Aviation

Carriers small, weak to compete, 61% delays far below average-Olowo Passengers’ satisfaction must be given priority-Yadudu   The chairman of Air Peace Airlines, Mr. Allen Onyema has cried out over the precarious situation of the country’s airlines, saying that the country’s carriers are destined to fail from the beginning due to scarcity of foreign exchange, lack of Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO), multiple taxation and bureaucracy that he said had done incalculable damage to the airlines….

FG’s directive to MDAs hinders work progress FAAN suspends security personnel over theft The paucity of funds has slowed down the progress of work on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport runway 18/R; the runway international airlines operate from.  The contractors handling the project, Aviation Metric learnt left the site because of the non-release of funds which has been made worse by the embargo placed on the spending of many of the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies…

3, 073 int’l flights, 182, 88 operated domestic flight Q1 2023 Overland, United Nigeria, Azman, Dana, Air Peace, top chart for worse delays Value Jet, Green Africa post remarkable records Air Return numbers shrink A summary report of air transport operations in Nigeria involving international, domestic, and regional flights shows that Nigeria is indeed a big market for air transportation not only in West Africa but in Africa. An executive summary report of the Nigeria…

High charges, taxes irresponsible-IATA chief   The imposition of $7 per passenger on each international airline ticket sold and remitting the same to the government agency as a luggage fumigation charge has reinforced interest in Africa as one of the continents with high airport charges. However, Ghana’s Minority in Parliament is sounding the alarm bells over a $7 charge imposed by the government on airline tickets. The Minority describes the charge as illegal as it…

Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the H160 helicopter, marking a significant milestone in the aircraft’s development and positioning it for entry into the U.S. market. “We are pleased to receive FAA certification for the H160, which is a testament to many years of hard work and commitment from our teams in order to deliver this multirole helicopter to the customers in North America who have already placed their…

‘Tinubu reaffirmation commendable’   The renaming of 15 airports by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after prominent Nigerians has led to confusion as to who exactly took the glory for honouring some prominent citizens with some aerodromes across the country. It would be recalled that two days before former President Muhammadu Buhari left office, news broke that the former President had indeed re-named the Akure Airport after Dr Bernard Olumuyiwa Aliu, a former President of the…

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has exonerated itself from the skyrocketing airfares in Nigeria, attributing the exchange rate applied to international flight tickets sold in Nigeria as the reason for the high cost of fares from Nigeria. It also noted that fares are not determined by IATA, saying that it is incorrect to describe them as the “IATA exchange rate”. The clearing house for over 290 international airlines disclosed that airfares for…

‘New monetary policy to solve airlines’ $800 million trapped funds’   The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the clearing house for over 290 global airlines would from Wednesday quote ticket prices at N770/$1. The implication is that airfares on international routes would jump astronomically by over 50 percent. A top official of a West Coast airline who pleaded anonymity told Aviation Metric, “Please, be informed that the IATA rate of Exchange (IROE) will increase from…

How once flourishing Nigerian carrier mismanaged fortune Corporation set up four-man resolution team   The struggle by the founder of Arik Air, Sir Arumemi Johnson-Ikhide to reclaim his airline may have hit the rocks. Arik Air was in 2016 taken over by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over reported N300b debts. As a first step, John-Ikhide had on May 18, 2022, written a letter to AMCON seeking to recover his airlines taken over…

New interline increases Emirates’ footprint to 148 African points   Emirates and Kenya Airways (KQ) have announced an interline partnership that will allow customers of both airlines access to new destinations on the two airlines’ networks within a single itinerary. The agreement will provide customers with increased travel options as well as seamless baggage check-in to their final destination. Emirates customers will now be able to fly to 28 destinations on the Kenya Airways network…