Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has said its members are not just requesting cash as bailout from the federal government, but necessary support to enable them go back to operation and sustain their businesses. The Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, Obi Mnabuzuo told THISDAY that Nigerian airlines are not necessarily asking for cash from […]
Condemn evacuation of Nigerians by foreign airlines Aviation industry stakeholders have applauded the plan by the federal government to provide bailout for domestic airlines to assist them to surmount the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The stakeholders and the House Committee on Aviation, however, condemned the decision by the federal government to engage the services […]
*As AON Calls for Clear Economic Recovery Plans for Airlines The United Kingdom on Monday evacuated third batch of its citizens from Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. UK deployed Boeing B747 British Airways flight, BAW9116 with registration number G-CIVO, which airlifted a total of 213 Britons (including 26 crew members) from Lagos, […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has urged the Rivers state government to release two pilots of Caverton Helicopters that were arrested on Tuesday and taken into custody within 24 hours or face boycott of all schedule and unscheduled commercial and private flight operations, including oil and gas offshore flight services, into Port Harcourt for […]
Globally the air transport industry remains the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which is currently ravaging the world. In Nigeria, it has paralysed domestic airline operations. So there is need for urgent financial intervention local airlines may collapse Air transport is described as the catalyst for any nation’s economy. This is because it is […]
