Aviation

No one model will emerge victorious from Covid and airlines should instead focus on three key drivers, suggest turnaround king Stefan Pichler A lot of questions have been asked in recent weeks regarding which airline business model will come out on top in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, with carriers announcing various restructures and focus shifts. But some airlines could be falling into a dangerous trap by focusing too much on their respective models…

The battle to resolve the lingering N1.3 billion severance benefits of ex-workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCo) may shift to the law court as lawyer to the embattled workers has given the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and NAHCo two weeks to come clean on the whereabouts of the money or be dragged before a court. The ex-workers numbering over 700 have engaged the services of human rights lawyer to legally demand the…

Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has once again called for the establishment of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), an independent unified body charged with the responsibilities of carrying out investigation of occurrences involving all modes of transportation with the aim of promoting and enhancing safe transportation in Nigeria. Speaking during the public hearing on amendment bills for Civil Aviation Acts organised by House Committee on Aviation, the Commissioner of the Bureau,  Akin Olateru, an…

  Operators Seek Help To Tackle Aviation Sector Woes Nigerian airlines can now heave a sigh of relief as the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has begun an inquest into multiple designations of foreign airlines into many airports in the country. To become effective, Nigeria may have to renegotiate its Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with over 80 nations. The legislators stated that the new civil aviation bills before the National Assembly would tackle…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed the determination of the House of Representatives to continue to support legislation that would reposition the aviation industry for greater efficiency. The Speaker stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the three-day public hearing on six executive Bills seeking to amend certain aspects of the civil aviation Acts. He described the public hearing as an import law making process that affords the members of…

Qatar gets Abuja nod Ministries working to re-open P’H, Kano, Enugu airport to int’l flights The Federal Government has lifted flight ban on Air France, KLM and Lufthansa German Airline. The three airlines can now resume flight services between Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt to Lagos according to Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement via his verified twitter handle @hadisirika. This is coming as the Minister said, the Ministry of Aviation was working with…

Sirika lists options for FAAN workers As the concession of four major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt and Kano gathers momentum, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said workers would have the option to return to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) after a period of 18 to 24 months. The minister also said workers not required by a concessionaire shall be allowed to return to FAAN after the 18 to 24 month period,…

Aero, Arik, Ibom may be affected   Rather than being a succour for them, airline operators are at loggerheads over modalities for sharing the N4 billion bailout fund approved by the Federal Government for airlines that have faced threat of extinction occasioned by COVID-19 outbreak. There are indications that state-funded airlines like Aero Contractors, Arik and Ibom may not benefit from the largesse as many private-owned carriers are  canvassing for their exclusion from the fund, which they…

Director-General of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Alexandre de Junaic has predicted tough times for African airlines, saying airlines will go bust without support from governments in the form of bailout. He disclosed that already, four African carriers have ceased operations and two are in administration, stressing that without financial relief, many others will follow. Just last week, Nigerian government harkened to plea of stakeholders and airline operators by releasing N4b to struggling carriers which…