Despite their campaigns and agitations, Nigerian domestic carriers have failed to influence the price of aviation fuel and now they are pitted against oil marketers. In recent times, the aviation industry has provoked a lot of anxiety and worry in the minds of many Nigerians. Air travellers were aghast when the Airline Operators of Nigeria […]
Airlines are complaining about the spiraling increase of aviation fuel price, which has recently risen to N305.00 per litre. The airlines are facing a dilemma. If they reflect the new price on airfares, the fares would become outrageously high that many who travel by air may not be able to afford it. But if they […]
Airline operators have called for the local refining of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 in order to enable them survive and operate profitably, as the product takes over 30 per cent of their operational cost. The operators said that if locally refined, the product would become cheaper and available and this would help them […]
Aviation fuel scarcity, which started last weekend may get worse as Yuletide draws near and the prices of the product is expected to skyrocket as it happened in the previous years. The scarcity since the beginning of the week has affected flight operations and led to delays and cancelations, especially Abuja-Lagos flights, which is the […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Joint Inspection Group (JIG), and Airlines for America (A4A) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and promote safety and quality assurance in global aviation fueling activities. This is aimed at maintaining the quality of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 that is distributed globally. “Maintaining the […]
