Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the plan to deregulate the African airspace as an endorsement of Yamoussoukro Decision, which was agreed on by African states in Yamoussoukro, Cote’Ivoire in 1988. The open sky for Africa allows easy entry and exit of African airlines to the airspace of each country without immigration […]
Industry experts and airline operators have said the challenging operating environment characterised by high interest rates, unstable foreign exchange and poor infrastructure are some of the factors threatening the existence of airlines in the country. Currently there are only seven commercial operators in the country compared with 13 seven years ago, while there about 42 […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured airlines and stakeholders on the provision of seamless and uninterrupted air navigation services throughout the festive season as the nation gradually winds down to Christmas and New Year celebrations. Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu who made this known in a statement said all the country’s […]
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 […]
