Aviation

It is an irony of some sort that while Nigeria is the largest producer of many Agro-products, it loses $1bn annually to non-certification of Agric produce for export according to the coordinator of Aviacargo Roadmap Committee, Mr. Ikechi Uko. Uko in his presentation entitled, “Repositioning cargo operations through the development of agriculture and natural resources in Nigeria”, at the ongoing FAAN National Aviation Conference (FNAC) in Abuja disclosed that in 2021, the five biggest African…

 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS) are partnering to streamline the processes required for getting produce certified. Recently, The report presented by the technical committee set up by the Federal Government to prevent the rejection of agro-exports from Nigeria listed food safety, technical barriers, non-adherence to best practices and disregard for basic requirements as major concerns largely responsible for the rejection of Nigeria’s agro-exports abroad….

Stakeholders in Africa’s aviation are of the view that the continent’s air transport system is growing and have overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. They noted that while the headwinds arising from other geopolitical-related developments, it is critical for the air transport ecosystem stakeholders put their weight behind concerted actions for the air transport business to thrive and contribute to the continent’s sustainable rapid development. To them, it is timely to redefine the narrative of Africa’s air transport…

House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Nnolim Nnaji has established that the houses being demolished by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,  (FAAN) in Runview  Ajao Estate in Lagos were indeed within the red zone. The Committee which held a public hearing on the demolition exercise on May 3rd, 2023 resolved to send a fact-finding team headed by Ifeanyi Chudi Momah to visit the site last week Friday. Momah who was conducted along…

Sector lost over N25b to industrial action in five years, latest strike primitive-FAAN MD Why we removed structures on land-Yadudu     The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt Rabiu Yadudu said the agency and some others have written to the Minister of Aviation on the need for government to actively protect aviation from the actions of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), adding that airports are not avenues for people…

Delivers 127 aircraft in Q1 2023  Order backlog rises to 7, 254 airplanes   Aircraft maker, Airbus reported consolidated financial results for its First Quarter (Q1) ending 31 March 2023. Airbus Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Faury said the first quarter confirmed strong demand for their products, particularly for commercial aircraft, stressing that they have delivered 127 commercial aircraft, which is reflected in the Q1 financials. According to the Airbus chief, “The quarter also benefited from…

Hundreds of passengers were this morning left stranded at many of the airports across the country as the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) disrupted flights they declared a “No Flight To Owerri” action at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. While the action lasted, airlines were equally made to go through excruciating pain as some of them lambasted the organized labour unions for involving them in an action they knew nothing about. Not only were flights to…

The inability of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to help foreign airlines repatriate over $700 million has done some incalculable economic damage to the travel industry in Nigeria. Investigation by Aviation Metric indicates that Nigeria’s flight bookings in April alone collapsed by approximately 50 percent as travel agents are losing tonnes of business and huge revenue. It is unknown how much the losses are, there are indications that the Federal Government may have lost over $300…

The public presentation of the book, “Travel Agency Operations in Nigeria: Historical Perspectives”, authored by a respected travel expert, Elder Olusoji Amusan brought the crème de la crème of the travel industry under one roof to celebrate the tenacity of an Octogenarian to document his over 60 years experience in a book. It was actually a payback time for Amusan in the sense that it was an occasion for many he mentored in the aviation…

Seek MMIA terminal rebuild, chides Sirika on agencies board Laments Airlines’ $718 million blocked funds, seeks contract sanctity   President of Aviation Safety Round Table (ASRT), Dr. Gabriel Olowo has said that the lack of preservation of the sanctity of contracts has continually eroded investors’ confidence and inhibits Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) not only in the aviation industry but other industries in Nigeria. This he said is confirmed with foreign airlines’ home remittance backlog which…