Airlines

Elin Group Receives NCAA Maintenance Certification

Elin Group Limited has secured Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) and Operations Specification (OPSPEC) certification from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to conduct checks on certain aircraft types. According to statement from the company, the certification, awarded in September 2025, followed Elin’s historic completion of Africa’s first 7,800 hour landings check on a Bombardier Challenger […]

Maintenance

As Aircraft Maintenance Facility Berths in Lagos

For the past 30 years, there have been plans by the Nigerian government to establish a major aircraft maintenance facility, but the plans have remained elusive until last week when Air Peace, with government’s affirmation, made substantive commitment to establish one at Lagos airport. Generally, Airlines spend more money on fuel and aircraft maintenance, but […]

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How Nigerian Airlines Lost 22 Aircraft to Overseas Maintenance Facilities Due to FX Scarcity

It has emerged that over 22 aircraft owned by Nigerian airlines cannot return to the country because they have allegedly accrued demurrage and charges that have gone beyond the capacity of the airlines to pay for them, except government intervenes. It was learnt that the airlines could not bring back their aircraft after maintenance because […]

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Keyamo: Maintenance Facility Will Generate over $2bn, Reduce Capital Flight in Aviation Sector

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has projected that Nigeria will generate over $2 billion annually if it is able to establish major Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility. Doing so, he stated, will also save Nigerian airlines about the same amount of money that are repatriated annually to pay for aircraft […]