Minister hails airlines for exercising restraint Dr. Olowo tells government to act now THE planned suspension of operations by some airlines from tomorrow Monday, 9th May, 2022 was dealt a severe blow with more airlines including Overland Airways and Arik Air joining Ibom Air and Dana Air to announce that they will not be suspending operations. As it stands Azman …
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Dana Air pulls out of AON flight suspension, to continue operations
DANA Air has recanted its decision to join the Airline Operators’ of Nigeria ( AON) to commence an indefinite cessation of operations from tomorrow May 9, 2020. Dana is the second airline to pull out of the suspension after Ibom Air said it would not be joining the action initiated by the airline body. READ ALSO: Ibom Air distances self …
Read More »Airlines to ground aviation industry from May 9, over Jet fuel price hike, other operating costs
NINE operators under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have announced suspension of their operations from May 9, 2022 following a rise in cost of jet A1 and other costs. The airlines: Azman Air, Max Air, United Nigeria Airways, Ibom Air, Air Peace, Arik Air, Air Peace, Dana Air and Overland Airways made this known in a …
Read More »AON election crisis: Court adjourns tussle till March 11 as plaintiffs seek interlocutory injunction
FEDERAL High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned till Thursday, March 11, 2020 a suit filed by West Link Airlines LTD, Sky Power Express Airways Nigeria Limited and Tropical Attic Logistics LTD against Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and nine others. The plaintiffs are contesting the processes that led to the election and emergence of the new executives of the …
Read More »AON Election aftermath: Cracks emerge as members allege possible split
YESTERDAY’S elections of new executives of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) took the industry by storm after months of delay occasioned by discontentment of procedures within the ranks of the group, but until the group get its act together and rectify what some members describe as anomalies, the chasm within the group would grow. Last night, the AON elected …
Read More »COVID-19: AON says domestic airlines currently losing N360b, calls for urgent govt palliatives
AIRLINE Operators of Nigeria (AON) today urged the Federal Government to consider urgent stimulus grants or palliatives for domestic airlines to cushion its N360billion losses as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage having grounded no fewer than 120 aircraft in the last four weeks. The AON in a statement signed by Chairman, Captain Nogie Meggison also advised the aviation agencies …
Read More »AON set to boycott Rivers State over illegal arrest of Caverton Pilots
AIRLINE Operators of Nigeria (AON) have issued a 24 hour notice to the Rivers State Government, threatening to boycott all schedule and unscheduled commercial and private flight operations, including oil and gas offshore flight services, into Port Harcourt for a period of three (3) months should they fail to release two (2) Caverton Helicopters Pilots arrested. The AON lent their …
Read More »AON insists on government bailout, other palliatives to minimize impacts of COVID-19
AIRLINE Operators of Nigeria yesterday urged the Federal Government to put measures in place and extend critical palliative as well as provide a bailout to indigenous airline operators in order to reduce the burden of colossal loses they have suffered and continue to suffer from the impact of the COVID-19 virus on air travel. According to the AON, the impact …
Read More »AON seeks travel restrictions on countries with over 100 COVID-19 cases
Asks FG to limit them to just two entry points AON, Airline Operators of Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps by immediately announcing a comprehensive travel restriction to only two entry points for Nigerian and foreign nationals coming from countries that have been confirmed to have over 100 cases of the COVID19 Virus popularly known …
Read More »Sparing a thought for aviation development in Nigeria
I hope to see aircraft land in our airports at zero visibility. I hope to see the general aviation develop with small aeroplanes flown for several services including club flying, aerial mapping/photography, agricultural spraying flights, sporting flights, aerial journalism.
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