Writer reexamines issues around the federal government’s plan to float a national airline This is not a great time for the air transport industry globally. The aviation industry is one of the economic sectors devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which effect is still being felt as some countries of the world walk reluctantly into the […]
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has identified poor business plan, high cost of maintenance, choice of operational equipment, high interest on loans and poor corporate governance as some factors responsible for the failure of Nigerian airlines. Nigerian airlines have average of 10 years lifespan and many of them have gone under in the […]
*To Save Forex on Overseas Training, Maintenance by Nigerian Airlines Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has commended the management of Caverton Helicopters on its newly build Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility and Flight Simulator for the training of pilots. Sirika who toured the facility located at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed International […]
*South Africa Opens Borders to International Travellers Based on the undertaking by the authorities of the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), the Nigerian government has agreed to lift the ban placed on Emirates Airlines from operating into and out of the country. According to the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, the commencement of the airline’s […]
The federal government has reopened the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu and urged entrepreneurs from the South-east region to invest in the planned concession of airport facilities. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the ceremony yesterday, explained that the airport has been upgraded to international standards and soon […]
