JOHN OKOH Poor revenue generation, decay of infrastructure, non-challant attitude of workers and the need to take aviation to the greatest height informed the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika’s decision to adopt the concession option for some airports in the country. Sirika at various occasions had never hidden his intention about airport concession tailored […]
Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total of N21, 107,212,510 for projects in the Aviation and Education ministries, as well as for some federal agencies. Briefing State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari after concluding his mandatory self-isolation, following his return to […]
JOHN OKOH All is now set for the 25th edition of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) conference and awards, with Sen. Hadi Sirika and Capt. Ibrahim Mshelia, the Minister of Aviation as the Chief Guest of Honour and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), West Link Airlines as Chairman, respectively. This year conference of […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Aviation stakeholders are worried about the alleged disappearance of N22 billion palliative meant for the sector in the country to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic It was gathered that only N5billiuon out of the N27billionn palliative to the aviation industry was disbursed to a few airlines as some airlines have cried […]
By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Aviation workers union in solidarity with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have served a notice to the Federal Ministry of Aviation, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), airlines and other users of the plan to shut the Port-Harcourt International Airport as they declare massive action against Rivers […]
Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) on Monday, corroborated to the protest of the aviation unions over the planned concession of some of the country’s airports. READ ALSO: Airport concession: Aviation Minister driven by ‘self’, not national interest-Unions Daily Times recalls that Labour unions in the aviation industry on August 10, 2020 arrived at the conclusion to embark […]
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the management of Turkish Air, Air Peace and Bristow Helicopters to reinstate all the sacked workers within two weeks, Daily Times gathered. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, while condemning the recent sack of 100 Pilots by Air Peace, 69 […]
Worried by what he called the “severe” impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the aviation industry, analyst and the CEO of Belujane Konzult, Mr Chris Aligbe yesterday raised alarm over impending collapse of the industry. Aligbe said this was as a result of the travel restriction which was imposed globally as a measure to contain […]
Vienna – The world’s airlines face potential revenue losses between 4 billion and 5 billion dollars in the first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak has led to widespread flight cancellations, according to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The Montreal-based UN body based its forecast on reports that around 70 carriers have stopped all international flight […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this when he briefed State House Correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the aim is to further train the security personnel, who have obtained Presidential approval to start carrying arms, for improved […]
Chukwuemeka Iwelunmo Following a reported scarcity of Jet A1, the fuel used by airplanes, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (?NNPC) has assured airline operators and other consumers to disregard reports about aviation fuel scarcity, as it has over 80 million litres in stock, a volume that can last airlines in Nigeria 37 days. Airlines, since […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Senator Hadi Abubakar Sirika is appointed as a substantive Minister of Aviation. This is as the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari during the inauguration of the screened 43 ministers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja made the pronouncement that Sirika is the minister of aviation. Sirika was the immediate Minister […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Following a long ranging trade dispute between the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and two aviation unions comprising Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the unions have vowed to declare a state of emergency in the agency by January 2nd next year, […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo President of the Aviation Round Table (ART), Elder Gabriel Olowo has stated categorically that Nigerian travel agents are facing extinction as booking figures have been declining yearly since 2014 and has called on Government to come together with relevant stakeholders to address the declining trend of the business. Olowo made this known in […]
The newly elected Chairman of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Lagos state chapter, Comrade Paul Igene has warned airlines, catering service providers and other private companies in the aviation industry against anti-labour activities, saying the union will no longer condone management decisions that are inimical to the growth of unionism in the […]
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has deployed a state-of-the-art Ground Support Equipment (GSE) to boost operations at its Port Harcourt station. The Ground Support Equipment is a High loader Air Marrel (LAM 35). This GSE is a 35 tons capacity self-propelled heavy-duty main deck loader that also has the capacity to load and […]
In ensuring safety on the runways, experts in safety want agencies in the industry to collaborate and imbibe the culture of sharing of information; this is just as the need to improve upon and upgrade critical safety facilities is also stressed. As the harmattan season is approaching characterized by low visibility due to dust haze, […]
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has disclosed that the national carrier (Nigeria Air) project was not suspended because of lack of investors. A statement by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Media and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday, said the national carrier project had an avalanche of well-grounded and ready investors. […]
That Nigeria is proclaimed the giant of Africa is trite. It is a slogan which has reigned for decades. But in the last two decades, or more, Nigeria, the pride of Africa has been ludicrously derided and despised with various derogative sobriquets’, as “leaping, sleeping or crawling giant” of Africa. Even among Nigerians, it is […]
… LIVERY REVEALED AT FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW The Federal Government of Nigeria, has says it has lived up its campaign promise which among it is to provide a national carrer for the country. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, today revealed the branding and livery for a new national Flag Carrier Nigeria Air […]