Nigeria Air. Photo PM News Nigeria • Proposed Airline Yet To Apply For ATL, AOC Four Months To Takeoff. • New Addition To Bring Government-owned Airlines To Four • Employing 70, 000 Staff A Mirage – Mshelia • FG Becoming Regulator, Operator Unfair – Stakeholders The Federal Government’s newfound zest to float the controversial national […]
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Most air travelers rarely get to see or know what air traffic controllers do in the aviation sector, yet they play some of the most critical roles that guide aircraft movements on the ground, while airborne, as well as play an immense role in a safe landing. But with poor infrastructure, poor welfare, personnel burnout […]
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NG Eagle. Photo/Onyegist Aviation stakeholders have faulted the House of Representatives’ meddling in regulatory affairs of aviation, describing it as dangerous and a violation of international civil aviation rules. They said summoning the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to a meeting and issuing orders on Air Operating Certificate (AOC) was undue interference with implications for […]
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Flight passengers while waiting for flight. Credit: Ina Fassbender / AFP The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that air travelers are increasingly frustrated with the COVID-19 travel restrictions. A new survey commissioned by IATA, involving 4,700 respondents across 11 markets in September, demonstrated confidence that the risks of COVID-19 could be effectively managed […]
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The Director of Media and Publicity of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr Steve Otaloro, has lauded the efforts of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in revamping the Akure Airport. According to him, the world of aviation industry has demonstrated stable growth in the last decade which suggests the possibility of continued expansion in […]
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Heavy reliance on importation and weak Naira-to-Dollar exchange rate have been blamed for the spike in aviation fuel, currently pegged at N315/litre. Fuel marketers, yesterday, said besides the local charges and fees that are fixed, fluctuations in the global price of crude oil and the exchange rate would continue to affect the price of fuel, […]
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Airline operators have faulted the two-year validity period on the Air Operating Certificate (AOC) currently issued to operating carriers, describing it as detrimental to sectoral growth. The operators said the routine requirement of going the whole hog of revalidation every two years is alien to rules of the commercial operating procedure of the International Civil […]
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Faulty airfield lighting cut off night operations at MMA 13 years on Blame negligence, poor regulatory oversight, experts say Despite a rebound in passenger traffic since flights resumed a year ago, scheduled airlines are struggling to cope with poor aviation infrastructure that has not seen repair or upgrade in several years. Of major concern to […]
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Subtle discrimination awaits global travel, tourism in a ‘two-tier’ world Experts divided over policy, rally for improved vaccination locally FAAN, Air Peace vaccinate staffers, frontline workers Despite vaccine hesitancy over issues of efficacy and side effects, as well as procurement challenges, more countries, airlines and destinations have endorsed the COVID-19 vaccine passport regime, especially as […]
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The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a ban on all Boeing 737 Max airplanes from flying in Nigeria’s airspace until further notice. There have been questions surrounding the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts following its crash in Ethiopia over the weekend, a development which has triggered some reactions from airlines, aviation regulators and the world’s […]
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