National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has said that the delay in the repatriation of the funds by foreign carriers emboldened them to exploit Nigerian air travellers but has insisted that foreign airlines do not sell tickets in dollars.…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the signing of a Bilateral Air Services agreement between Nigeria and Kuwait. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this during the week while briefing State House Correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by…
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it’s Fly2Green Nigeria Initiative is designed to map out a decarbonisation strategy for the Nigeria aviation industry, domesticate the National Policy on Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) and implement strategic partnerships with relevant Green, Blue…
African airlines witnessed an increase of 84.8 per cent in Revenue Passenger Kilometre (RPK) in July compared to July 2021. The passenger capacity of the airlines was up by 46.7 per cent, and the passenger load factor (PLF) climbed 15.5…
Emirates Airlines says it will reinstate flights to and from Nigeria from September 11 because the Central Bank of Nigeria has released a portion of its blocked fund in the country. In a statement issued by the Airlines Public Relations…
For the first time in the Nigerian aviation industry’s history, some foreign airlines had to shut down operations in the country while others were warming up to do the same before the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intervened, releasing about…
Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has said that airlines will have to be remitting funds on a monthly basis to offset their legacy debts or risk non renewal of the Air Operators Certificate…
Airline Operators of Nigeria ( AON) has expressed reservation over accusations of defrauding government with debts but has called on its members with bad debts to engage the agencies and put forward repayment plans. The AON reacted based on a…
By Seun Ibiyemi Sky Capital & Financial Allied Limited, the financial services subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has appointed a new Managing Director and three non-executive directors for one of its subsidiaries Skye Bank, Sierra Leone. After the approval by the…
By Seun Ibiyemi Stakeholders in the Aviation sector have said the country’s national carrier, Nigerian Air, is not feasible following the failure to begin its operation in April 2022 as proposed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and failure…
