The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Nigerian airlines would benefit hugely from the free movement of the region’s carriers from one country to another in the continent, known as open sky for Africa. The international body on Tuesday urged Nigerian airlines to take advantage of the treaty, Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to […]
Aviation experts have identified reasons why it would be very difficult for Nigerian airlines to successfully operate international routes, which typically is a major foreign exchange earner and reduces capital flight by foreign airlines, put at $1.4 billion in 2017. Since the demise of the national carrier, Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL), it has been very […]
For several years, Nigerian airlines expressed dissatisfaction over the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) and complained that it ate deeply into their operations. Also, the airlines lamented that they pay too many taxes and charges which continued to eat into their profits. Nigerian airlines have average of 10 years lifespan as after that, they […]
Many operators of Nigerian airlines are apprehensive about the national carrier, which the federal government wants to float by December this year. Since 2016 when the Muhammadu Buhari administration muted the idea of establishing a national airline, it has received barrage of criticism from these investors who are obviously apprehensive about their investment when an […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Thursday said that domestic and international airlines operating in Nigeria sold tickets worth N505.2 billion in 2017. The regulatory body said it arrived at the figures after reconciliation with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). This is a record […]
