Tackling the Harmattan Haze

Operators in the aviation industry believe that with  the right equipment, aircraft can fly under zero visibility. The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) said last week that harsh operational environment, which include lack of airfield lighting in most airports, deficient and obsolete airport facilities, poor and obsolete navigational aids force airlines to cancel about 50 per […]

The Burden of MMA2

By Steve Omolale   Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Lagos, is a phenomenal project providing critical services to the aviation sector for which its operator – Bi-Courtney Aviation Services limited (BASL) – has either been on the receiving end of some criticisms or much accolades in almost a decade. The few criticisms notwithstanding, with […]

AON Lament Poor State of Navigational Aids

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) hereby expresses its gross disappointment and deepest displeasure at the deplorable state of Navigational Aids at airports around the country which makes flying in the Nigerian airspace virtually impossible during the harmattan season thereby increasing the sufferings of passengers and disrupting their plans for the yuletide season due to flight […]

Nigeria’s Porous Airports

Despite the seemingly tight security at the nation’s airports, incidents of stowaways and other illegal infiltrations to supposedly secure areas of the airports are on the rise. The report last Wednesday of a dead body found in the wheel-well of Arik Air aircraft on arrival in Johannesburg at the South Africa Airways Technical maintenance at […]