Aviation

Nigerian Airlines is flying soon - FG

The Federal Government said yesterday that Nigeria Air will soon start flying, having got the aircraft ready and painted in its colours. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa…
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Aviation

NiMET workers give 14-day strike notice.

Another disruption in the aviation industry is imminent as three workers’ unions have threatened to ground operations at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency over wages over failure to implement minimum consequential adjustment wage. The unions, which include the National…
Aviation

Emirates restores flights to Lagos

Emirate airline has announced the reinstatement of its flight operations to Lagos, starting September 11. The airline said this in an email to customers yesterday. The development comes almost a week after the federal government released the sum of $265 million to foreign airlines in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales. We are pleased to inform you that effective from 11th September…
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Airline Operators of Nigeria dump flight suspension plan

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has withdrawn action to suspend flight operations following the increase in aviation fuel. In a joint statement by AON, it disclosed that further to numerous calls from the highest echelons in government with promises to urgently…
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Airline Operators of Nigeria continue ticket sales despite planned shut down

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said that airlines have continued to sell tickets beyond the date announced for the proposed service shutdown which is an exploitation of consumers and a violation of the law. The Commission, however, expressed optimism that airline operators cannot suspend domestic flight operations as announced, adding that airline…
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Aviation

Aero Contractors deny plans to close operations

This denial follows the report carried by a media outfit with headline ’61 Years After Nigeria’s Foremost Airline, Aero Contractors Goes Under.” According to Aero, the story is highly speculative, preposterous and misleading of what was not discussed. According to the…
Aviation

Representatives & Minister Hadi Sirika appeal to airlines over planned shut down

Nnolim Nnaji, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation and Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, has appealed to the Airline Operators of Nigeria, (AON) to rescind action on its planned shutdown of operations. This is also as the Aviation Committee Chairman disclosed that the House of Reps Leadership had already summoned a meeting of the stakeholders including the chairmen of…
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