Ethiopian Airlines Announces Flight Resumption to Enugu
Operators of the Ethiopian Airline have revealed that flights to Enugu would resume as from October 1. The resumption of flights on the route is coming two years after the airline suspended flight to the south eastern state. The airline’s…
Sense and Economics of Asaba Airport Concession
By Rebecca Ejifoma On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, the Asaba International Airport entered a new epoch, becoming the first brownfield airport concession in Nigeria. The concession was described by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as a breakthrough in his…
How States Can Recoup Investment in Airports Using Delta State Example
By Lawani Mikairu Last Tuesday, the Delta State government signed a concession agreement with a consortium of private companies to manage and run the Asaba Airport for a period of 30 years. Aside from the companies upgrading the infrastructures at the…
Delta Govt Throws Light on Airport Concession, Approves Construction of More Roads
Delta State Government on Thursday said Asaba International Airport was not sold but only concessioned for 30 years to make for its adequate upgrade into a world-class airport, by the concessionaire. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, made this…
What We‘ll Do to Terrorists this Year – Gen Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has revealed the fate of terrorists in the new year, 2021. According to the COAS, the Nigerian army will shame and disgrace the Boko Haram and Islamic States for West African…
Anambra Government Building One of Two Biggest Airports in Nigeria – Adinuba
The Anambra State Government has revealed that the state is committed to building on of the two biggest airports in Nigeria, saying that Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport at Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area is being developed…
Crashed Helicopter in Lagos Not Designed with Flight Data Recorder ― AIB
Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has said the Bell 26 B III helicopter belonging to Quorum Aviation, which crashed in Opebi area of Lagos State was not designed to have a Flight Data Recorder (FRD) otherwise known as black box…
Revenue Decline Compells FAAN to Double Service Charges
Rabiu Yadudu, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says domestic airlines in the country will pay N2,000 as passenger service charge from September 1. This is a 100 percent increase from the N1,000 currently paid by…
VIDEOS: Lagos Helicopter Crash Victims Evacuated, Helicopter Owners Revealed
…As AIB Commences Investigations in the Helicopter Crash Videos of rescue efforts at the scene of a helicopter crash in Opebi area of Ikeja, Lgos state have emerged, even as the Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has confirmed the crash of…
Aviation Ministry Partners DICON on Airports Security, Others
The aviation ministry will partner with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in various areas, including airports security. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said this during a working visit to the industry on Monday in Kaduna. Sirika said DICON…
(VIDEO) How TB Joshua Prophesied Aviation Challenges in 2013
On 29th December 2013, over six years before the arrival of COVID-19 and its attendant implications on global travel, Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua revealed an impending challenge in the aviation industry that would affect both passengers and airlines. In a…
