Day: 19 June 2024

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation industry are set to discuss the way forward for the nation’s aviation sector. The conference titled, ‘Aviation Survivability Amidst Challenging Macro-economics Environment,’ is put together by the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC). According to a statement made available to LEADERSHIP, LAAC said, this year’s conference was informed by the …

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“The resumption of transport operations on the Lagos-Kano railway route would drastically reduce the rising cost of food,” the group said. The Democratic Front (TDF), a pro-democracy group, has described the repair and reopening of the Lagos-Kano railway line for freight operations as a major boost for the economy. The TDF said this in a statement …

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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Monday night assured that Nigeria’s Airspace has achieved total radar coverage and as such safe for flight operations. NCAA gave the assurance in a statement signed by its Ag. Director General, Capt. Chris Najomo where refuted insinuations that the Nigerian airspace is insecure as a result of the …

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There are indications that some domestic airline carriers may have to close because they cannot obtain the foreign exchange needed to either return or transport their aircraft abroad for maintenance. Fluctuating exchange rates have been discovered to impact the price of aircraft spare parts. The nation’s twelve scheduled carriers, which operate various aircraft, including Dash …

“Airfares Will Increase”: Nigerian Airlines Risk Shutting Down Amid Forex Fluctuation Read More »

It has emerged that the inability of Nigerian-owned airlines to maintain their aircraft is worsening the prohibitive fares and low capacity As at the last count, over 50 percent of aircraft owned by Nigerian airlines are either parked at airports or at maintenance facilities in Nigeria or overseas, a development that has led to reduction …

Nigerian Airlines Abandon 50% of Aircraft at Maintenance Facilities on Lack of FX Read More »

Nigeria was rated high in the last International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Universal Security Audit Programme Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP – CMA) on account of efforts by the Federal Government to proactively ramp measures aimed at improving aviation systems, processes, and procedures, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said yesterday. If not for such efforts, the civil aviation authority …

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