Former Director of Operations, Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL), Captain Dele Ore has said that while the plan to float a national carrier for Nigeria was a good idea, it was wrong for the federal government to appoint a foreign technical adviser for the realization of the project. He said that Nigeria has high experienced […]
Former Managing Director of Virgin Nigeria Airways and currently the CEO of Ropeways, Captain Dapo Olumide, says Nigeria needs to provide the needed infrastructure and maintenance facility before establishing strong airlines so that they could be profitable and competitive. He said that Nigeria does not need a national carrier that has government input but one […]
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 […]
The federal government has assured the former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) that they would get all their severance benefits, including the next of kin of the deceased. This is after government had paid the initial 50 per cent of the total entitlement to the ex-staff of the national airline. Minister of […]
Despite the N21. 5 billion budgeted for the construction of the second runway at the NnamdiAzikiwe International Airport, Abuja, industry experts have argued that it will still take a long time before the project is completed. The experts said the urgency of the need for the second runway may not be matched by funding, even […]
