$300 helicopter levy: Expert seeks operators’ compliance

$300 helicopter levy: Expert seeks operators’ compliance

A former Director of Air Transport Management in the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hassan Tai Ejibunu has called on oil companies engaging in offshore operations and other players who rely heavily on helicopter transport for personnel and equipment to comply with the regulatory enforcement regime approved by the Federal government.  He explained that the federal government’s introduction of the levy was part of its targeted contribution toward the maintenance, modernisation, and expansion…

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FG grants firm right to resume $300 helicopter landing levies

FG grants firm right to resume $300 helicopter landing levies

    The Federal Government has lifted the temporary suspension on enforcement granted to MESSRS NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited, consultants for the collection of helicopter landing charges for air navigation services related to helicopter operations by oil companies in the Gulf of Guinea. According to a ministerial directive on the above subject, Messrs Naebi Dynamics Concepts Ltd is to immediately resume collection of levies related to air navigation services for helicopter operations by oil companies…

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‘$300 helicopter levy re-introduction never in contemplation of NAMA’

‘$300 helicopter levy re-introduction never in contemplation of NAMA’

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has dismissed reports that it was planning to reintroduction the $300 landing fee from helicopter operators in the country. The agency in a statement by its spokesman, Abdullahi Musa disclosed that the issue had been put on hold since May 2024 with the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo who, along with the agency is still making consultations with critical stakeholders on the…

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