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Groundswell opposition trails Minister’s NCAA power usurpation

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Groundswell opposition trails Minister’s NCAA power usurpation

….Action portends gravel danger, threatens Nigeria’s FAA status-Experts A groundswell opposition has trailed the decision of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo’s decision to unilaterally order the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend Dana Air’s operations over a skidding off of runway incident involving the carrier on Tuesday. The Minister had in the aftermath of the incident ordered the NCAA to suspend Dana’s operations. The Minister in a letter to…

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Just in:Minister orders Dana Air’s suspension over safety concerns

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Just in:Minister orders Dana Air’s suspension over safety concerns

…NCAA to  audit airline   The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend Dana’s operations, which aircraft was involved in a runway incident on Tuesday. The Minister in a letter to the NCAA dated April 24, 2024  and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole said the suspension was for the aviation regulatory to carry out a comprehensive audit on…

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Minister: Why Nigerian airlines can’t compete with big int’l carriers

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Minister: Why Nigerian airlines can’t compete with big int’l carriers

How aeropolitics, intrigues denied Air Peace Heathrow slot   The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said that Nigerian airline operators are disadvantaged and would find it extremely difficult to compete with their foreign counterparts because lack of access to finance and the high interest rate charged by banks on loans. The lack of credit facilities for the carriers has made it extremely tough for the airlines to buy aircraft outright or…

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Minister grants Air Peace approval to operate to New York

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Minister grants Air Peace approval to operate to New York

The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has approved the request of Air Peace and authorized the carrier to operate commercial international flights into and out of John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, United States of America. Air Peace had in a letter dated January 12, 2024, written a letter to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo requesting approval to operate to New York. In a letter dated February 9,…

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Minister: Inter-agency rivalry cost Nigeria ICAO audit

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Minister: Inter-agency rivalry cost Nigeria ICAO audit

Keyamo to chair committee for March 2024 security assessment   Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo explained reasons Nigeria performed abysmally poor at the recent Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), saying inter-agency rivalry amongst the Chief Executive Officers and lack of coordination cost the nation so much. Nigeria scored five points short of the 75 percent benchmark which in aviation is considered to be below pass…

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Minister: Nigeria needs befitting national carrier

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Minister: Nigeria needs befitting national carrier

·         Govt in talk with Boeing, others for cheaper aircraft leases ·         Why Nigerian airlines are challenge-Keyamo Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo may have rekindled hope for a national airline for Nigeria, saying the country needs a national airline that befits the status of the country as a giant of Africa. He disclosed that what he inherited as Nigeria Air was not patriotic enough, maintaining that the project remains suspended until he gets…

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Bellagio Air promises to make impact, apply cutting edge technology to enhance air travel in Nigeria

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Bellagio Air promises to make impact, apply cutting edge technology to enhance air travel in Nigeria

As more airlines adorn the country’s sky, Bellagio Airlines said it looks forward to making a lasting impact on the aviation landscape, delivering enhanced travel experiences, and contributing to the growth and progress of Nigerian aviation. The carrier equally expressed its commitment to bridging process gaps, embracing cutting-edge technology, and utilizing ancillary channels to enhance domestic air travel within Nigeria. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Olorogun Festus…

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FG mulls 50% fare subsidy, Minister, airline operators hold strategic meeting

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FG mulls 50% fare subsidy, Minister, airline operators hold strategic meeting

The Federal Government is tinkering with the idea of subsidizing airfares to reduce the high costs of tickets. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo was said to have held a meeting last week Friday with airline operators through their umbrella body, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) with a view to fine-tuning modalities for its realization. Present at the meeting with the Minister are the President of AON, Dr Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina,…

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Aviation to gulp N63 billion in 2024, Minister wants extra N81 billion for Abuja second runway

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Aviation to gulp N63 billion in 2024, Minister wants extra N81 billion for Abuja second runway

2023 budget performance put at 40% The entire budget of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development would gulp N63 billion while the performance of the budget of the Ministry last year was at 40%. The bulk of the budget is expected to go into critical projects such as the Abuja second runway; upgrade and rehabilitation of the old terminal of Lagos airport which the Minister, Festus Keyamo said were vital projects that need urgent…

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EX-Nigeria Airways’ workers to get final severance package, Minister assures

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EX-Nigeria Airways’ workers to get final severance package, Minister assures

N5b package ready   The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo on Saturday disclosed that the Federal Government was already making arrangements to offset the last tranche of monies owed workers of defunct Nigeria Airways. The Minister who made the disclosure at the stakeholders forum held in Lagos did not go into details and how much is left to be settled said the government had taken the matter up and the ex-workers…

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