President and Chief Executive Officer of Sabre Network NMC West Africa, Gabriel Olowo has said that for several years the instability of the naira over other international currencies has adversely affected many businesses in Nigeria, leading to collapse of indigenous companies and the withdrawal of some multinational organizations from the country. Olowo who spoke to […]
For air transport operators, the year 2016 was their worst in recent memory, as the depletion of air travelers impacted negatively on airlines. Discovery Air, which suspended operation in 2015, had planned to bounce back last year. The airline made several efforts to access credit facility from local and international financiers but the rate with […]
Safety in air transportation is largely dependent on effective regulation, surveillance, training and manpower development. The writer highlights some of measures put in place by the NCAA to improve safety in the aviation industry Recently when the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), sanctioned some airlines for violation of safety regulations, the airlines were angry that the […]
The Chairman of Arik Air, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide spoke on the challenges that hampered the operations of local airlines in 2016. Excerpts: Arik Air must have lost huge revenue when the unions stopped your operations for one day? We had held talks with labour and we seem to be agreeing on certain issues they […]
The Federal Government has assured the players in the aviation sector, especially the foreign carriers that the current challenges are temporary. The Minister of State (Aviation), Sen Hadi Sirika gave this assurance during the visit of the Regional manager for Emirates Airlines, Manoj Gopi Nair in his office yesterday. This is according to a statement by […]