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
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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
By Oladele Eniola The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has advised the Chairman of Arik Air, Johnson Arumemi-Ikide, to present a reasonable debt recovery plan in order to recover the airline. The Managing Director of AMCON, Mr Ahmed Kuru, gave the advice at a media interactive session in LagosContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says it has begun the Aviation Resuscitation Programme for Cadet Pilots and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers. A statement on Tuesday by Mr Freston Akpor, Senior Assistant on Media to the PAP Interim Administrator (IA), disclosed this on Tuesday. The statement stated that the trainingContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Director-General, Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Mr Akin Olateru, says Nigeria has the best aviation safety record in Africa with only two fatal accidents within a 10-year period. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, Mr James Odaudu, NSIB’s Director of PublicContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Mr Sam Adurogboye, the Public Relations Manager, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says he is ready to enhance professional proficiency in aviation from his wealth of knowledge in the sector. Adurogoye made the declaration on Friday in Abuja during an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed the readiness of Federal Government to welcome more investors into nation’s aviation industry. Keyamo made the call on Friday in Abuja when he received the Egyptian Civil Aviation team inContinue Reading
The Air Peace says it has placed a firm order for five Embraer E175 aircrafts for fleet expansion and renewal. The airline`s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Allen Onyema, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. According toContinue Reading
