Maintenance

Tackling Airport Infrastructure

The abandonment of the airport remodeling project has left many of the facilities in decay. Chinedu Eze writes that addressing the huge infrastructure problem will help promote safety in the aviation industry. The expectations of many Nigerians are that the new government will come up with fresh ideas and jettison the old, unworkable system in […]

Aviation

Interview : Aviation Industry Stopped Growing a Long Time Ago

An expert in aviation safety management and aircraft accident investigation, Captain Uche Ojadi posits that Nigeria cannot have viable airlines without government’s support. He also spoke on safety and how to ensure airlines abide by regulations. ChineduEze presents the excerpts: Why are domestic airlines not doing well; one, they don’t make profits; but they make […]

Aviation

High Exchange Rate Grounds Air Cargo Business

Chinedu Eze The high exchange rate of the naira to other currencies has grounded air cargo business in Nigeria as checks by THIS DAY revealed that clearing agents and aviation handling companies last experienced peak in their business at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, which is the hub of air cargo services in Nigeria, in December […]

Aviation

IATA Press Release

  • October 8, 2015
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We are pleased to send you herewith the September report of the Airlines Financial Monitor Key points: Airline share prices were up 2% in September compared to August, supported by low jet fuel prices. Airline shares outperformed the broader market which fell 4% over the month; The financial performance of the airline industry has been […]

Aviation

Press Release: Air Freight Volumes Flat After Recent Declines

  • October 1, 2015
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For immediate release Date: 30 September 2015   No: 45    Air Freight Volumes Flat After Recent Declines Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that in August freight markets stabilized after two months of decline. Measured in Freight Tonne Kilometers, air cargo volumes rose 0.2% compared to the same month […]