Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has said that for Nigeria to firm up the value of the naira, government, airline operators must work together to curtail the amount of foreign currency taken out of the country by the aviation industry. Excerpts: What is your evaluation of the Nigerian travel market vis-a-vis the performance of […]
Ethiopia Airlines possess, unique, rare and difficult to imitate attributes that distinguish it from its peers in Africa. The airline is seen as the most successful airline in the continent. For five consecutiveyears, Ethiopia Airlines has remained the most profitable carrier in the continent and in the foreseeable future, there are indications that it would […]
The low value of the naira has increased the cost of overseas aircraft maintenance to over N50 billion annually, Nigerian airline operators have said. They noted that the cost would have been higher if many of the airlines did not shut down their operations in the last five years. There are relatively fewer operating aircraft […]
AJW Group, a market leader in the global management of aircraft spares, has signed an agreement with Aero Contractors, the Nigerian-based airline, to assist it in the restructuring and upgrading of its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) support services. Aero Contractors, which has been carrying out A and B check on own aircraft and others, […]
The desire of airline operators to have Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilityin Nigeria, is gradually becoming a reality. In the next six weeks, Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors would start C-check maintenance of Boeing classics, Boeing B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500 in addition to Bombardier Dash 400 and helicopters. The airline has sent the necessary […]