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Nigerian carriers faced with huge costs burden, says Nwuba

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Nigerian carriers faced with huge costs burden, says Nwuba

President of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Nigeria, Dr Alex Nwuba has taken a deep reflection into the country’s aviation industry and came up with the verdict that the sector is truly challenged. He noted that airlines are faced with huge costs from all service providers and airports are equally faced with what they deem, with many describing it as unnecessary charges. Nwuba who spoke with Aviation Metric on the sidelines of the 28th League of Airports And…

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For 13 years, aviation agencies operated without governing board

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For 13 years, aviation agencies operated without governing board

Olowo lauds sector’s, seeks Minister’s intervention in board appointment   Successive governments have continued to violate the Acts establishing virtually all the aviation agencies as the parastatals have continued to operate without a governing board for 13 years the last ones for the agencies were scrapped by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The agencies without board are the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian College…

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Succour AS FG Pays NiMet Staff Outstanding 45-Month Minimum Wage Arrears

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Succour AS FG Pays NiMet Staff Outstanding 45-Month Minimum Wage Arrears

Succour came the way of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) workers as the Federal Government paid the outstanding 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to the staff. Non-payment of the arrears, which date back to 2019, has often led to unrest between the management staff of the agency and the labour unions. The unions had in May planned to embark on industrial action on Monday. However, following an intervention by the House Committee on Aviation Technology and…

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Fresh diplomatic row brews as Minister writes UK over Heathrow slot, may bar BA from prime airports

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Fresh diplomatic row brews as Minister writes UK over Heathrow slot, may bar BA from prime airports

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has written to his British counterpart and lodged a formal complaint over the refusal of the British authorities to allow Air Peace to fly to Heathrow Airport. Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace currently flies to a second-tier airport, Gatwick because of the slot system which is beyond the British authorities. This may lead to a diplomatic row if the Minister remove British Airways to…

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IOCs, LOCs Meet Aviation Ministry, Agent Over Helicopter Landing Levies

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IOCs, LOCs Meet Aviation Ministry, Agent Over Helicopter Landing Levies

The International Oil Companies (IOCs) and Local Oil Companies (LOCs) under the aegis of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) have agreed to follow the recommendations of the ministerial committee established by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management to review the helicopter landing levies collected by the ministry’s agent, NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited. This decision was announced on Wednesday in Abuja after a meeting between the oil companies, ministry officials, representatives of NAEBI Dynamic…

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FCM boss, Adejoju harps resilience in corporate travel amid economic downturn

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FCM boss, Adejoju harps resilience in corporate travel amid economic downturn

The Managing Director of FCM Nigeria, Adejoju Olutimayin affirmed the need for comprehensive travel management solutions in today’s fast-paced business environment. Speaking at the 28th Annual Conference of the League of Airport & Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) held in Lagos, Olutimayin, who delivered an address on the importance of adaptability and innovation in the corporate travel sector, noted that in a macroeconomic environment marked by uncertainty, highlighted FCM’s commitment to delivering tailored travel solutions that prioritise…

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Aviation agencies reel under 50% revenue deduction yoke

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Aviation agencies reel under 50% revenue deduction yoke

  The recent hike in en-route navigational charges by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) before it was upturned by Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo may have come as a result of survival pressure. The agencies reel under the 50% deduction yoke, writes, WOLE SHADARE Minister overrules The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo’s quick intervention in the hike in en-route navigation charges was very timely as it provided the Nigerian…

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Operators laud judiciary for setting aside Nigeria Air project

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Operators laud judiciary for setting aside Nigeria Air project

Airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have lauded the judiciary for upholding justice and what it described as standing for what is right in its delivery of judgment on August 5, 2024, against the purported sale of Nigeria Air shares and the partnership between it and Ethiopian Airlines. Justice A. Alagoa of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos declared in the judgment that the action, conduct and or decisions…

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Minister:Why local insurance firms can’t cover big aircraft

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Minister:Why local insurance firms can’t cover big aircraft

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo lamented that many of the insurance firms in Nigeria cannot insure many of the aircraft in the fleet of Nigerian airlines. The Minister disclosed to journalists in Lagos that the lack of capacity and the high premiums by the insurance firms had led to a hike in airfares. He disclosed that the new rule of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is that every risk must be placed in…

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Overland Begins Direct Lagos, Abuja Direct Flight Services

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Overland Begins Direct Lagos, Abuja Direct Flight Services

Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest-serving domestic airline, announces the commencement of direct flight services from Lagos to Abuja. Beginning on August 9, 2024, Overland Airways will offer regular daily direct flights between Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos and the administrative capital Abuja, operating over 60 weekly frequencies between the two cities to boost capacity on the route. This new service operating with Overland Airways’ brand new Embraer E-175 jets in a two-class configuration of Premium and Economy…

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