Domestic airlines have alleged that some of the charges levied on them by aviation agencies, which amount to estimated N10 billion per annum are arbitrary and illegal and therefore should be stopped immediately. The airlines alleged that the agencies did not secure the approval from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) before introducing the […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has acquired transformers and other equipment to rehabilitate and upgrade power supply at the Murtala Muhammed Intertional Airport (MMIA) and permanently put to an end the intermittent power disruptions at the airport. The urgency attributed the incessant power outage in the last three weeks to the […]
As air passenger traffic continues to nosedive due to high fares and schedule hiccups occasioned by aviation fuel scarcity, this writer warns that the development constitutes a major setback to Nigeria’s air transport sector and the economy as a whole. Nigerians are in a quagmire over limited choices of the right means of transport. The country has networks of […]
Despite the recent decision of the federal government to concession airport facilities, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has since adopted the system of partnering the private sector, a strategy that has gained traction about four years ago when the number of international airlines that operate into the country doubled. With the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Whereas aviation parastatals are insisting that airlines must pay their outstanding debts for services rendered, the airlines are contending that this is a ploy to force them out of business. Over the years, there have always been arguments over the debts owed by domestic airlines to aviation agencies, including the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), […]
