Airlines

Addressing Challenges in Nigeria’s Aviation industry

Stakeholders in the aviation industry are convinced that if the right policies are put in place to address growth challenges, the aviation industry will double its current workforce, generate more businesses and up the country’s GDP. Many aviation industry players have said that the air transport industry in Nigeria lags behind in many ways, insisting […]

Airlines

‘Nigeria’s Aviation Market Needs Policies to Boost Profit’

The Chief Executive Officer of the Togo-based Asky Airlines, Mr. Esayas WoldeMariam Hailu has said that Nigeria has big aviation market and also high number of travellers but needs policies that will empower its airlines to operate profitably. In a recent interview, the Asky CEO said that Nigerian needs efficient and well-functioning airlines that would cater […]

Aviation

Nigerian Airlines are Operating in Difficult Environment, NCAA Cries Out

*Says no interference in its regulatory autonomyChinedu Eze The Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, has disclosed that it is difficult for Nigerian airlines to make a profit because of their difficult operating environment where access to funding is very challenging. The NCAA boss has also debunked claims in […]

Aviation

Iyal: Long-term, Single Digit Loans Necessary for Airlines

Former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Aviation Matters and the Managing Director of Afri-Air International Limited, Captain Shehu Iyal, in this interview, stressed the need for government to facilitate long-term, single digit interest loans, to enable Nigerian airlines to succeed, Chinedu Eze present the excerpts How will you describe the aviation sub-sector in […]