Category: Aviation

An Arik Air Boeing 737 aircraft undergoing rebranding recently, at the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility of Ethiopian Airline, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as it prepares for a new life with NG Eagle Not many stakeholders warmed up to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria’s (AMCON) takeover of the management and operations of financially-distressed […]

Aviation workers’ unions have threatened to down tools next week, in protest against the non-release of new Condition of Service (CoS) in the last seven years and other welfare issues. The unions, yesterday, bemoaned the non-implementation of the CoS almost eight years after it was negotiated with workers. Also lamented were the non-implementation of the […]

Operational challenges in the air transport sector in Nigeria and other African countries have been blamed for the loss of $3.5 billion of potential revenue in three years. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), at a special session on the African continent, said the losses were incurred between 2020 and 2022, especially due to infrastructure […]

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, during a State House Briefing in Aso Villa on Thursday The high cost of aviation fuel has been a major issue for airlines, constituting a substantial part of their operating costs. Funmi Fabunmi writes about how exorbitant aviation fuel prices have made affordable airfares elusive. The rising cost of aviation […]

Allege plans to appropriate public assets for personal use Aviation workers’ unions have reiterated their earlier vow to resist the Federal Government’s plan to demolish office complexes of aviation agencies in Lagos State, to make way for a new airport city project. The unions, at a rally in Lagos, yesterday, said the Aerotropolis (airport city) […]

No progress yet on $100m backlog, Emirates say Foreign airlines have, for the umpteenth time, appealed to the Federal Government to release and assist in the repatriation of trapped funds in excess of $743 million. The airlines, under the aegis of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), regretted that earlier entreaties to the House of […]

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has opened an investigation over allegations of maltreatment of Nigeria-bound passengers by German carrier Lufthansa Airlines. General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, disclosed this in Lagos. Adurogboye said NCAA got a complaint over the alleged maltreatment of over 200 Nigeria-bound passengers. “I just got our Consumer Department and I […]

NCAA okays fresh intakes at IAC Parents wanting their wards to become trained pilots are in for some financial hurdles as major training institutions in the country have increased standard rates. The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State, and the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin, Kwara State, have hinted on new tuition […]

Photo: Hotel.ng State govt pledges commitment to college At least three trainer airplanes worth $1 billion have been grounded at the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin, Kwara State, over paucity of funds and foreign exchange liquidity crisis. The equipment joined the IAC fleet as brand new a couple of years ago, at the estimated cost […]

American carrier, United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Inc. have signed a new joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop and commercialise a novel Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology that uses ethanol as its feedstock. If the technology is successful, Blue Blade is expected to proceed with the construction of a pilot facility […]