Two major challenges have drastically affected airline operations in Nigeria. One is lack of large state-of-the-art aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility and the other is the inability of Nigerian airlines to engage in dry leasing of aircraft. Over the years, the federal government has campaigned and made promises about how it would establish […]
Experts in the nation’s aviation sector have explained why, in their opinion, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may not lift travel restrictions against Nigeria and restore relations between the two countries in the foreseeable future. The experts told THISDAY that the decision to maintain diplomatic impasse against Nigeria is deliberate because Nigeria do not fit […]
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, is currently leading a high-powered Nigerian delegation on a four-day bilateral working visit to France. The Minister is accompanied by Chief Executive Officers and directors from various Nigerian aviation agencies, including the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, the Acting […]
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have signed an agreement for the East African airline to purchase eight 777-9 passenger airplanes and the potential for up to 12 additional jets. Ethiopian Airlines’ selection of 777-9 jets positions the carrier as the first 777X customer in Africa and builds on its landmark 2023 order for 11 787 Dreamliner […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is facing serious challenge manning its installations, control towers and radar facilities because most of its technical workers have travelled out of the country, THISDAY has learnt. Informed sources among aviation industry stakeholders told THISDAY that most of the technical personnel have left the country for greener pastures in […]
