Labour unions in the aviation industry have threatened to ground flight operations all over the country to draw government’s attention to the plight of ex workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) who have been denied their entitlements after the liquidation of the airline despite the approval of N45 billion by the federal government. […]
Over the years it has become a tradition for aviation labour unions, especially the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) to disrupt the operations of airlines, when they infringe on labour issues concerning the welfare of […]
On Sunday, the Minister of State, Aviation, HadiSirika reiterated the need to concession the airports, describing the plan as the only viable option to modernise and make the airports servetravellers better. He poignantly noted that there is not much government could do in terms of investing more funds to develop the airports, as government does […]
Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has accused domestic airlines operating in the country of conspiring to deny the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other agencies their charges, including the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) , Nigerian Meteorological Agency and Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT). ATSSSAN, […]
There is an indication that the federal government may abandon the airport concession programme, which was one of the cardinal development goals this administration wished to actualise in the aviation sector. Minister of State, Aviation, SenatorHadiSirikahad on assumption of office declared he would concession the airports, see to the establishment of a national carrier as […]
