Tag: Nigerian Airlines
Aero Contractors Predates Nigeria Airways, Defies Odds at 67- Captain Olumide
Oldest operator: Aero Contractors’ remarkable 1959 head start
Sixty-seven years after it began operations, Aero Contractors remains in existence as Nigeria’s oldest operator of aircraft...
@67, Sanusi Wants Aero Protected as a National Aviation Asset
Aero’s resilience defines 67 years of Nigerian aviation
As Aero Contractors marks its 67th anniversary, Aero’s resilience has emerged as a defining theme, with Managing...
AGHAN Takes Strong Action Over XEJet Handling Debt Dispute
The Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) has directed its members to withdraw services from XEJet Airlines over an outstanding handling debt of...
AON Threatens Nationwide Airline Shutdown Over Union Disruptions
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has warned that a nationwide airline shutdown could follow any repeat of the violent disruption of airline operations...
Ibom Air Celebrates Landmark Achievement as 5 Million Passengers Fly
Ibom Air has recorded a major achievement, welcoming its five millionth passenger since commencing scheduled commercial operations. The landmark was reached on Friday, 25...
Central Data System Will End TSC Confusion, Bankole Bernard Says
The Group Managing Director of Finchglow Holdings, Mr. Bankole Bernard, has called for a central data system to resolve Nigeria’s persistent Ticket Sales Charge...
NCAA Statistics: Stop Damaging Airlines With Misleading Delay Rankings
By Bonaventure Phillips Melah
The recent publication of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA statistics on flight delays has raised questions about how aviation performance data...
Bloated Staffing and Recurrent Expenditure Threaten Nigerian Aviation Growth- Iyayi
The high cost of maintaining bloated personnel structures and heavy recurrent expenditure across aviation agencies is undermining infrastructure development and stunting the growth of...
Nigeria’s Domestic Disruptions: NCAA Reveals Alarming 4,765 Delays in August
Nigeria’s domestic disruptions intensified in August 2026, with airlines recording 4,765 delayed flights, according to the NCAA. The airlines operated 7,961 domestic flights during...
Perceived Tribalism Shadows August 11 Air Peace, United Nigeria Picketing
Concerns over perceived tribalism have emerged from the protesting of aviation unions against Nigerian airlines on August 11, 2026. The dispute has placed industrial...
