Several commercial aircraft in the nation’s aviation industry are stranded abroad due to lack of access to foreign exchange at the official market, foreign exchange scarcity, devaluation of the Naira and Lockdown in some foreign countries where the checks are going on. Scores of aircraft are stranded abroad amidst the second wave of the Covid-19 […]

International air travel in Nigeria is experiencing glitches following a system breakdown at major international airports The development followed the expiration of the contract of Societe International Telecommunication Aeronautiques (SITA), which has been handling the Common Use of Terminal Equipment (CUTE) system at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given air operating certificate (AOC) for three aircraft leased by Green Africa, Nigeria’s value airline for it to commence commercial flights. The new budget airline has received three ATR 72-600s from ACIA Aero Leasing. The third aircraft with registration ZS-XZC /5N-GAD arrived Lagos yesterday. Amid the pandemic-induced market

Aero Contractors opens Bauchi, Maiduguri Routes Ahead of summer travels and imminent boom in international traffic, airlines have warned that chaotic scenes await passengers at airports over COVID-19 travel protocols. The airlines said compliance with mandatory tests and vaccine certificates at departure and arrival terminals may cost passengers between three to eight hours of delay,

Green Africa Begins Tickets Sale Via Website On Nigeria CAA’s Approval…Flights’ Commencement Date Draws Closer Nigeria’s Green Africa has commenced flight tickets sales with offerings as low as N16,500 on its website (greenafrica.com). The ticket purchase activities begin due to the pre-sales approval of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). he airline had earlier announced

Global aviation faces its biggest political crisis in years after Belarus scrambled a fighter and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to detain a dissident journalist, prompting U.S. and European outrage. Some European airlines immediately began avoiding Belarus airspace, a key corridor between western Europe and Moscow and route for long-haul

Incessant Bird Strikes in Nigeria’s Airspace Worry Airlines Incidents of bird strikes have become a source of concern to airline operators who fear that if not checked it may result in a major accident. To this end, the airlines have called on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to urgently curtail the movement of

Green Africa has announced commencement of flight operations on its recently announced routes from June 24, 2021 with ticket sales opened at 12 noon on May 25 made available at 10% discount rate to its gFlyer members. The sales is tagged: “gFlyer Specials”. It means non-gFlyer members would get tickets at normal rate. The Lagos-based

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, on Tuesday confirmed the incident involving a Max Airlines plane which had on board the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and other 139 passengers. The aircraft, which took off from Mallam Aminu Kano airport and heading to Abuja airport, suffered a bird

Nigeria And IATA’s ‘Iron Lady Of African Aviation’ Crowned Winner Of 2021 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award Nigeria and International Air Transport Association (IATA’s), Adefunke Adeyemi, fondly called ‘Iron Lady of African Aviation’ has been named the winner of the  ‘2021 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award’. According to AviaDev, the organizer of the recognition: