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Domestic travel hit by rising Jet A1, others after recovery-DG NCAA     Minister, Hadi Sirika has called on investors and stakeholders in the nation’s aviation industry to take advantage of the enormous potential in the industry, describing the sector as a goldmine. He noted that Nigeria’s vantage position in terms of regional positioning, population, and natural resources has positioned it strategically as a continental leader. He however stated that globally, the core variables driving…

Despite the recent hike in oil prices, with Brent crude at $119 per barrel, UAE airlines will not add more fuel surcharges to ticket prices, according to several carriers. Fuel price accounts for the largest share of an airline’s operating costs, thus, price fluctuations can instantaneously reflect on airfares. The world’s largest long-haul operator, Emirates Airline said there are no plans to introduce further surcharges in June. “With the increase in operating cost, we are trying…

Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Muhammed Musa Bello has handed over the Certificate of Occupancy for 12,000 hectares of land in Abuja to his aviation counterpart, Senator Hadi Sirika. The 12,000 hectares of land is for the actualization of the aviation roadmap projects of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. According to the Director-Planning Research and Statistics of the Federal Ministry of  Aviation who represented the Minister, Mohammed Kabiru Shehu, said one of the key projects…

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu has said that the movement of airlines from the old Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to the ultra-modern Chinese-built terminal would be in phases. The FAAN MD while reacting to disappointment and the unwillingness of foreign carriers to relocate to the newly commissioned facility, stressed that even in advanced countries, all airlines do not relocate to a new terminal at once but piecemeal….

  The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Hamisu Rabiu Yadudu said the possibility of having 24-hour operations in all the airports across the country was not feasible because of the enormous costs to keep them operational when just one or two flights operate to the aerodromes. Yadudu who spoke to the media in Lagos said nobody or airport authority would keep an aerodrome functional when there is no commensurate…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would hold its maiden “FAAN National Aviation Conference” being organized by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The conference, with the theme ‘Advancing the Frontiers of Possibilities for Safe, Secure and Profitable Air Transport’ which was initially billed to hold from 1st to 4th April 1-4th, 2022 was shifted due to the global movement restrictions occasioned by the dreaded coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). The conference is aimed at providing…

 Emirates Senior Vice President, Badr Abbas has restated the airline’s commitment to the strategic Nigerian market and personally hosted a special travel industry workshop and recognition event in Abuja for the leading travel agents in Northern Nigeria.  Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, held two events in both of its Nigerian gateways, Abuja and Lagos, to recognise the services and ongoing partnerships of its outstanding travel agents in the country. Emirates Senior Vice President, Badr…

  The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA, Mr. Lawrence Patrick Pwajok, said the management of the agency has given all the necessary support and push that is required to ensure the approval and implementation of the new Conditions of Service. Speaking at the just-concluded Aeronautical Information Management day in Abuja, Pwajok said the management of NAMA would also implement the consequential adjustment as soon as the necessary approvals and directives were…

In a bid to bring industrial harmony to the aviation industry, Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika has assured that the Ministry of Aviation was determined to resolve all outstanding industrial relations matters within the shortest time possible Sirika, who spoke at the 2022 Annual Joint Consultative and Negotiating Council (JCNC) retreat in Calabar commended the unions for what he called a display of commitment and patriotism by suspending the recent industrial action Sirika who was represented…

 Mega carrier, United Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C., and Cape Town, South Africa. The launch of the service would create a long-overdue direct route supporting critical diplomatic and thriving economic ties between the legislative capitals. If approved, United’s flights will become the first nonstop service ever between Washington D.C. and South Africa’s legislative capital, Cape Town. This long-overdue route will benefit important government-to-government connections and…