By Tobi Adetunji The International Civil Aviation Organization Global Reporting Format (GRF) for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions, will help mitigate the risk of runway excursions, which continues to be the most common form of aviation accident. According to…
…Aviation is Capital intensive —NCAA Spokesperson By Tobi Adetunji Air Insight report, has ranked Nigeria as the eighth most expensive aviation country in Africa – only behind Niger, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Bangui, Sierra Leone, and Republic of Congo. Earlier,…
By Seun Ibiyemi Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc recently at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos has commissioned Cool Dollies which is the first of its kind in West Africa amongst other multi-million naira Ground Support Equipment (GSE) to…
The International Air Transport Association has said the price of jet fuel has continued to increase in recent weeks, with its price increasing by 70 per cent since the start of 2021. According to IATA, the Switzerland-based trade organisation representing…
By Tobi Adetunji The Federal Government said the show of interest by International Airport Operators across the globe to run some of four Nigerian international airports is an indication of level of confidence reposed in the concession programme. The Ministry…
By Tobi Adetunji The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has called on the Federal Government to upwardly review the salaries of staff of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Onyema, who also doubles as the Vice President…
By Tobi Adetunji The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a whopping 50 per cent crash in the aviation sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to an analysis of the GDP data published by the National Bureau…
By Tobi Adetunji Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has launched its Lagos-Abuja-Maiduguri flight deploying its newly acquired state-of-the-art A320 aircraft on the route. The flight departed the the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, before heading to Maiduguri International Airport. At…
By Tobi Adetunji Operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), has/ indicated interest to bid in the ongoing concession of four major airport terminals by the Federal Government. The Chairman of BASL, Dr…
The West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has been recognised with the Distinguished Safety Performance Award by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The Spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa disclosed this in a statement in…
