How Appropriate Handling Charges Can Grow Industry Nigeria is losing huge revenue collected as charges  for ramp, passenger and cargo operations for handling services rendered to foreign aircraft. Reason? The designated handling firms – Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc , Skyways Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, Precision Aviation Handling Company (PAHCO) and Menzies Aviation […]

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has allayed the fear of sack in the aviation sector, saying that data from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) revealed the nation’s aviation sector is currently short of staff. Speaking at a virtual meeting against the backdrop of fear expressed by some staff of Federal Airports Authority

AFRAA: ‘Out of control’ COVID-19 Threatens African Rebound The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) expressed concern over rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 on the continent, warning that the rise in infection rates could see African nations slam the brakes on any relaxation of restrictions on commercial aviation. The organization, which boasts 46 members accounting for more

NAHCO GMD Seeks Single Digit Interest Loan For Ground Handling Companies LAGOS – The Federal Government has been charged to grant single digit interest loans to the ground handling companies in the Nigerian aviation industry, just like the airline sub-sector. This is as the National Assembly has promised to assist the private organisations in the aviation

ABUJA  – Persistent downtime of automated check-in systems at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja and in Lagos airports has been traced to the abrupt withdrawal of services by Societe International Telecommunication Aeronautiques (SITA), according to the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and may not change any time soon.  The disruption, which has lasted

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has lauded the Federal Government over the immediate response in the removal of seven percent sur­charge on imported aircraft and spares. The operators also com­mended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the swift im­plementation of the directive by the government. Mr. Allen Onyema, the Vice Chairman of AON, in an

Foreign Airlines Seek New Risk-based Guidelines for Travel Foreign airlines have urged governments to follow new guidelines initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to encourage safe travels across borders. The airlines, under the aegis of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), sought a “risk-based approach” that reduces the emphasis on testing and quarantine. Specifically,

Ethiopian Airlines made this announcement: Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest Pan-African airline, has become Africa’s top airline in passenger and freight traffic retaining its leadership position in the continent. According to the African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) report, Ethiopian has been ranked first by passenger and cargo traffic in 2020. Ethiopian carried 500 thousand tons of freight and 5.5

Delta Air Lines Inc. has resumed flight operations at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport to pre-pandemic level. Flight operations between Lagos and New York-JFK are scheduled four times weekly. The flight from New York-JFK joins Delta’s existing daily service to Atlanta, which restarted last September following a short suspension due to the airport’s closure at

From Friday, August 2, Lufthansa German Airlines will resume its operations to Port Harcourt. The announcement follows the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s announcement of the reopening of Port Harcourt airport for international flights. In a statement by Lufthansa German Airlines, operations to Port Harcourt will resume with five weekly departures to Frankfurt, and one-stop in