Category: Aviation

International Flights To Resume In Nigeria August 29
August 17, 2020 No Responses

International Flights To Resume In Nigeria August 29

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday said international flights, suspended by the nation’s aviation authorities as a result of the global outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will resume on August  29, 2020.   He announced this at Monday’s briefing of...
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Stakeholders Advocate Right Pricing For Aviation Ground Handling Services
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Stakeholders Advocate Right Pricing For Aviation Ground Handling Services

Nigeria’s leading Aviation Ground Handling companies; Aviation Handling Services (AHS),Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (Nahco Aviance) and the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc have been urged to consider price adjustment, instead of pr...
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Bristow Helicopters Sacks 100 Pilots, Engineers
August 5, 2020 No Responses

Bristow Helicopters Sacks 100 Pilots, Engineers

Bristow Helicopters on Tuesday announced the sack of over 100 pilots and engineers.  Bristow in a statement signed by its management explained that the development is based on the severe impact of COVID-19, adding that its business has been affected...
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Air Peace Explains Sack Of Pilots
August 4, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Explains Sack Of Pilots

The management of Air Peace on Monday blames devastating effects of COVID-19 pandemic on its operations as a major factor responsible for the sacked of some pilots and supporting staff. In a statement, the company said it took the “very...
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British Airways Pilots Vote To Accept Jobs Deal
August 2, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Pilots Vote To Accept Jobs Deal

British Airways pilots have voted to accept a deal that will temporarily cut pay by 20% and eliminate 270 jobs, says the pilots’ union Balpa.  The deal prevents a controversial “fire-and-rehire” scheme where staff would have been handed ...
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British Airways Retires Entire 747 Fleet
July 17, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Retires Entire 747 Fleet

British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn. The UK airline is the world’s largest operator of the jumbo jets, which it first flew in 1989. “It is...
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Dana Air Resumes Operations
July 8, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Resumes Operations

Following the recent re-opening of the airports by the Federal Government, Dana Air has announced the resumption of its flight services on July 9, 2020 The airline will operate three daily flights from Lagos to Abuja and back while the date...
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Air France To Sack 7,500 Workers
July 4, 2020 No Responses

Air France To Sack 7,500 Workers

Air France-KLM plans to cut more than 7,500 jobs at its French arm as the airline industry reels from the coronavirus crisis. Europe’s second-biggest airline will cut 6,560 staff at Air France, with its regional French carrier Hop! losing 1,020...
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Airbus To Sack 15,000 Workers
July 1, 2020 No Responses

Airbus To Sack 15,000 Workers

Aerospace giant Airbus says it plans to cut 15,000 jobs as it deals with the effects of the coronavirus crisis. It will cut 1,700 jobs in the UK, along with thousands more in Germany, Spain and elsewhere. The move is...
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SAHCO Shareholders Approve N223.34m Dividend For 2019
June 30, 2020 No Responses

SAHCO Shareholders Approve N223.34m Dividend For 2019

Shareholders of Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCOL) on Tuesday approved a total dividend of N223.34 million for the financial year ended December  31, 2019, translating to 16.50k per share.  The shareholders unanimously gave the approval at the co...
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Air Peace Evacuates 314 Nigerians From London
June 29, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Evacuates 314 Nigerians From London

Air Peace on Sunday successfully airlifted 314 Nigerians stranded in London.  They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 9.50pm. 157  were billed to disembark in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with the remaining 142 ...
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Abuja Airport 90% Complete, Ready To Resume Operations
June 28, 2020 No Responses

Abuja Airport 90% Complete, Ready To Resume Operations

The Minister of Aviation, Sen Hadi Siriki, on Saturday, said the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, is 90 per cent completed and ready to reopen for business with strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that...
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NCAA: Airlines Not Authorised To Begin Test Flights
June 27, 2020 No Responses

NCAA: Airlines Not Authorised To Begin Test Flights

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) on Friday cautioned domestic airlines to desist from violating restart guidelines rolled out by the regulator insisting that they have not been authorized to carry out test flights. Its Director-General, Capt Musa Nuhu,...
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Dana Air Demonstrates Readiness To Resume Flight Operations
June 25, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Demonstrates Readiness To Resume Flight Operations

Ahead of flight resumption, Nigerian carrier Dana Air on Wednesday carried out a dry run at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) and shakedown flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt and back.   According to a statement by the airline’s Media and...
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