Chairman and CEO of the business aviation terminal, Quits Aviation Services Limited, Sam Iwuajoku has reacted to the insistence of the Nigeria Customs Services that private jets operating in Nigeria must pay Customs duties and explained that aircraft registered outside Nigeria cannot pay customs duty. Iwuajoku who spoke exclusively to THISDAY expressed surprise at the […]
With the rainy season in full bloom, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that there would be more heavy rainfall in Lagos and other coastal areas in the country that might disrupt flight operations. This is just as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured that its navigational aids would enhance flight operations […]
Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that local air passengers in Nigeria who suffer flight delays at the airport for two hours or more are entitled to a refund of their full ticket value from the airline. This is coming as Azman Air flight from Lagos to Maiduguri en-route Abuja was yesterday forced to […]
Besides human error, the weather has been identified as major cause of air accidents. The writer notes that recent weather-related incidents in flight operations call for another review of agencies and airlines collaboration on flight safety Recently there was a virile video where passengers who disembarked from one of United Nigeria Airlines flight knelt down […]
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said that poor equipment and inadequate personnel impede the ability of its members to effectively manage flight movement in Nigeria’s airspace. This was disclosed at the weekend by NATCA President, Mr. Abayomi Agoro who identified dearth of controllers, obsolete and poor equipment as some of the challenges threatening […]
