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Airports record 4.6 billion passenger movements in 2021 globally — ACI
Airports Council International (ACI) World has published its annual World Airport Traffic Dataset, revealing how in 2021, the world’s airports accommodated 4.6 billion passengers, representing an increase of 28.3per cent from 2020 or a drop…
Experts stress importance of clearer vision, bold leadership to Nigeria’s aviation
AT a conference which centered on ‘Sunset Airports: Economic and Safety Implications’ organised by the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) in Lagos, participants agreed that in view of the myriad of challenges confronting…
Key players oppose airlines’ desire to import aviation fuel
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the recent desire of the domestic airlines in the country to start importing aviation fuel, otherwise known as Jet A1 as a way of confronting the incessant increase in the price of the commodity which…
Why Nigeria has the best air safety records — AIB Commissioner
Records have shown that Nigeria has the best safety records in the world in terms of crashes so far experienced across the world.
Stating this fact was the Commissioner of Accident Investigation in Nigeria (AIB-n), MrAkin Olateru while…
Olowo supports airlines on fare hike amidst challenges
President of a non-governmental body, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) Dr Gabriel Olowo has justified any move by the Nigerian airlines to charge fares that are commensurate with their cost of operations in the face of the…
Kila makes case for aviation bank to tackle forex, other problems
In view of the different crises rocking Nigeria’s aviation sector, there is a need for some reflection and to reset the various policies guiding the running of the sector in Nigeria in other to reposition it for better results.
The…
Many factors militating against sunset operations at Nigerian airports — Finchglow GMD
Despite the ongoing clamour for sunset mode of operations to be allowed across the country’s airports, a travel expert and the Group Managing Director of Finchglow Holdings, Mr Bankole Bernard has said the lack of some critical facilities…
NAHCO breaks ground in Lagos export processing centre
Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) said it has broken ground on its Export Processing Centre in Lagos, the first of five such centers spread across the country, promising that more will spring up in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu,…
Nigeria needs N1.5trn to tackle airports’ infrastructures — DG NCAA
Nigeria requires over N1.5 trillion ($5 billion) to fix the airport infrastructure gap across the country.
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu dropped this hint through the…
Why we appointed two new non-executive directors — SAHCO
SKYWAY Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has announced the appointment of two new non-Executive Directors during the company’s 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos.
The appointments according to SAHCO was to show its…