Sirika Aviation

Leveraging Government, Private Sector Collaboration to Resuscitate Aviation Sector

The four major challenges bedeviling aviation industry, which have been identified as high cost of aviation fuel, depleting fleet of domestic airlines, aircraft maintenance facility and paucity of foreign exchange, can be addressed through collaboration between government and the private sector. The popular adage that no airline in Nigeria can succeed without government support literally […]

Aviation

NCAA Expresses Satisfaction with Domestic Airlines’ Adherence to Safety in Their Operations

The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has said that there is marked improvement in the safety status of domestic airlines because of their strict compliance to safety regulations. Nuhu who made this known in Lagos while fielding questions from journalists on Monday night, stated that air safety has […]

Sanusi Aviation

Forex Scarcity Worries Airlines, Operators Seek Intervention

The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi has said the inability of Nigerian airlines to secure foreign exchange was affecting their operations. According to him, owing to this, domestic carriers are finding it difficult to acquire spares, carry out maintenance of their aircraft, pay for technical training of personnel and lease aircraft. […]