Onyema Airlines

Despite Calls for Collaboration, Liberalisation, Onyema Narrates How African Countries Frustrate Air Peace with Exorbitant Airport Charges

Despite the campaign for liberalization and collaboration to realise the objectives of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), the Chairman of Air Peace Dr Allen Onyema yesterday narrated how some countries in the region where the airline extended its services use hostile operating environment through outrageous airport charges to frustrate the Nigerian carrier. Onyema said in […]

Airlines

Report Attributes Failure of Nigerian Carriers to Poor Government Policies, Airline Leadership

A recent study carried out by aviation experts and scholars has indicated that two major factors have been responsible for the failure of domestic carriers in Nigeria. The report identified policies enunciated and implemented by government that are unfavourable to successful airline operation in the country, as well as the poor management of the carriers. […]

Airlines

Airlines Move to Address High Airfares, Call for Downward Review of Taxes on Flight Tickets

Airlines operators have called on the aviation agencies like the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to review the charges on tickets in order to bring down airfares, which according to them, has skyrocketed. The operators said due to increase in the cost of aviation fuel, which is […]

Airlines

How FX Fluctuation, Government Policies Encumber Airlines’ Aircraft Acquisition, Lifespan

It has emerged that factors such as foreign exchange fluctuations, age limited of aircraft set by the federal government and high interest rate are responsible for the short lifespan of Nigerian airlines and their inability to acquire new aircraft. Analysts believe this is why no Nigerian carrier has operated schedule service for up to 30 […]