The aviation industry makes huge forex demand and contributes significantly in pressuring the Naira, from aircraft insurance, foreign airlines revenue, aircraft maintenance, and importation of equipment. Every aviator will readily tell you that most aviation activities are denominated in foreign currency; that apart from manpower, aviation fuel, catering, overhead costs and related services, which are […]
The management of Dana Air wishes to apologise for the recent delays and flight cancellations due to an unscheduled maintenance on 2 of our aircraft and our strict adherence to global safety standards. This standard procedure disrupted our schedule on 25th and 26th of January, 2022, but we are working around the clock to return to our normal […]
The federal government has stopped the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) from sending its officials overseas to inspect aircraft ferried out of the country for maintenance. The order also applies to inspection of aircraft before its acquisition by Nigerian airlines. Top official of NCAA who confirmed this to THISDAY, explained that the decision was in […]
As part of efforts to end the huge capital flight spent on maintenance of aircraft overseas put at $2 billion annually, some operators in the aviation industry and the Akwa Ibom State government have taken steps towards developing maintenance facilities in Nigeria. In the last four years, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given […]
The cost of aircraft maintenance for Nigerian airlines overseas has become very expensive because of the drop in the value of the naira. According to industry experts, Nigerian operators would save about 35 per cent of the cost of aircraft maintenance, put at over $2.5 billion annually if the facility were located in the country. […]
