The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) would like to commend the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) for taking the bold step to suspend the planned National Carrier Project in the interest of the nation and in response to the many cries for reason put forward by AON that has continued to call for a rethink […]
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday, announced the suspension of the planned national carrier, Nigeria Air. On his Twitter handle, @hadisirika, Sirika tweeted: I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be honoured. […]
NAMA boss: Establishing strong airline needs govt input The federal government has faulted the claim by the Ethiopian Airlines’ Chief Executive, Tewolde Gebremariam, that the airline is favoured to establish and manage the new ‘Nigeria Air.’ This is coming as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu has said […]
The Chairman/CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema said he supports the idea of establishing the proposed national carrier – Nigeria Air,as long as it follows due process, saying that the federal government must create a level playing field for all operators. Onyema who spoke at recent League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents seminar noted that […]
Nigeria has a large population of international travellers, which is average of about 4.5 million annually. Over 90 per cent of these passengers are airlifted by foreign airlines. This is because Nigeria does not have local carriers that have successfully operated international destinations for a number of years. So, most of the Bilateral Air Service […]
