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Disappeared DTA file: Unions to pray against saboteurs

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

Aviation unions in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA have vowed to seek the face of God following the disappearance of approval given by the immediate past Director-General of the agency for their 30 per cent Duty Tour Allowance DTA Addressing workers of the agency at the annual

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PSC review: Stakeholders back FAAN, calls for moderation

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2018 0

The proposed increment for the Passengers Service Charge (PSC) by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has received an endorsement from three aviation unions in the country. FAAN has proposed an upward review of the current PSC which was last done eight years ago. The new PSC regime is expected to take effect from January […]

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Minister, unions at loggerheads over concession

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2017 0

Crisis is brewing in the nation’s aviation industry following the appointment of transaction advisers for concession of the airports, the proposed national carrier and aerotropolis by the government. The minister of state, aviation Hadi Sirika had at the end of the last Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo announced […]

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Arik Air suffers setback as aviation unions shut down operations

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2016 0

Passengers who arrived at the general aviation terminal base of Arik Air to catch the Tuesday morning flight to their various destinations were shocked to find a horde of aviation union workers barricading the entrance to the airline’s ticket counters. The union workers, drawn from the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), National […]

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Aviation unions to sue FG over concession

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

Insistence by the federal government to concession four major airports in the country may take a new dimension as leading unions in the industry have threatened to sue the government if it does not reverse its stand. The unions, Air Transport Staff Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the National Union of Air Transport […]