AVAITION CONFERENE 1&2: L-R: President, African Business Aviation Association, Mr.Nick Fadugba, President Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, Dr,Gbenga Olowo, Managing Director/CEO,, Medview Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, Chief Executie, Topbrass Aiation, Captain Rolan Iyayi and Chairman, League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents [LAAC] during the 23rd edition of LAAC Annual Conference/Awards held at the Redisson Blu Hotel, ikeja yesterday Aviation

Airline Operators Call on FG to Review BASA

Airline operators and other stakeholders in the aviation industry have called on the federal government to review its bilateral air service agreements (BASAs) it signed with foreign countries to make them reciprocal and support the growth of the sector. They urged government to quickly stem the unfavourable condition in which 100 per cent of international […]

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Aviation Cabotage Policy to Resolve BASA Treaties, Says Legal Expert

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has said that if the federal government develops cabotage policy in aviation it would resolve the problems associated with the existing lope-sided Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) the country signed with different nations whose airlines operate into Nigeria. Agbakoba made this known in a […]

That Bilateral Air Service Agreement with India

Recently the federal government signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with the Republic of India in order to deepen flight operations with the Asian country. This was disclosed by the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika through his twitter handle, as plans to reach this partnership had been afoot in the last six months. […]

L-R- Mr Moses Shihepo, Acting General Manager, Ground Operations, Air Namibia; Dr. Peingeondjabi Shipoh, High Commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria, Cameroon, Ambassador to Chad and Permanent representative to ECOWAS; Mr Chuma Anosike, Honourary Consul of Namibia in Nigeria. Aviation

Aero Politics and Fate of Nigerian Airlines

It was reported on Tuesday that Angola’s national carrier would start direct flight to Nigeria soon. Aviation industry stakeholders had complained severally that when government officials go to negotiate Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with these countries, they do not carry Nigerian airlines representatives along; even when they negotiate for commercial agreements. The consequence is […]

FROM L-R (PICS 1): former managing Director, FAAN, Mr Richard Aisuebeogun, Vice Chairman Sahcol, Mr Chike Ogeah, Mrs Fartima Garbati former president of NATOP, Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Director, IATA, Africa and Middle East, Wimpie Van Vuuren, Senior Manager, Sales and Cargo, Mr. Steve Isokariari , CEO Dial travel and tours and organiser 14th Akwaaba Travel Market, Mr Ikechi Uko at Aviation Day held in Lagos Tuesday. Aviation

Creating Wider Market for African Airlines

Last week at the 14th Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos, aviation experts x-rayed the opportunities offered by the Single African Air Transport Market for Nigerian and other African airlines in the continent. This writer urges that Nigerian carriers can take advantage of open sky for Africa to explore more routes in the region. Aviation […]