Nigerian airlines will henceforth find it extremely difficult to acquire aircraft through leasing, except by outright purchase as THISDAY learnt that major aircraft leasing companies in the world have blacklisted the country. The blacklisting was as a result of the failure of some indigenous airlines to return aircraft to lessors after they defaulted on the […]
As the number of operational aircraft continue to diminish, while domestic carriers are finding it difficult to acquire more planes, industry experts fear that paucity of commercial aircraft may hamper air travel in Nigeria. Nigerian airlines face two major challenges: delayed maintenance of their aircraft and the inability to acquire new fleet. The impact of […]
Aircraft charter operator, Top Brass Aviation has been battling the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over an aircraft it leased some years ago and when the lessor came to recover the aircraft because the terms of lease was not met, the company resisted the recovery. But in accordance to the principles of Cape Town Convention, […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Muhtar Usman has said to maintain air safety and economic development of the aviation industry, there is need fort accurate data gathering and harmonisation. He also said objective criticism by industry stakeholders will help drive progress in the sector. There were reports that some aircraft […]
The Aviation Round Table (ART) a think-tank organisation in the aviation sector made up of industry experts, has urged the federal government to review upwards the minimum number of aircraft required for commercial airlines from the current two to between 10 and 20. The body said that this would enable the airline operate with high […]
