The federal government is considering reviewing its bilateral relations with some African countries that have refused to approve the operations of Nigerian airlines to destinations in their places, while they are allowed to fly to Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed. Over the years, Nigeria’s diplomatic philosophy has been Afrocentric, whereby the […]
There are indications that Nigerian airlines might be losing as much as N20billion to bird strike annually, as the frequency of such incidents has increased over the years without efforts to curtail them by concerned authorities. Some airlines operators told THISDAY that bird strikes have become very regular that they have to make provisions for […]
As the final deadline given to airlines to automate their payment system for the remittances of the statutory 5 percent ticket sales/cargo sales charge ends, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it would sanction airlines that did not meet the deadline. The Authority had shifted the January 31st 2017 ultimatum to March ending at […]
Aviation industry experts have identified government’s inimical policies and harsh operating environment as major factors responsible for the collapse of airlines in Nigeria. The industry experts said these factors are responsible for the collapse of over 142 airlines since the year 2000, noting that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had about 150 airlines in […]
Scarcity of dollars and low value of the naira have prompted Nigerian airlines to see the need to operate regional and international routes. These routes open the door for them to earn foreign currency as many of these countries in West and Central Africa are not hard hit in terms of dollar scarcity like Nigeria […]
