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An aircraft management and charter flight company, Leading-Edge Aviation, has emerged as the best operator in the Charter Flight Category of the Nigeria Aviation Awards. The company won the Charter Flight Award at the 12th edition of the Nigeria Aviation Awards and Ministerial Dinner in Lagos on Saturday among over eight companies voted in the category. According to the organisers …

The Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in Lagos, operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), has been recognized once again for its positive impact on the nation’s aviation industry at the Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards and Ministerial Dinner in Ikeja, Lagos. MMA2 was awarded the Best Domestic Airport Terminal and the All-Inclusive Airport Terminal Achievement Award for the year …

Managing Director of Safety & Training at the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Steve Berry and Senior Consultant at Global FBO Consult Joe McDermott have been announced as the latest speakers at the inaugural X-1 Approach FBO & User Conference The conference, set to be held in Miami, Florida from April 10th-13th, 2023 is shaping up to be a unique …

Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Alli Patani has said that the successful demonstration of the Satellite Based Augmentation System ( SBAS) using the NigComSat has shown clearly the country’s capacity to support, not just Nigeria but the rest of Africa. This is just as his Aviation counterpart, Senator Hadi Sirika has harped on the importance of satellite …

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has alerted  the general public especially airline operators, individuals with respiratory ailments on the possibility of deterioration in visibility as a result of observed dust haze propagated into the country from the source region.  A release signed by General Manager Public Relations Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim read, ” the weather reports from the country, indicating the …

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has been named Man of The Year in the Nigeria Aviation Awards (NIGAV)Senator Sirika was adjudged Man of The Year following his contributions to the development of the aviation industry in the country. This is just as the Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Prof Mansur Matazu is to receive the …

Wakanow has today announced an exclusive distribution partnership with ValueJet, Nigeria’s newest domestic airline, to host the airline’s inventory on its website and increase local flight inventory available to local travellers. This partnership is aligned with Wakanow’s aim of delivering access to all local flight inventory in real-time and an all-year-round flight schedule. It also showcases its continuous commitment to …

Few months after the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN) terminated of the contract of the waste disposal and evacuation company, Guesstimate Environmental Protection Company previously and replaced with another, Neeb Energy undisposed waste have appeared at multiple points around the airport, opposite the General Aviation Terminal ( GAT) and at the Local Garage opposite the Forte Oil fueling …

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in conjunction with Dana Airlines and Aero Contractors have concluded arrangements to reward loyal travellers at the terminal. According to BASL Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Oluwatosin Onalaja, the idea was conceived to show appreciation and reward travellers that consistently patronise airlines at MMA2. BASL’s Head …

From GDS, airline, travel agency to in-flight catering sectors of the industry, golfers from the aviation industry gathered in the closest golf course to the airport in Lagos and one that shares history with aviation in Nigeria, Ikeja Golf Club, as the West African leg of Aviation Cup Africa Golf Tournament 2022 teed off. Sponsored by SkyTeam Alliance — Kenya …