AVIATION

The Nigerian aviation industry experienced a significant number of flight delays in the first quarter of 2023, according to a report from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Among 36 domestic and international airlines, a total of 11,321 (over 53%) flight delays were recorded out of 21,295 flights. The report...

  President Bola Tinubu, has renamed some federal airports after several prominent Nigerians. The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday. The statement...

  There are strong indications that international airfares, especially on the Nigerian routes, may go up once again as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has, on Wednesday, pegged $1 to N770. Already, the inability of international airlines to repatriate their ticket sales for over a year has contributed to...

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation headed by Honourable Nnolim Nnaji has summoned the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, to an emergency meeting over the Nigeria Air project. The emergency meeting, according to an invitation for the meeting signed by the Committee Clerk, Bassy E. Edem,...

The Federal Government has unveiled Nigeria Air, a national carrier. The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika performed the ceremony at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday. Thirty aircraft are expected to form the fleet of Nigeria Air in the next five years. However, only one aircraft has...

History was made on Thursday as the newly constructed Ebonyi International Airport in Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area (LGA) had its first flight operation. The landing of the first two sets of flights served as a test operation to signal the commencement of full aviation activities at the airport....

Aviation workers’ unions will embark on a two-day strike from Monday over the alleged failure to implement the conditions of service agreement between the union and some aviation agencies. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by officials of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport...

  Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Mr Hadi Sirika, has hinted that the controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, will commence operation before the swearing-in of a new administration on 29 May. The minister disclosed this at the ongoing National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023 in Abuja on Thursday. “Operation of local and international...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that foreign airlines’ blocked funds in Nigeria have risen to over 743.7 million dollars. IATA disclosed this in a letter written to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika in Abuja. The letter dated March 14, 2023, and signed by the Area Manager,...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said a runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos State is being shut for eight weeks to carry out maintenance work. In the now deleted tweet on Monday, the Authority reiterated its commitment to safety, security and comfort...