*FG, Nigerians to hold 51% equity Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said that the new national carrier, Nigerian Air, will begin flights from April 2022. Sirika made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu […]
By John Okoh Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says efforts at establishing a national carrier are still in the works as operations may commence in the first quarter of 2022 while using this year, 2021 to do the needful. This is just as he said that COVID-19 exposed certain economic vulnerabilities in the nation due […]
The general secretary of the National Union of Air Transports Employees (NUATE) Comrade Ocheme Abah has described as unserious the plan by the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika to float a national carrier in the country. Speaking to aviation reporters in his office at the airport, Abah explained that the plan of the project has […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday, told the Federal Executive Council (FEC) that efforts at establishing a national carrier would come to fruition by 2021. Sirika, who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting presided over President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the ministry submitted its scorecard […]
…Say Nigeria Air needs $500m injection as single B777 aircraft costs $320m …Want FG to focus on infrastructure development, not wasteful project As criticisms continue to trail the suspension of the proposed national carrier-Nigeria Air, the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), on Thursday, said it would have cost the country $3 billion to set up […]
…Proposed national carrier not transparent – Union leader Project Nigeria Air has hit a stumbling block months after the unveiling of the national carrier’s project logo at the Farnborough Air Show in London, as the Federal Government at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday suspended the project. Disclosing this to newsmen in Abuja, […]
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that the proposed national carrier for Nigeria would be unveiled before the end of December. Sirika, a former pilot, gave the assurance while receiving the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance for the establishment of the airline from Mr Chidi Izuwah, the Director General, […]
…Vows to stop VAT remittances …Accuses govt. of exempting Arik, Aero from NAV charges Domestic carriers under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Thursday faulted the modalities being adopted by government in setting up the proposed national carrier. The indigenous airlines’ body said using tax payers’ money to set up the […]
*We have acquired Boeing 777, to commence int’l route soon – Airline The Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR Thursday rewarded one of the Nigeria airlines, air Peace with “National Carrier of Repute award, as the airline says, it has acquired the highly rated Boeing 777 for international routes. This was as the institute was […]
The federal government has begun efforts to re-establish the national carrier, some 13 years after it liquidated the former national carrier, Nigeria Airways. The former national carrier was liquidated following its mismanagement, government control and undue interference in its affairs, resulting in huge debts and depletion of its fleet. This time around, the government has […]
The National Carrier, Air Namibia , has confirmed that it will resume flights to Accra, Ghana, as of the end of June this year. However, to increase its chances of making a profit on this route, which the airline abandoned in 2013, it will now combine the flights to Ghana with flights to Lagos in […]
Nick Fadugba,is a former Secretary General of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and publisher of African Aviation magazine for the past 27 years. He is also an aviation consultant and enthusiast. He spoke with aviation journalists at the just concluded Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative’s 2017 conference in Lagos with the theme: “Nigerian Aviation Infrastructure: Development […]
…To be private sector- driven Minister of State Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has clarified that the proposed National carrier in the works is going to be private sector- driven, but that government will own between 3-5% equity in the airline. He made this known at a press conference at the ICAO World Aviation Forum (IWAF) […]