Aviation

Court reaffirms Status Quo as Nigeria Air Proponents Fail to Set Aside AON Injunction

The Federal High court in Lagos yesterday, December 9 reaffirmed its injunction order issued on November 24, 2022 pending the determination of the Motion on Notice filed by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to stop the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air. The Hon Justice A. Lewis-Allagoa after hearing the submission of Nureni Jimoh, SAN […]

Aviation

Hurdles Before Nigeria’s National Carrier

Many Nigerians agree that the country needs a national carrier to benefit from the huge international air travel market dominated by foreign airlines, but many criticisms trail the mode of the national airline the federal government plans to establish. In the aviation industry, there is nostalgia among the former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways […]

Aviation

Nigeria Air and the Future of Aviation Industry

With so many reactions trailing the recent announcement of Ethiopian Airlines as core investor and partner to the national carrier, Nigeria Air. Writer looks at how the new airline with government stakes will impact on the aviation sector Many Nigerians have been reacting to the confirmation by the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, that […]

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Mixed Reaction Trail FG’s Choice of Ethiopian Airlines

Since it became public that the federal government is in talks with Africa’s most profitable carrier, Ethiopian Airlines as its choice of core investor/ technical partner for the planned national carrier, Nigeria Air, industry stakeholders have reacted differently to the report. Last week, a team from the Ministry of Aviation met with Ethiopian Airlines management […]

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FG Confirms Ethiopian Airlines as Technical Partner, Core Investor in Nigeria Air

The federal government has confirmed the selection of Ethiopian Airlines as technical partner and core investor for the establishment of its planned national carrier, the Nigeria Air, a development the government will announce soon. The selection of Ethiopian Airlines will put to an end, several months of speculations about who become the technical partner and […]