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Aircraft Cleaner Rewarded With Cash, Promotion For Returning $10,000

Aircraft Cleaner Rewarded With Cash, Promotion For Returning $10,000

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has rewarded a staff member of the company, Mr. Auwal Dankode, who found and returned $10,000 while cleaning an aircraft in Kano. This is just as the…

RwandAir Eyes Daily Flights To Lagos

RwandAir Eyes Daily Flights To Lagos

RwandAir, one of Africa’s fastest-growing airlines with the youngest fleet of eight years on average, has announced an increase in capacity with daily flights to Lagos starting in October 2024. The airline made the announcement…

FAAN Plans Security Overhaul For Nigerian Airports

FAAN Plans Security Overhaul For Nigerian Airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it had increased patrols, and joint operations with military forces, as part of efforts to address the longstanding issue of perimeter fencing breaches. FAAN’s Director of Aviation…

African Airlines Show Resilience With 7.4% Increase In Demand

African Airlines Show Resilience With 7.4% Increase In Demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for July 2024 global passenger demand shows that “African airlines saw a 7.4 per cent year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity was up 6.7 per cent year-on-year. The load…

Lease: Convention Violation Putting Nigeria’s Aviation On Edge

Lease: Convention Violation Putting Nigeria’s Aviation On Edge

The struggle The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, is struggling to win back the trust of aircraft lessors. Many of them are wary and very circumspect about leasing airplanes to Nigerian…

British Airways Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Inhuman Treatment Of Nigerians

British Airways Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Inhuman Treatment Of Nigerians

A law firm, Sovereignty Legal Practitioners, has made a threat to institute what it termed a class action against British Airways due to the alleged systematic inhuman treatment of Nigerian passengers using the airline. According…

NCAA Moves To Sanction BA Over Flight Delays, Departure

NCAA Moves To Sanction BA Over Flight Delays, Departure

The late arrival and departure of British Airways flights from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja in the past three to four days has become a huge concern to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Consequently,…

Nigerian Pilot Faces 5-Year Jail Term In Texas

Nigerian Pilot Faces 5-Year Jail Term In Texas

A 36-year-old Nigerian pilot, Olukayode Ojo, is facing a potential five-year prison sentence in Texas, United States (US), after being found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in an attempt…

Minister, Boeing Sign Aircraft Acquisition Agreement For Nigerian Carriers

Minister, Boeing Sign Aircraft Acquisition Agreement For Nigerian Carriers

…Aircraft giant to offer technical support, training to operators To advance Nigeria’s aviation sector, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing, one of…

Aisuebeogun: Route Devt, Revenue Optimisation Vital For State Airports’

Aisuebeogun: Route Devt, Revenue Optimisation Vital For State Airports’

Chairman of Avialog, Dr. Richard Aisuebeogun, has emphasised that route development and revenue optimisation are vital for the sustainability of state airports. Speaking at the Airport Business Summit Expo, Aisuebeogun stressed effective strategies essential for…