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The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated its support for the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) towards the establishment and operationalisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the apex regulatory body in charge of civil aviation matters and policies, states that “the Government of Nigeria …
Efforts by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to digitalize the nation’s aeronautical information service (AIS) have received a bolster as the agency recently commenced the installation of prefabricated pilot joint briefing offices nationwide. The installation team which has completed work at Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos has proceeded to another airport and is expected to continue the installation in …
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the production and personalization of all Nigerian E-passports and related documentation shall be the sole responsibility of the Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company (NSPMC) popularly known as The Mint. Earlier this year, Nigeria launched an electronic international Passport with a 10-year validity period. The new electronic Passport has enhanced self-tracking application; express …
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured airlines and other airspace users that the nation’s airspace is safe for seamless and economic air navigation. Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu made these remarks recently in Lagos, explaining that the agency had taken drastic steps to tackle communication challenges especially in the upper airspace in the past couple of …
Turkish Airlines has added Port Harcourt, an important city in Nigeria, to its flight network as the carrier’s 56th destination in Africa. Turkish Airlines will operate four weekly reciprocal flights between Istanbul and Port Harcourt. Already flying to Lagos, Kano and Abuja in Nigeria, Turkish Airlines added Port Harcourt to the list, increasing its flight network to 311 destinations. With …
By Kayode Oyero Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s leading scheduled and charter airlines, has been commended by aviation industry observers for promoting routes development in Nigeria and West Africa. Overland Airways has over its past 16 years of uninterrupted operations opened services to various remote airports thereby giving vital access to the ambient economies. In several of these routes, Overland …
SAHCO – Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC, one of Nigeria’s top groundhandling companies, wants close cooperation amongst airlines, groundhandlers, airports authorities, policy-makers, and other stakeholders in the aviation ecosystem in Nigeria for the progress of the sector. According to Mr. Basil Agboarumi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SAHCO, who made this call recently in Lagos, “Aviation is about …
Air Senegal and AFI KLM E&M recently signed an agreement covering component support for the Senegalese carrier’s fleet of two A330neo aircraft. The terms of the contract include flight hour repairs, access to the spares pool, and local provision of a Main Base Kit (MBK). Air Senegal had already previously chosen AFI KLM E&M to support its ATR 72-600 fleet …
By Kayode Oyero As a way of showing its support for increased women’s participation in aviation, Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s leading scheduled and charter airlines, is hosting the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Women In Aviation Leadership Diploma (WALD) Programme. The programme, the first in West Africa, is designed and organised by IATA Training in partnership with IATA member …
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman, has assured the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic In Person (NAPTIP) of the Authority’s unflinching support in its fight against the scourge of human trafficking in Nigeria. Capt. Muhtar Usman gave this assurance when he received a high powered NAPTIP delegation led by its Director General, …
