Whereas many international carriers scaled down their operations to Nigeria due to the recession that adversely affected the value of the naira, African airlines defiantly maintained their services and made significant inroads into the market. As at May last year, about $575 million revenues earned by foreign airlines was trapped in Nigeria. But the Central […]
Vice-President, International Air Transport Association, African Region, Raphael Kuchi was of the view that there has been significant improvement in air safety on the continent and urged a downward review of taxes imposed by some countries. What improvement has air transport in Africa recorded in the last one year? The good news is that throughout […]
Although Nigerian airlines have not recorded any major accident in the last three years because of what aviation experts attributed to properregulation by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), there are renewed fears that some domestic carriers may compromise safety. This, according to some experts was because the airlines have not really imbibed the safety […]
Industry experts have expressed worries that Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Arik Air may go under in the next few months and over 3000 workers directly employed by the airline will lose their jobs; unless the airline is taken over by efficient management with international experience. THISDAY learnt that the initial plan prior to its take-over by […]
Safety in air transportation is largely dependent on effective regulation, surveillance, training and manpower development. This report highlights some of measures put in place by the NCAA to improve safety in the aviation industry. Recently when the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), sanctioned some airlines for violation of safety regulations, the airlines were angry that the […]
