this protracted aviation fuel scarcity, known as Jet A1? Okay, let me talk from my own personal experience. Yesterday […]
Evarest Nnaji posits that Nigerian airlines must operate in line with international standards to remain in business I have debated this matter with economists and business developers over the years, but I believe it’s now time to put it out to the public, if not for anything, at least so that we all know where we stand. Aviation […]
Industry stakeholders on Wednesday berated the federal government for what they described as “wrong-headed policies, lack of vision and self-centredness”, which they said have been responsible for the retrogression of the aviation industry over the years. The stakeholders including airline operators, airport managers, analysts, pilots, engineers and others accused government of being responsible for non-establishment […]
Some aviation industry experts have backed federal government’s plan to concession airport facilities to private sector for effective management and further development. Labour unions in the aviation industry had opposed the planned concession, alleging that government has not provided the right framework for the programme. Government hinged its decision to concession the airports to the […]
