International airlines raise exchange rate to N551/$1
International Airline operators in Nigeria have reportedly adjusted their exchange rate from N462/$1 to N551/$1. Nairametrics reported that airlines adjusted the…
Aviation
FG to meet aviation stakeholders on Thursday
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, will be meeting with aviation stakeholders in Abuja on Thursday, continuing the tradition of regular engagements…
Hundreds of flights cancelled over German airport strike
German airport’s strikes over pay and work conditions have resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Friday. In addition to…
UK regulator orders Heathrow Airport to reduce airline fee
Britain’s aviation regulator has ordered Heathrow airport to lower the costs it charges airlines, citing a robust rebound in demand following…
Hundreds of passengers stranded as Lufthansa pilot diverts Lagos-bound flight
The Lufthansa Flight LH566 from Frankfurt was intended for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos as a direct flight, but the…
Air Peace halts flight operations for elections
Buna Juliet Air Peace on Thursday announced that flight operations will be suspended on February 25 as a result of the…
Aspiring pilots pause studies as Aviation schools hike tuition
A number of aspiring pilots who applied to study at aviation schools were forced to pause their plans because of the over…
Airpeace diverts Lagos, Ilorin, Kano flights over bad weather
Juliet Buna Air Peace on Saturday announced the divertion of Lagos-Ilorin and Lagos-Kano flights as a result of the low visibility…
FG approves N117bn for Kano airport repairs, others
The federal government authorized N117.721 billion in contracts for the ministries of petroleum resources and aviation yesterday. LEADERSHIP NEWS reported that the…
Aviation union threatens NiMet with strike notice
Bisola David The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has been threatened with a shutdown by the National Union of Air Transport Employees, the…
UK airline Flybe enters administration, halts flights, trading
Oluwanifemi Ojo Flybe and the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Saturday that Flybe has stopped trading and cancelled all…
Lufthansa submits new bid for Italy’s ITA Airways
Bisola Fatoye On Wednesday, the world’s largest airline, Lufthansa, made a new offer for the struggling ITA Airways of Italy, bringing the…