Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

The management of Aero Contractors, one of the two indigenous airlines under the receivership of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has been accused of mismanagement of the airline’s meagre resources. Both airlines are heavily indebted to AMCON, which led to the Federal Government supporting AMCON to intervene in the airlines for strategic reasons. The airline was also accused of non-payment of redundant allowance of some of its staff laid off since 2017, while the current staff lacked Condition of Service (CoS). The immediate past General Secretary, of the National…

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By NewsBits The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has announced the renaming of the Anambra International Airport after the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe. Soludo disclosed this on Sunday during the Independence Day celebration at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the state capital, adding that the airport would now be called, “Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri”. The governor also stated that his government was firing from all cylinders to ensure the hasty development of the state, pointing out that the state would come out of the…

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It Was A Big Lie That Arik Had 17 Aircraft At The Time It Was Taken Over Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru OFR has stated that the frustration encountered by the AMCON in setting up NG Eagle led it to sell the last stages of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to an unnamed company, which plans to begin air operations. It would be recalled that the NG Eagle project was truncated at stage five of the process…

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In what would come as a wakeup call to the new Minister of Aviation and the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) has declared that the Lagos and Abuja airports in Nigeria are ranked as the most expensive airports to operate in terms of levy and tax charges in the entire world. The association in its presentation at the ongoing three-day Aviation Summit in Abuja, mentioned the Abuja Airport as the most expensive, followed by the Lagos airport. Mr. Kamil Al Alwadi, the Vice…

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By NewsBits A United Nigeria Airlines flight with 51 passengers and 4 crew members on board skidded off the runway while landing at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday evening. The aircraft with registration number 5NBWY was said to be arriving in Lagos from Owerri when it overshot the runway by about 200 metres due to a wet runway. This was confirmed by the Airline spokesperson, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, who stated the plane landed safely but overshot the runway. He went on to say all passengers and crew…

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Ibom Air has become a full member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The airline was welcomed to the body by the Director General of IATA, Mr. Willy Walsh, in a letter dated August 15, 2023. On this milestone, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi, said, “We are delighted to have completed the administrative processes and to now become a full member of IATA. “Apart from the multiple benefits Ibom Air stands to gain as a member of the Association, our membership particularly offers a…

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