By Kingsley Okoye Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines Company, has urged the Federal Government to consider aviation industry a critical sector by making deliberate policies for a single digit loan and access to foreign exchange by operators. Okonkwo made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the 3rdContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Air Peace Airlines says when it begins its London route, there will be special student fares for students traveling to study beginning March 30. The Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, disclosed this at the airline’s travel agents forum for the London launch heldContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian An aviation expert, Dr Gabriel Olowo, on Thursday said that airlines had no choice but to sell what they buy, in terms of fuel costs, to stay afloat. Olowo, the immediate past President of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ART) and Chairman Sabre Global Technology Ltd.,Continue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has foreseen a delay in the onset of the 2024 rains, particularly in the North Central states of the country, according to the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) documents. Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, presented these findingsContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says Nigerians returning from foreign countries will soon enjoy their arrivals at the nation’s airports with the introduction of e-gate. E-gate is an electronic gate-just like scanner-that has all the modern facilities required to scan passengers who just came intoContinue Reading
Financial Management: NCDC poised to strengthen collaboration with donor communities-DGContinue Reading
By Uche Anunne Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has commended the Federal Government for relocating the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters to Lagos. Nnam gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. HeContinue Reading
Military neutralises 3 top terrorists’ commanders, 43 others in 1 week – DHQContinue Reading
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba In a recent development, Governor Bassey Otu has revealed that preparations are underway to support the state-owned airline, Cally Air, with three additional planes. The announcement came during the inauguration of a Boeing 737 – 5N BYR Plane in Calabar, bringing the total aircraft in Cally Air’sContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has urged the Federal Government to provide a window of “special funding” for operators of local airlines in the nation’s aviation sector. The Chief Executive Officer of Top Brass Aviation Limited, Capt. Roland Iyay, made the call on behalf of the AON duringContinue Reading
