After 35 years of being in operation, the Federal Government recently approved a new Safety Threshold Ground Handling Charges for ground handling firms operating in the country’s aviation sector. Daily Trust reports that the new approval gives a N15bn boost to the aviation sector. Aviation safety, according to stakeholders, starts from the ground. The takeoff […]

United Airlines has announced that new service between Washington, D.C. and Lagos, Nigeria would begin November 29 (subject to government approval). The airline in a statement released at the weekend, said it would operate three weekly flights connecting the US capital to Nigeria’s largest city, which is also the top Western African destination for US

The Ethiopian Airlines,  Africa’s largest airline, has announced resumption of flights to Enugu Airport in South-east Nigeria from the 1st of October. This is coming after 2 years of flight suspension, following airport renovations. The General Manager, Shimeles Arage, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that every week there would be a flight

FG Upwardly Reviews Ground Handling Rates 35 Years After Foreign airlines to pay between $1,500 and $5,000Local carriers get N25,000-N70,000 benchmark After a 35-year wait, the Federal Government has approved new safety threshold ground handling charges, effective October 1, 2021 for international carriers, and January 1, 2022, for domestic operators. According to the review, made

Nigeria: Experts – Improved Infrastructure Will Boost Aviation Sector, Increase Transport Industry Contribution to GDP Aviation stakeholders and experts have called for continued investment in infrastructure to sustain the growing contribution of the sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The transport industry contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter

Out of Africa – COVID Pandemic Has Strengthened Rather than Weakened the Barriers to Change Africa, the continent often described as being the last frontier for air travel development, but one that has seen bitterly slow progress with government intervention, visa restrictions, high taxation and poor infrastructure among the many problems that have inhibited growth.

Breaking: Dubai Travel: Emirates Airline Extends Suspension Of Nigerian Flights To UAE The Dubai-based airline had earlier announced that it would suspend flights from Nigeria to Dubai till August 28. Emirates Airlines has extended the suspension of Nigerian flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) till September 5, 2021. Passengers who have been to or

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has urged the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to redouble its surveillance on airlines operating in the country. The President, NAAPE, Mr. Abednego Galadima, made this known in a communique issued to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. Galadima said the surveillance became necessary to ensure operators

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers has urged the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to put an end to the sector payment methodology adopted by some airlines and aircraft operators. It said the sector payment to pilots which was calculated based on the number of successful flights a pilot performed on a daily basis

The engineering and maintenance department of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has recorded another feat as it has successfully constructed three Toilet and two Water Bowsers from locally sourced materials. The bowsers which are used to produce water and to eliminate waste from the Aircraft are manufactured according to European standards. The tanks