*Nigeria Loses $3 billion to Foreign Airlines as Capital Flight Annually Aviation industry stakeholders have rejected the plan by Ethiopian Airlines to set up a domestic carrier in Nigeria, using local investors. Industry players who spoke to THISDAY described Ethiopian Airlines’ plan as a strategy to sustain its existence amid challenges in the global […]
Ethiopia Airlines has indicated that it plans to establish a domestic carrier in Nigeria as part of its plans to spread its tentacles in Africa. This was disclosed by the Group Chief Executive Officer, Tewolde Gebremariam in an interview in Abuja on Friday. Gebremariam said the airline was in talks with the federal government, private […]
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 […]
Nigerian airlines have called on the federal government to review its tax policy for the sector as well as the cost of aviation fuel, in order to reduce cost of flight operations and ensure they remain in business. The operators said many airlines that went under in the last few years were due to high […]
Industry experts have called on the federal government to introduce the Fly Nigeria Act as a policy to support local airlines, noting that this would make it compulsory that anyone travelling on government expense must fly the local airline or its partners. The experts under the aegis of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) made […]
