Many aviation insiders believed that if public servants are forced by law to patronise Nigerian airlines while travelling overseas, it will keep in the country huge amount of money that would have been otherwise repatriated by foreign airlines. Industry observers believed that such revenues would have strengthened domestic airlines that operate international routes and reduce […]
•Explains how aero-politics, intrigues denied Air Peace Heathrow Airport slot •Reveals Emirates may resume flight to Nigeria before June Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigerian airlines would soon be able to obtain aircraft and increase their fleet as the federal government’s interventions in the sector begin to kick in. Keyamo […]
*Keyamo promises to protect Nigerian carriers to sustain flights on international routes Aviation industry stakeholders and other Nigerians were excited yesterday as over 260 passengers travelled with Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on its inaugural flight from Lagos to London, seven years after the last indigenous airline, Medview, operated this most lucrative international route. Air […]
Two major challenges have drastically affected airline operations in Nigeria. One is lack of large state-of-the-art aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility and the other is the inability of Nigerian airlines to engage in dry leasing of aircraft. Over the years, the federal government has campaigned and made promises about how it would establish […]
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, is currently leading a high-powered Nigerian delegation on a four-day bilateral working visit to France. The Minister is accompanied by Chief Executive Officers and directors from various Nigerian aviation agencies, including the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, the Acting […]
