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Infrastructure Woes Deepen as Aviation Sector Bleeds $3.5bn
Nigeria’s aviation industry is losing altitude fast, shedding $3.5 billion in revenue between 2020 and 2022 due to poor infrastructure, inefficient operations, and fragmented...
Nigeria’s Aviation Sector Urged to Adopt Sustainable Financing Models to Boost Operational Efficiency
Nigeria’s aviation sector is not short on ambition, talent, or passengers, but without smart, sustainable financing, its wings are clipped before take-off. That was...
IATA Urges Scrutiny of Heathrow Expansion Plans, Welcomes Competition
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for rigorous scrutiny of proposals for the future development of London’s Heathrow Airport, cautioning against assuming...
Ghana Helicopter Crash Kills Two Ministers, Six Others
The Ghanaian government has confirmed the deaths of eight individuals, including two top ministers, in a tragic military helicopter crash that occurred on Wednesday,...
KWAM1 Incident Led to ValueJet Safety Breach – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed that a disruption involving Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as K1 De...
Aviation Unionists Canvass Transparency in Airport Concession
Aviation unionists have appealed to the Federal Government to prioritise labour’s affairs in its plan to concession airports in the country.
They made the call...
Heathrow’s 3rd Runway Risks Going Empty, Warns IAG Chief
The Chief Executive of International Airlines Group (IAG), Luis Gallego, has warned that Heathrow Airport’s proposed third runway could end up underused or even...
NCAA Grounds Two ValueJet Pilots Over Abuja Airport Safety Breach
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licences of two ValueJet pilots, Captain Oluranti Ogoyi and First Officer Ivan Oloba following a...
MMIA Renovation Rumpus — What Do Nigerians Really Want?
Opinion by Tunde Moshood
When the news broke that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had approved N712 billion for the complete renovation of the Murtala...
IATA: $1bn Airline Funds Blocked in Africa, Urges Action
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has raised alarm over more than $1 billion in airline revenues trapped across 26 African countries, representing 73%...