Emirates Moves to All Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 Fleet

In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft in its fleet from active service. This makes Emirates the first and only airline in the world to operate […]

Damaged International Airport Runways May Cause Major Accident, Warn Operators

Airline operators have called on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to avert imminent tragic accident by urgently rehabilitating the runways at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which have degenerated over the years and are now damaging aircraft gears on landing and take-off.  The latest […]

Minister Urges Foreign Airlines to Rescind Decision to Leave Nigeria

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 […]

Why Foreign Airlines are Leaving Nigeria

Low value of the local currency, unfavourable forex policy, aviation fuel scarcity and high cost of fuel, and poor infrastructure have kept international carriers under pressure and forcing them to leave the juicy Nigerian market. In a normal operational situation where there is no security threat, no diplomatic imbroglio and there is no war, foreign […]

Foreign Airlines Demand Standard Foreign Exchange Rate

International carriers that operate to different destinations in the country have called on the federal government to give them standard exchange rate for the repatriation of revenues earned from ticket sales or they would be forced to leave Nigeria.   The Sales Manager of Emirates Airlines, Eghe Ekhator, issued the threat, why explaining the reasons […]