The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The African Airline Association (AFRAA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation. The MoU was signed by Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO and AFRAA’s Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthé on the sidelines of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney. Under the […]
The Director General of Airport Council International, World, Angela Gittens, who spoke at the ACI Africa Conference in Lagos, reasons that Nigeria does not need a national carrier because it has all the criteria to create a competitive and more efficient airline industry. Excerpts: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General is circumspect about airport […]
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, reasons that Nigeria has maintained A good safety record in aviation due to the efficiency of the regulatory authorities. Last year Nigeria had a very good record in terms of safety and this year everything seems to be going that way too. So how […]
Nigerian airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have kicked against Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), saying, if fully implanted now, the treaties would be injurious to their operations. The airlines had over the yearsclamoured for the liberalisation of African airspace as enunciated in the Yamoussoukro Declaration also known as Yamoussoukro […]
Talking about regulation, I think Nigerian airlines are over regulated. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is doing a wonderful job on that. It is not easy; sometimes you don’t feel comfortable with the way they are doing it but they are have to do it. I think NCAA, the kind of regulation they bring […]
