Aviation

Sanusi: Nigeria is Last Frontier for Aviation Investment in the World

The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi, in this interview, says Nigeria’s aviation industry has huge potential for investment. Sanusi also predicts that air fares would rise astronomically in December due to inadequate number of operating aircraft. In the recently held Bubai Air Show, you collaborated to make a firm order of three […]

Sirika Aviation

National Carrier, MRO Facilities Remain Govt. Priority, Says Sirika

Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has reiterated that the establishment of the National Carrier, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities and implementation of other components of the Aviation Roadmap remain top priorities of the federal government. He said the establishment of a national carrier will position Nigeria to compete with other nations in line with […]

Medview Airline aircraft undergoing major check at the Aero maintenance hangar in Lagos Aviation

Making Nigeria Aircraft Maintenance Hu

The writer urges the federal government to consider indigenous operators in its quest to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Nigeria.   The federal government recently notified members of the public in an advertorial that it intends to establish maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Nigeria. The government in the advertorial stated […]

Sirika at the 5th Stakeholders Forum Aviation

Knocks for Sirika

Aviation industry stakeholders have excoriated the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika for not fulfilling any of the major goals he set out to accomplish in the sector when he was appointed. The Minister had assured then that his administration would ensure the concession of four major airports in the country, which include the […]

Akinkuotu Aviation

Local MRO will Save Huge Resources for Airlines, Says NAMA Boss

Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu has said that Nigerian and West Africa airlines will gain immensely if Maintenance, Overhaul and Repair (MRO) facility is built in Nigeria. Akinkuotu said even if the cost of maintenance is the same in Nigeria and overseas, domestic airlines would still gain immensely because […]