Nigeria Airways Aircraft Airlines

Over 6,000 Retirees of Nigeria Airways Appeal for Return to Defined Benefit Scheme

More than 6,000 retirees of the liquidated, Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) under the aegis of Association of Airways Retired Workers of Nigeria (AARWN) have appealed to the Federal Government to return them to the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) like their counterparts in the other sectors of the economy. The retirees said if they are returned the scheme, it would enable them to get their pensions throughout their […]

Aviation

Protecting the Nigerian Brand Through Air Transport

Besides providing the fastest means of taking people from one place to another, airlines serve as country’s ambassadors because they bear the image of their host country as national or flag carriers. Writer looks at the contribution of Air Peace to nation building as it marks seven years of operation. When Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) […]

Ethiopia aircraft and crew Aviation

‘Why National Airlines Fail in Africa’

Industry stakeholders have identified factors that make national airlines fail in Africa, just as the federal government reiterates plan to establish a national airline before the end of the Buhari’s administration. The stakeholders pointed out that beside Ethiopia Airlines, no other government owned airline in the continent operates profitably. The stakeholders noted that besides the […]

Air Peace Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema and Vice Chairman, Mrs. Alice Onyema flanked by the new members of the carrier’s Board of Directors, Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN (left), Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Topnotch Integrated Concepts Limited, Ekaete Bassey Okoro (2nd left), Coordinator of the North East Recovery and Stability Programme (NERSP), Mr. Mohammed Danjuma (3rd left), Air Peace Chief of Administration and Finance, Mrs. Ejiro Eghagha (right), former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu (2nd right) and former acting Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Benedict Adeyileka during their inauguration as directors of the airline in Lagos on Wednesday Aviation

Corporate Governance and Nigerian Airlines

Industry experts under the aegis of Aviation Round Table (ART) have at various occasions said that one major reason why Nigerian airlines fail was because they are run as “one man show”. The think-tank body had excoriated the airline owners, saying they don’t listen to expert advice and run their businesses with personal decision in […]

MMIA Aviation

Knocks, Kudos in Aviation Sector, as Nigeria Turns 58

Industry stakeholders review the aviation industry on the 58 years of Nigeria’s independence and say Nigeria could do better; although the country has recorded milestones in the sector since its libration from colonial rule. As the nation clocks 58 years, industry stakeholders are of the view that there have been achievements in the aviation industry […]