Nigerian airports reopen for commercial operation June 21

Samson EchenimJune 3, 2020

Nigerian airports reopen for commercial operation June 21

Five airports in Nigeria will resume commercial scheduled flights June 21, the country’s aviation regulatory authority has said.  In a statement, Tuesday, Musa Nuhu, director-general, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said flights would resume in five airports on June 21, adding that other airports would be added after review and assessment. “The closure of Nigerian […]

Get ready, we’re flying soon, Dana Air alerts passengers

Samson EchenimJune 1, 2020

Get ready, we're flying soon, Dana Air alerts passengers

Nigerian airline, Dana Air has alerted its passengers it is coming back to the airspace soon, after two months of break due to the Covid-19 lockdown in the country that saw all airports closed.  Amidst concerns that some airlines may not bounce back after the forced grounding, Dana said it was working with aviation authorities […]

FG to certify airlines before flights resume

May 28, 2020

Federal Government is to certify airlines and other operators in Nigeria before the resumption of flights once the country’s airspace and airports are re-opened for commercial operations. It was also gathered on Wednesday that all operators in the country’s civil aviation space were required to inform the government five days ahead before resuming operations. Nigerian […]

Gloomy future for air passengers as airlines plan long checks, 45% fare raise

Samson EchenimMay 27, 2020

Concern mounts over failure of N3bn Lagos airport's aircraft landing aids

Air travelling in post Covid-19 leaves a picture of tiresomeness and expensiveness as airlines globally plan  longer check in process and 45 percent increase in air fares.  Nigerian airlines and passengers will not be left out of the quagmire as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has hinted the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) […]

British airline, Flairjet pilots quarantined in Nigeria after engaging in commercial flights

Samson EchenimMay 19, 2020

After impounding their plane for operating commercial flights into Nigeria, thereby, violating the country’s Covid-19 restriction rules, the Nigerian government has placed on quarantine, pilots of an aircraft owned by a British airline, Flairjet. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said the pilots would remain isolated for 14 days, while the aircraft, Legacy 600 with registration […]

FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, others get 45 days ministerial ultimatum to relocate headquarters to Abuja

Samson EchenimMay 15, 2020

Nigeria restricts international flights to Lagos, Abuja as NCAA suspends inspections on aircraft

  All federal government agencies and parastatals in the aviation sector have been directed by the Ministry of Aviatio to relocate their corporate headquarters to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja within the next 45 days. With this directive, agencies expected to relocate from Lagos are the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation […]

Dana Air mulls flight resumption soon, plans to keep middle seats empty

Samson EchenimApril 20, 2020

Nigerian airline, Dana Air says it plans to leave all its operational aircrafts middle seats empty when it resumes flights “anytime soon” in line with the social distancing guideline on Covid-19. Obi Mbanuzuo, accountable manager of Dana, said the airline would commence this initiative when flights resume, maintain it for a while and listen to […]

Why we shut down Carveton Helicopters operation – Wike

Businessam StaffApril 9, 2020

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says it has become inevitable to shut down operations of Carverton Helicopters in the state, after the state government observe that the company appeared to value its business activities or profit more than and in clear disregard of the lives and health of the people of the state. Wike said […]