Former Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and currently Consultant and Member of Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation, Dr Harold Demuren spoke with Aviation Correspondents and identified gains and weaknesses of multiple designation of foreign airlines and noted that it is not compulsory for NCAA to comply with all recommendations of Accident […]
Respite may come in the way of Nigerian carriers as African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has concluded plans to support them in acquisition of new aircraft. The regional bank said it would refleet Nigerian airlines in partnership with the Russian Export Centre to provide brand new aircraft for operations in Nigeria and others in Africa. […]
Despite the Easter holiday, which witnesses a surge in the movement of passengers, domestic airlines on Thursday were forced to delay many flights because of the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos. THISDAY investigations reveal that many passengers missed their flights early Thursday because the roads leading to the Murtala […]
As the fastest means of moving from one place to another, air transport industry plays pivotal role in any country as a critical springboard to economic development. But the confidence of the public and government officials has been eroded over the efficiency and reliability of Nigeria’s domestic airlines; not just because of safety fears, […]
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline has alerted air travelers of severe aviation fuel (JET A1) scarcity. The airline said the scarcity became evident few days ago when oil marketers started rationing JET A1 supply to airlines stating limited stock at the depots. The situation is critical in Lagos and Abuja, the operational […]
