President Joe Biden’s administration is doubling down on its stance that a vaccine passport should come from the private sector. At a briefing today, White House Senior Advisor for COVID Response, Andy Slavitt, indicated that the government would develop guidelines for the private sector but stay out of the actual development of a vaccine passport. […]

• Aero, Ibom, others missed out of released N5 billion• Reps to probe disbursement  The proposed N27 billion intervention fund earmarked for the aviation sector is causing a row in the industry. While stakeholders expressed displeasure over the release of only N5 billion out of the N27 billion, some operating carriers complained of being left

Nigeria Designates Five Airports for Free Trade, Open Sky The Federal Government has designated five international airports to support the implementation of both the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) agreements. These airports are Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja; Mallam Aminu

ICAO Advises ECOWAS To Embrace Liberalization & Innovation To Enhance Aviation Pandemic Recovery…Rains Accolades On Regional Collaboration On SAATM, YD & Legal Instrument On Air Cargo At the conclusion of  the virtual Ministerial Meeting on Enhancing Air Transport Connectivity and Growth in West Africa, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano and Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu

MINISTERS of Aviation in the West African sub region have revealed plans to implement post covid recovery plan for air transport in the region, including strategies for the long-term sustainable development of the industry after consideration of issues affecting air transport and related sectors. This is just as they have urged all operators including airlines,

AIR Peace yesterday took delivery of another of its thirteen (13) pre-ordered Embraer E195-E2 aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and has called on the Federal Government to impress on the Nigerian Customs Service ( NCS) the need to honour signed laws. The brand new aircraft landed the country at 1:55pm and was

ICAO Council Approves New And Revised Recommendations In Restarting Air Travel The International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO Council  has made public its revised and new recommendations in the aim to coordinately restart the global air transport industry, which has been battered by the emergence of Covid-19. The United Nation’s aviation agency through its headquarters in

POLICY makers, implementers, aviation investors and stakeholders have said the West African region has the population and economic potential to drive trade and tourism if there is improved air transport connectivity in the region. This is just as they have said that the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to change the narrative of how things

Buhari Reappoints Olateru As AIB Commissioner…Matazu And Modibbo Now NiMet And NCAT Heads President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Reublic of Nigeria, has reappointed Engr. Akin Olateru as the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). Professor Bako Mansur Matazu is appointed the new Director-General of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET)

The Nigerian government has announced dates for the resumption of international flights at the Enugu, Kano and Port Harcourt airports. “We will be opening Enugu airport on the 3rd of May 2021, Kano on the 5th of April, 2021 and Port Harcourt on the 15th of April, 2021 for international flights,” the Minister of Aviation,