Passengers were forced to miss their flights yesterday morning and many airport workers were stranded as organised labour led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) locked down the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Abuja, and the ...
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Feed SubscriptionNigeria To Sign Direct Flight Agreement With Algeria
The federal government is set to finalize arrangements to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Algeria for a direct flight route between the two countries in a few months to come. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo ...
Read More »NSIB Commences Investigation Into Flint Aero Aircraft Accident
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has commenced an investigation into the accident involving an HS 125 aircraft with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-AMM belonging to Flint Aero, which occurred at about 08:21 pm on 3rd November 2023. The director, ...
Read More »FAAN Conducts Bomb Threat Simulation Exercise At Lagos Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Thursday, said it conducted a full-scale security emergency exercise at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos In a press statement by the director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, ...
Read More »Air Peace Mulls Discounted Fare For Serving, Retired Military Officers
Air Peace airline, on Thursday, said it would introduce rebate on flight tickets for serving and retired officers of the Nigeria military. This was disclosed by the chairman of the airline, Allen Onyema, when being conferred with a Doctor of ...
Read More »Nigeria Has Best Aviation Safety Record In Africa – NSIB Boss
Director general, Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr. Akin Olateru, said the aviation safety record of Nigeria has been described as the best in Africa, with the country recording only two fatal accidents in the last ten years. He said ...
Read More »FAAN Shuts Down Yakubu Gowon Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday, announced the closure of Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, Plateau State, for one week. In a press statement by FAAN management, the airport will be temporarily closed to flight operations from ...
Read More »Forex: Domestic Operators Lament Over 40 Aircraft Grounded Abroad
No fewer than 40 aircraft belonging to domestic airlines are currently grounded in maintenance facilities abroad and in Nigeria due to lack of access to foreign exchange from the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay the necessary bills, according to ...
Read More »Abuja Airport 2nd Runway To Take Off As Federal Govt Agrees N825m Compensation
Construction at Abuja’s second runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) is set to take off as the federal government has agreed to pay N825m compensation to communities affected by the project. This was revealed after a meeting between ...
Read More »Aviation Security Workers Embark On Strike Aug 16
The Aviation Security and logistics sub-sector has been mandated by the National Union of Air Transport Employees to embark on a nationwide strike starting from Wednesday, August 16. This is as an aftermath of poor wages for the workers. This was ...
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