Players in the aviation industry have excoriated the last minute appointments of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, for removing top aviation agency functionaries and replacing them with others. While many who criticised his action said he failed to follow due process, they also said he should have allowed the in-coming government to appoint […]
Former Special Assistant to The President on Aviation Matters and Managing Director, Afri-Air International Limited, Capt. Shehu Iyal has said that there is need for efforts to ensure that players in Nigeria’s aviation industry survive the existing economic challenges while working on sustainability of the industry in the future. Speaking in an interview on the […]
Aviation industry stakeholders have expressed fear that the recruitment of hundreds of administrative personnel without core professionals in the various agencies in the last eight years would undermine output and safety standards in air transport in Nigeria. They insisted that the lack of competent and technical staff in the critical areas of the aviation agencies […]
In 62 years the aviation industry recorded progress that was mired by policy summersault, economic crunch, even though the industry has held on to safety in the last nine years. The Nigerian aviation industry has recorded good progress, dogged by uncertainty due to inconsistent policy, inadequate infrastructure and short life span of domestic carriers. Before […]
With so many reactions trailing the recent announcement of Ethiopian Airlines as core investor and partner to the national carrier, Nigeria Air. Writer looks at how the new airline with government stakes will impact on the aviation sector Many Nigerians have been reacting to the confirmation by the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, that […]
