In the past three years Nigeria has not recorded air accident involving civil or commercial airline. Chinedu Eze spoke to industry experts who proffer ways this good record could be sustained. One of the achievements announced by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Muhtar Usman on Monday when he addressed […]
Over the years, domestic airlines have been grappling with various challenges ranging from high cost of aviation fuel, multiple charges, unfavourable government policies and lately, scarcity of forex, which is taking a huge toll on their operation. These local carriers often blame their woes on unfriendly government policies, which they say dog at their operations. One […]
THISDAY investigations have revealed that the aviation industry in 2015 and 2016 lost over $2 billion investment from international financiers who wanted a stake in Nigeria air transport sector due to the prevailing economic downturn. Considering the huge potential market for aircraft maintenance in Nigeria, THISDAY gathered that in mid 2015, one European based aircraft […]
Over 11m Nigerians travelled by air Despite the economic downturn, which has eroded the purchasing power of Nigerians, air travel still recorded ticket sales of N330,548,324,796.84 from January to October 2016, a little less than N385,909,897,028. 80 sold between January to December in 2015. It is however projected that the total number of ticket sales […]
The federal government plans to arm aviation security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is an effort to fortify the airports against possible terror attacks, THISDAY has learnt. AVSEC is trained to manage airport security and it is recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as the only body that provides […]