The federal government has given airlines a checklist to comply with before they would be certified to resume flight operation, which has been tentatively fixed for June 21, THISDAY has learnt. These conditions include all the protocols to prevent infection and spread of COVID-19 in flight operations in order to protect travellers; the safety of […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is faced with the challenge of managing unprofitable airports built by state governments, which further depletes its revenues. Recently there have been reactions that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is facing the challenge of extending its personnel, expertise and resources to take over and manage about […]
Nigerians who are hoping that the federal government would concession airport facilities may have a long time to wait because THISDAY investigation has revealed that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is a cash cow, which the federal government would not want to part with. Industry experts believe that the solution to decayed and […]
From all indications, respite may have come the way of Arik Airlines currently immersed in heavy financial debt burden that is threatening to permanently ground the airline. For some time now, the airline, which carries about 55% of the load in the country, has been going through difficult times that are attributable to its bad […]
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has directed an immediate investigation into the use of unauthorised equipment by Aero Contractors to disembark passengers at Bauchi airport over the weekend. The airline on Saturday operated a chartered flight to Bauchi and used ordinary ladder to disembark passengers when the gangway, which is the […]
