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 […]

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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 […]

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Will ‘Spring Alliance’ Save Nigerian Airlines?

Recently six Nigerian airlines announced that they want to work together in a partnership dubbed Spring Alliance. The announcement was received with excitement and anxiety by the industry. It was received with excitement because it is believed that one of the major challenges that dogged the airlines in the past has been their inability to […]