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HADI SIRIKA, minister of state (Aviation), in this interview, takes a look at how the Nigerian aviation industry has fared in almost four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said that the construction and commissioning of new terminals, acquisition of navigational aids and the recent payment of gratuities and pensions of the former national carrier, […]

By Sade Williams     Landover Aviation Business School (LABS), a leading aviation training school in West Africa, has produced the student with the best performance in Nigeria in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Foundation in Travel and Tourism with Amadeus course in the December 2018 diet. Adeola Alade, a graduate of LABS made a […]

By Sade Williams Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has received the brief to take care of ground handling operations at the newly commissioned Bayelsa State international airport following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between SAHCO and the Bayelsa State Government. SAHCO is a rival to the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) in the […]

By Sade Williams   Nigeria’s aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says it wants telecommunication companies with facilities and structure at various airports in the country to clear debts running into billions of naira without any further delay. It would not disclose the exact amount being owed as both it and the telcos […]

By Sade Williams/TravelPort In January 2019, the Lufthansa Group airlines welcomed around 9.1 million passengers, representing an increase of 4.8 percent year-on-year. The available seat kilometers were up 7.3 percent over the previous year, at the same time, sales increased by 8.1 percent. In addition as compared to January 2018, the seat load factor increased […]

By Sade Williams/TravelPort   Moved by the gap that exists due to lack of adequate training facilities in Nigeria aviation sector, Leadstream Aviation Training, which was recently given licence as Approved Training Organisation (ATO), has said it is planning to bring into Nigeria flight simulator.   Roland Ahmed, an engineer and chief executive officer of […]

By Sade Williams/TravelPort The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has warned all airline operators to comply with the cashless payment policy of the Federal government in a bid to ensure transparency in revenue generation and management. To this effect and in total compliance with the presidential directive on the implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA), […]