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Nigeria’s airline domestic market strongest in Africa-AFRAA

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

….High fuel cost, MRO challenges hamper region’s carrier growth The Secretary-General of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) comprising 44 carriers, Abdérahmane Berthé said only Nigeria has a strong domestic market and intercontinental market in the whole of Africa, stressing that he hopes to see Nigeria having an airline which will also cover the continent like the Ethiopian Airlines is doing today. With over about 12 airlines consisting of Aero Contractors, Azman, Arik, Overland, United Nigeria, Rano, Ibom Air,…

Delta sets to offer 14 weekly flights to Nigeria as carrier restarts New York-Lagos route Dec 1

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier and one of the most successful airlines in the world, Delta Air Lines has concluded plans to restart daily service to Lagos from New York from December 1, 2024. This is made possible as Nigeria and the United States have ‘Open Skies’ aviation pact that allows both nations to deploy as many flights as possible to each other’s territory. Air carriers of both countries gain unrestricted rights to transport passengers directly between the…

Boeing burns through cash, rushes to fix quality control issues

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Boeing burned through billions of dollars of cash last quarter as it languished under intense scrutiny from U.S. regulators and moved to soothe concerns over quality issues. Arlington, Virginia-based Boeing burned through $3.93 billion over the first three months of 2024, far more than the $786 million it recorded during the same time last year, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. The aerospace giant ended the quarter with $7.5 billion in cash and investments in short-term securities,…

Fire outbreak at MMIA, flight operations diverted to D-Wing

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Fire broke out Thursday morning at the E54 Bridge of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One with firefighters battling for more than one hour to put the fire out. The quick intervention of the electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the E Wing prevented the fire from extending to other areas of the terminal. Consequently, all flight operations in terminal One of the Lagos International Airport have been diverted to the…

Just in:Minister orders Dana Air’s suspension over safety concerns

Posted on April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…NCAA to audit airline The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend Dana’s operations, which aircraft was involved in a runway incident on Tuesday. The Minister in a letter to the NCAA dated April 24, 2024 and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole said the suspension was for the aviation regulatory to carry out a comprehensive audit on…

Airfare rises by 18.96% in 12 months, says NBS

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average airfare passengers paid in 12 months rose by 18.96%. According to the Bureau in its document titled: “Transport Fare Watch for March 2024,” the fare increased from N74,782.43 in March 2023 to N88,964.86 in March 2024. The data also noted that the fare soared by 1.10% every month. “In air travel, the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey was N88,964.86 in…

NAMA to improve obsolete navigational facilities with N40 billion intervention fund

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ahmed Umar Farouk said the N40 billion presidential intervention fund would improve obsolete navigational facilities that have spanned nearly two decades. Speaking to Aviation Metric at the weekend, he disclosed that as soon as it is done, the agency would be able to tackle safety critical challenges that are before them regarding communication. ‘For the navigational aids, “As soon as it is done, we will be able to…

Aggrieved passengers to file class action lawsuit against Air France over rights violation

Posted on April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Some aggrieved Nigerians have decided to file a class action lawsuit against Air France for what they described as the carrier’s inhuman treatment of travellers who are billed to travel to Nigeria. For more than one week Air France had been in the news for the wrong reasons as their flights particularly to Lagos were never on time as the carrier failed to inform connecting passengers and passengers from Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris of…

Sacked aviation agencies’ directors drag FG to industrial court, tag removal ‘illegal’

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Some staff of the aviation agencies recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the Federal Government to an industrial court saying that their appointments were statutory and that they should be allowed to finish the remainder of their tenure. In separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara said they should be reinstated or paid the salaries of what they would have earned if they remained in office for the years stated in their employment…

NCAA suspends licences of three ‘rogue’ airlines, to sanitise charter operation business

Posted on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Deploys personnel to monitor private jet operations across Nigeria The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) of three operators for operating commercial flights for violating the conditions of their operations. Private jet owners who convert their aircraft to commercial use without the knowledge of the aviation regulatory body are generally regarded as ‘Rogue Operators’. Private air charter has become a more popular option for travellers looking…

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