Category: Aviation

IATA, AFRAA Seal MoU To Advance Aviation In Africa
June 4, 2018 No Responses

IATA, AFRAA Seal MoU To Advance Aviation In Africa

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The African Airline Association (AFRAA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation.  The MoU was signed by Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and AFRAA’s Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthé...
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Airlines Threaten To Stop VAT Remittance In Nigeria
June 1, 2018 No Responses

Airlines Threaten To Stop VAT Remittance In Nigeria

Indigenous airlines operating in the Nigerian aviation industry have threatened to from June 14, 2018 stop remittance of Value Added Tax (VAT) to the coffers of the Federal Government, saying that the continuous collection of such tax negated the principle...
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Aero Contractors’ Maintenance Facility To Save $90m Capital Flight
May 30, 2018 No Responses

Aero Contractors’ Maintenance Facility To Save $90m Capital Flight

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the new Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility of Aero Contractors with capacity for aircraft C-checks and other comprehensive levels of maintenance established in Lagos would save the country an estimated ...
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Air Peace Gets Company Of The Year Award
May 29, 2018 No Responses

Air Peace Gets Company Of The Year Award

Air Peace has been named Leadership Group ‘Company of the Year Award 2017.”    The airline received the award weeks after it was recognised as a National Carrier of Repute at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Public...
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Bi-Courtney Faults Proposed Picketing
May 28, 2018 No Responses

Bi-Courtney Faults Proposed Picketing

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has described as acts of lawlessness the threats by the leaderships of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the Na...
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SAHCOL Attains 48 % Market Shares, To List Shares On NSE
May 25, 2018 No Responses

SAHCOL Attains 48 % Market Shares, To List Shares On NSE

The market share of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has grown to 48 per cent since the ground handling company was privatised in 2009 by the Federal Government.  This is as the company also said that plans have...
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Union To Bi-Courtney: Recall Sacked Workers Within 7 Days
May 25, 2018 No Responses

Union To Bi-Courtney: Recall Sacked Workers Within 7 Days

The management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services (BASL), operators of Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos has been issued seven days ultimatum to recalled sacked workers. The unions alleged that the workers numbering over 20 were sacked by the management...
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Lufthansa Makes Emergency Landing With 204 Nigerian passengers
May 22, 2018 No Responses

Lufthansa Makes Emergency Landing With 204 Nigerian passengers

A Lufthansa Airlines aircraft, flight LH569 from Nigeria to Frankfurt, Germany early Monday morning made an emergency landing at the TMR Airport in Algiers, Algeria over “electrical smell” in the cabin. The aircraft, Airbus A330, which departed the Murtala...
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NCAA Partners Lagos On High-Rise Structure
May 21, 2018 No Responses

NCAA Partners Lagos On High-Rise Structure

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Lagos State Government have elected to work together to curb the danger posed by unauthorised high-rise structures scattered around Lagos metropolis.  This collaboration, NCAA in a statement by Mr. Sam Adur...
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Makurdi Airport Records Zero Passenger Movement In 2017
May 16, 2018 No Responses

Makurdi Airport Records Zero Passenger Movement In 2017

For the year 2017, Makurdi Airport recorded  zero passenger movement.  Meanwhile, the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos has once again proven to be the busiest airport in the country with the massive record of passenger and aircraft movements in 2017....
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First Nation To NCAA: Our suspension is commercial related, not safety
May 14, 2018 No Responses

First Nation To NCAA: Our suspension is commercial related, not safety

The management of First Nation Airways has accused Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of giving priority to commercial, rather than safety it was set up to ensure in the system. The airline in a statement on Monday declared that its...
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First Nation Airline Suspended Over Alleged Illegal Operations
May 14, 2018 No Responses

First Nation Airline Suspended Over Alleged Illegal Operations

Citing alleged illegal operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended indefinitely the Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) of First Nation Airways.    This suspension order was conveyed to the airline via a letter with reference no...
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Ethiopian Airlines, Air Côte d’Ivoire Seal Agreement On West Africa, US routes
May 11, 2018 No Responses

Ethiopian Airlines, Air Côte d’Ivoire Seal Agreement On West Africa, US routes

The managements of Ethiopian Airlines and Air Côte d’Ivoire have entered into a codeshare agreement effective May, 2018.  Under the new codeshare partnership, passengers originating from West African countries, especially from Lagos, Bamako, Cotonou, Accra...
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NCAA: 250,975 Aircraft Passed Through Nigerian Airports In 2017
May 9, 2018 No Responses

NCAA: 250,975 Aircraft Passed Through Nigerian Airports In 2017

A report put together by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that  250,975 aircraft passed through thirty  Nigerian airports in 2017 with majority of the movements coming from the Murtala Muhammed Aiport (MMA), Lagos. This is as 4,056,....
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