At different for a, industry stakeholders have expressed concerns about the unemployment of about 500 indigenous pilots, whereas Nigerian airlines employ expatriate pilots and pay them huge emoluments, including outrageous holiday allowances. Also, Nigerian airlines and other aviation organisations employ expatriate engineers, technical advisers, flight schedulers, cabin crew managers, commercial directors and even airline financial […]
The aviation industry is currently contending with acute labour shortage worldwide, industry operators have said. They have therefore warned that unless training and retraining of aviation personnel is increased, in the nearest future airlines may ground flights because of lack of pilots. In Nigeria, since the past 10 years, domestic airlines have been engaging expatriates […]
National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), have petitioned the Federal Government over the sack of 37 workers at the staff school of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State by the management. […]
The Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria, Captain Adbulsalami Mohammed has confirmed that the college has been granted regional centre of excellence status by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). He said that besides inherent gains in terms of funds that would accrue to the school from training, it […]
Last week, industry experts at a conference in Lagos, organised by the Aviation Round Table (ART), a think-tank body in the sector, x-rayed the limitations in air transport in the country, blaming the bad situation on obsolete and limited infrastructure. Thethereafter proffered ways the country could improve airport facilities and boost the industry. The experts […]
