The Chief Executive Officer of TUSAS, a Turkish aircraft manufacturer, Mr Temel Kotil, yesterday announced the sale six of T-129 attack helicopters, to Nigeria. The announcement followed a deal reached with the company by the federal government. Kotil made the announcement on his Twitter handle. President Tayipp Edorgan of Turkey recently …
Read More »FG Suspends Dana Airline’s Operation Indefinitely
The federal government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence and Air Operator Certificate indefinitely. Thee suspension, according to the NCAA takes effect from midnight of Wednesday, 20th July, 2022. The decision to suspend the operation of the airline was made pursuant to Section …
Read More »AON seeks FG’s intervention on aviation fuel, forex scarcity
The Airline Operators of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to, again, look critically at the issues of scarcity and cost of aviation fuel as well as foreign exchange. The AON stated this in a news release dated July 19 and titled ‘Airlines Continue to Struggle As Jet A1, …
Read More »Aero Shuts Down Flight Operations Indefinitely,
Aero Contractors has shut down all commercial flight operations over shortage of aircraft. But the suspension will not affect the maintenance activities of the Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) known as AeroMRO, the Approved Training Organisation (ATO) also known as Aero Training School, and the Helicopter and Charter Services operations. The …
Read More »Over N1.04tn lost to 2021 aircraft repairs in foreign countries – FG
Nigeria lost $2.5bn (about N1.04tn at the official exchange rate of N415.63/$) to other countries in 2021 for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services on Nigerian aircraft and other facilities, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. It disclosed this through the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria at the FAAN National …
Read More »Buhari embarks on condolence visit to new UAE President
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, would be embarking on a condolence visit to the new President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed Al Nahyan, on the passing of the former president and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa Al Nahyan. This was according to a statement signed on Thursday …
Read More »Fuel scarcity: Airline operators announce flight disruption, cancellation
The Airline Operators of Nigeria have announced plans to disrupt scheduled flight operations over the scarcity of aviation fuel. The announcement was contained in a statement titled, ‘Public notice: Disruptions in flight operations’, on Monday. In the statement signed by AON’s spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Spokesman, the operators lamented that aviation …
Read More »JETA1: Airlines suspend flights shutdown, Reps to meet domestic operators
The Airline Operators of Nigeria, the umbrella body for domestic airlines, has cancelled its decision to halt flight services across the country beginning today (Monday). But before the AON announced the cancellation of its earlier decision, five of its members had already declared that they would not join in the …
Read More »Airfares record 28% increase in one year – NBS
AIR transportation fares rose by 28.26 per cent in one year, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics. In a report titled, ‘Transport fare watch (March 2022),’ the NBS said the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes on a single journey increased by …
Read More »FAAN to introduce ‘park and pay’ at Abuja airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is getting set to introduce the park and pay scheme at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It said the aim of the initiative was to increase sanity at the airport and effectively eradicate touting at the country’s second-busiest international airport. The Abuja Airport …
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