The Federal government has said that despite opposition it has taken a firm decision to concession Nigeria’smajor airports located in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt and explained that it is the panacea to the protracted infrastructural decay, which could constitute a threat to air safety. This was disclosed by the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator […]
Nigeria’s foremost indigenous carrier, Aero Contractors is in danger of extinction. Only urgent injection of funds can save the ailing airline. Nigeria promising and oldest indigenous carrier, Aero Contractors has paid the price of a selfish decision taken against it some years ago, when its stakeholders shortchanged the airline and gained at its expense. The […]
Despite the recent decision of the federal government to concession airport facilities, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has since adopted the system of partnering the private sector, a strategy that has gained traction about four years ago when the number of international airlines that operate into the country doubled. With the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Industry stakeholders on Wednesday berated the federal government for what they described as “wrong-headed policies, lack of vision and self-centredness”, which they said have been responsible for the retrogression of the aviation industry over the years. The stakeholders including airline operators, airport managers, analysts, pilots, engineers and others accused government of being responsible for non-establishment […]
Although no meaningful development has taken place in the aviation sector in President Muhammadu Buhari’s first year in office, but the federal government has laid out a blueprint on how to transform the sector On December 23, 2015, the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, […]
