Aviation

Nigeria Begins High Level Aircraft Maintenance as Aero Upgrades to D Check

Two years ago Aero received certification for Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to conduct C-checks on Boeing B737 Classics, which is the major aircraft fleet for scheduled commercial operation in Nigeria. Then recently it received another approval from NCAA to conduct D-Check, which is the highest level of maintenance […]

Medview Airline aircraft undergoing major check at the Aero maintenance hangar in Lagos Aviation

Making Nigeria Aircraft Maintenance Hu

The writer urges the federal government to consider indigenous operators in its quest to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Nigeria.   The federal government recently notified members of the public in an advertorial that it intends to establish maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Nigeria. The government in the advertorial stated […]

(L – R) ALHAJI ISHAQ RABIU, MD, IRS AIRLINES; ALHAJI MUNEER BANKOLE, MD, MEDVIEW AIRLINES; CAPT. NOGIE MEGGISON, MD, JEDAIR; COL. HAMEED IBRAHIM ALI (RTD.), COMPTROLLER GENERAL, NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE; SEN. HADI SIRIKA, HON. MINISTER OF STATE AVIATION; AND MR. SAM IWUAJOKU, CHAIRMAN, EXECUJET NIGERIA. Aviation

Shrinking Air Travel Market

For more than a decade, Nigeria has recorded fewer aircraft operating scheduled services. There has also been a sharp decline in passenger traffic and the number of domestic airlines. Writer examines the factors responsible for this slide in an environment with one of the fastest population growth rates in the world. It was predicted that […]