Category: Aviation

Buhari okays Gombe airport takeover

Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Yahaya, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved...

Lufthansa pilots hold second strike in one week

Pilots at German airline Lufthansa will strike again this week, their union Cockpit said Tuesday,...

Emirates to resume Nigerian flights Sept 11

About two weeks after announcing the suspension of Nigerian flights, Emirates Airlines made a u-turn...

Delta airline halts Lagos to New York flights

Delta Air Lines has announced the cancellation of its flights between New York-JFK and Lagos,...

Jet A1: Airlines slash workforce, Dana considers resumption

As the crisis in Nigeria’s aviation industry persists, domestic airlines have continued to reduce their...

IATA welcomes CBN’s release of $265m to airlines

The International Air Transport Association hailed the Central Bank of Nigeria for releasing 43% of...

Trapped forex: Expert pushes for ticket purchase in dollars

To resolve airlines’ $464m trapped funds, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,...

Trapped forex: More airlines to halt Nigerian operations

More foreign airlines are preparing to suspend their operations in Nigeria as a result of...

Emirates suspends Nigerian flights over trapped revenue

Emirates Airlines has suspended all flights in and out of Nigeria effective from September 1,...

FG mum on identities of Nigeria Air investors

The Federal Government has kept mute on the identities of Nigeria Air investors as it...

Why NAMA can’t operate beyond 12 hours daily -MD

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Matthew Lawrence Pwajok, has disclosed why...

Grant special waivers to airlines, expert tells FG

The Chairman of the Association of Approved Aviation Training Organisations in Nigeria, Mr Bankole Bernard,...