President, Council of the International Civil Aviation Authority, ICAO, Olomuyiwa Bernard, has stated that exorbitant taxes and duties imposed on carriers one of the factors hindering the growth of air transportation in developing countries. According to him, the proliferating taxes gave rise to negative economic impacts on states, adding that ICAO was working to help […]
Capt. Josiah Choms (PhD), a leader in the aviation sector and currently serving on the Board of HeliOffshore provides some education on air transportation in general and causes of aircraft accidents in particular, in such a way as to allay fears and restore confidence in a troubled industry. Accidents or serious incidents with passenger or […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, on Sunday, September 13, said it would soon kick off registration of all the aviation fuel marketers, follow recent allegation that some marketers sell household kerosene as Jet A1, The NCAA’s Director-General, Muhtar Usman, revealed that the regulatory authority has finished arrangement for the registration exercise. It would be recalled that […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has stated that the ongoing construction at five major international airports would make the country the hub of aviation in Africa, when completed in 2016. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday, September 5, in Lagos after an Annual General Assembly Conference and Exhibition of the […]
The Ministry of Aviation has alleged that the debts owed to the aviation agencies by local airlines in Nigeria have leaped to about N100 billion. It was learnt that these debts are owed to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The debts range […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, August 5, instructed the Ministry of Aviation to fast-track action on the establishment of a new national airline for the country. The president gave the directive while receiving briefing from officials of the Aviation Ministry, led by the Permanent Secretary, Binta Bello, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bello, who spoke […]
Stakeholders in Nigeria's Aviation Industry, have called for regulation to compel existing airlines to merge and seek listing for bigger capitalization from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). According to them, these moves will ease awa the threat of an mminent collapse of the nation’s aviation industry. At a press conference held in Lagos recently, stakeholders including travel […]
Air France -KLM flight operations were on Wednesday grounded at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, by members of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE , over outsourcing of Passenger Documentation to Checkport Securities Nigeria Limited by the airline despite the protest of the Union and Nigerian workers of the airline who have […]
The National Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, on Thursday, June 11, said it recorded a marginal leap in turnover from N8.09 billion in 2013 to N8.133 billion in 2014 It also recorded a plunge in profit after tax from N853 million to N568 million. The Chairman Board of Directors, Suleiman Yahyah, who spoke at the […]
Aviation industry operators have agreed that one of the major problems dwindling the fortunes of the sector is the inability of the federal government to maintain continuity in policies and execution of projects. The consequence of this, according to them is that the sector, which is the most regulated in the world, has been adversely […]
