The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Tuesday that the green chamber will undertake a total overhaul of aviation laws, to make the sector more profitable and effective. The speaker said the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NIMET) the Nigerian College […]
The non-issuance of clearance to more airports to restart international fights is delaying the resumption of foreign flights at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu Enugu State, it was learnt on Sunday. Offering clarifications on the criteria adopted by the Federal Government in the re-opening of airports for international flights, the Federal Airports Authority of […]
Federal Government’s plan to concession airports has run into difficulties over an existing debt and pact with China to build four new terminals at the cost of $500 million. The “concession within concession”, according to the coalition of aviation workers’ unions, is untidy and not in the best interest of the country. Hence, this among […]
All is set for the Air Peace airlines’ inaugural flight to open the Lagos-Johannesburg direct scheduled flight services. The airline yesterday told The Guardian that all necessary arrangement had been concluded for December 2 maiden flight. Similarly, the leading carrier is scheduled to operate a special commercial charter flight to Delhi, India, on November 27, […]
Another round of protest rocked Arik Air in Lagos yesterday amidst planned by the Aviation unions to disrupt the operation of the airline on Thursday. Daily Trust learnt that the Aviation unions have concluded a plan to picket the airline again on Thursday over issues bothering on the Condition of Service (CoS). The unions comprising […]
The federal government has yet again made budgetary allocation for its proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air. The Ministry of Aviation’s 2021 fiscal expenditure proposes to spend N1 billion on what it captured under the line item: “Working capital for the establishment of national carrier.” The Minister for State Aviation, Hadi Sirika had in 2018 unveiled […]
Worried by the second wave of COVID-19 already forcing another lockdown in places like France and the United Kingdom, the Federal Government has disclosed stiffer sanctions, including a six months ban for evaders of the mandatory Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests. Meanwhile, a local carrier, Air Peace airlines has received another ERJ-145 from C-check. The […]
Stakeholders at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu have been worried that two months after the much celebrated commissioning of the resurfaced runway of the airports, several projects meant to upgrade the airport are yet to be completed, even as the Christmas season draws nearer. Such projects that have been going on at snail paces […]
Hadi Sirika says the proposed Aviation Development Fund would assist the sector to address its numerous financial challenges. Nigeria's minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday said the aviation ministry needs a special aviation development fund to help deal with capital intensive projects. This, he said, will help provide better safety equipment at the nation's […]
The Senate and the Federal Government disagreed sharply yesterday over the N5 billion bailout approved for airline operators and other businesses in the aviation sector to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on their operations. While the Senate asked the Federal Government to raise the bailout fund, saying it was too small, the Federal Government […]
