TWO industry professionals, President, Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association of Nigeria (IAOPA), Dr. Alex Nwuba and the Managing Partner of Avaero Capital, Sindy Foster have both charted a path for the Jet fuel crisis the Nigerian aviation industry is currently grappling with, as well as other issues in the industry.   Both eggheads also had strong opinions with regards the …

THE Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has noted that the term ‘sunrise’ or ‘sunset airports’ was misplaced, given that almost all airports in Nigeria but one or two have instrument landing facilities for approach and landing, meaning they are operating based on Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and not based on Visual Flight Rules (VFR) where they pilots are required to …

NIGERIAN Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc will be upgrading some ground handling equipment with N4bn to improve services, the company has told it’s clients and partners.   This is as it has attributed the continuous support and of its clients to its professional conduct as an organisation, stating that it is the major reason the company has grown over the …

AS part of efforts to enhance maritime safety and security, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, on research and training. The Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and his counterpart at the NITT, Dr. Bayero Salih Farah, signed the MoU over the …

  ACTING Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency ( NAMA) Mr. Mathew Lawrence Pwajok has said the fixing of runway lights at 18L/ 36R of the Murtala Muhammed Airport is a necessary evil as it will provide an alternative for airlines at night incase the International runway 18R/36L is not operational. Mr Pwajok made this known while speaking at the …

CHIEF Operating Officer of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi says Nigerian airlines operate 1080 hours less than the bench marked industry standard stressing that limited operational hours at several airports leads to only daylight operations and this systematically reduces the window for aircraft utilization which becomes a threat to the airlines survival. This is as he however charged airlines to …

CHAIRMAN Finchglow Holdings, Mr. Bankole Bernard has said that the effect of unremitted funds to foreign airlines will not only affect the cost of airfares but the number of air travellers, cost of goods and rate of inflation calling on government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address the issue of the funds as it affects aviation and …

OVERNING Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the appointment of three new Directors, Mr. Otonye Obom, Captain Umoren Sunday Michael, and Mr. Kazir Abubakar Musa. The Directors according to a statement issued at the weekend were promoted along with eighteen Deputy Directors and Twenty Assistant Directors while four hundred and thirty-one other staff were …

  THE Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Plc) at its 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos held both physically and virtually, informed Shareholders that the group turnover stood at N10.2 billion, representing a 44% improvement over the 2020 financial year performance, despite the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on its operations. At the AGM which held on the …

  THE letter from Emirates Airline to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika may just be the beginning of further woes to Nigerians travelling internationally as it shows just how trapped funds which has led to flight reduction by the airline and probably others may jack up airfares, isolate Nigeria from connectivity and impact on employment negatively, experts say.   …