Nigeria Airways Aircraft Airlines

Over 6,000 Retirees of Nigeria Airways Appeal for Return to Defined Benefit Scheme

More than 6,000 retirees of the liquidated, Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) under the aegis of Association of Airways Retired Workers of Nigeria (AARWN) have appealed to the Federal Government to return them to the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) like their counterparts in the other sectors of the economy. The retirees said if they are returned the scheme, it would enable them to get their pensions throughout their […]

Airlines

Uganda Airlines Wins Aviation Cup Africa Golf Tournament

East African carrier, Uganda Airlines has won the third Annual Aviation Cup Africa Tournament held in Lagos recently. The tournament, which held in Ikeja Golf Club over the weekend, was declared opened with a ceremonial take-off, by the Managing Director of Federal Airport Authority, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, who was represented by the Director of Airport […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Aviation Sector in One-year of Tinubu’s Administration

Nothing fundamental happened in the aviation industry from May 29, 2023 to August 16, 2023 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Festus Keyamo as Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development to implement the agenda of his administration in the aviation industry. Shortly after his appointment, the new minister undertook facility tour of major airport facilities […]

TRAVEL

Embracing Remote-piloted Aircraft System

Aviation experts met in Lagos recently to brainstorm on the importance of Remote-piloted Aircraft System and the need to fully embrace it in order to maximise its benefits for the development of Nigeria.  An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) or Remotely-piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) and popularly known as drone, is the […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

NUPENGASSAN Demands Withdrawal of Landing Charges for Copter Operators

Petroleum workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (NUPENGASSAN), have asked the federal government to immediately withdraw the new landing fees imposed on helicopter operators, especially those servicing the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. A statement […]