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Minister urges AON to halt operations shutdown, summons emergency meeting

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Minister urges AON to halt operations shutdown, summons emergency meeting

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has appealed to the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to rescind their planned nationwide shutdown of operations scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2026. The Minister’s intervention follows a final appeal issued by domestic airlines, who cited an unbearable and unsustainable300% increase in the price of aviation fuel (Jet A1) within just two months. The operators stated that Jet A1 prices jumped from N900/litre on February 28…

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AON break ranks, member says ban on Emmanson for review, decision hasty, denied fair hearing

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AON break ranks, member says ban on Emmanson for review, decision hasty, denied fair hearing

Bernard says AON owes her apology   A senior member of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and the President/CEO of Topbrass Aviation Limited, Roland Iyayi, said Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who assaulted an Ibom Air cabin crew member, was not given a fair hearing before the airline group slammed a no-flight ban on her.   Iyayi   Iyayi, who spoke to Aviation Metric, said that what he has seen, the airline board would review the ban,…

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Crisis, in-fighting rock AON over election guidelines

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Crisis, in-fighting rock AON over election guidelines

Airline under their umbrella body, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) may be heading towards the precipice as the organisation’s November 27, 2023 election to pick their principal officers. The situation is likened to the proverbial Things Fall Apart where the centre may no longer hold for the group and the various airline operators. The entrenched interests and ulterior motives of many members of the body are truly tearing the body apart. More worrisome is the…

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