Airlines

Business Class Passengers Shun Scheduled Flights for Private Jet Charter Services due to High Airfares, Delays

The Managing Director and CEO of Aero Contractors has confirmed that many business class passengers have decided to stop patronizing schedule commercial airlines and now go for private jet services due to high cost of ticket, the uncertainty of fights, which have been eroded by delays and cancellations. Sanusi who was head of the Ministerial […]

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Boom Time for Private Jet Operators as Travellers Shun Commercial Flights for Charter Services

Some Nigerians, especially those who returned from overseas with their families have shunned commercial airlines and opted for charter of private jets to take them from Lagos and Abuja and to other parts of the country. Those who can afford the cost, it was learnt, decided on that option because of the uncertainty associated with […]

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Private Jet Owners, Others Engage in Illegal Charter Operations, Task Force Alleges

Highly placed Nigerians and others who own private jets illegally engage in commercial charter service against the status of their licence and contrary to industry regulations, the Ministerial Taskforce on Illegal Air Charter Operations and Related Matters, has revealed. The task force, which uncovered a huge gap in the general aviation sub-sector in Nigeria, in […]

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Why Private Jets Cannot Resist Charter Service

For the umpteenth time, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has made strong effort to discourage the use of private registered aircraft for commercial charter. Writer identifies reasons why private aircraft owners cannot resist commercial charter service Many times in the past, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) made efforts to stop the use of aircraft […]

REGULATION

Aviation Minister Orders Re-evaluation of Permit for Non Commercial Flights 

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered re-evaluation of Permit for Non Commercial Flights (PNCF) to stop the abuse of such approval. This is coming as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that it suspended three private jets allegedly  engaged in commercial activites against the stipulations of their operating […]