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Operators’ trapped funds hit N160b Some foreign airlines operating in the country are considering gradual withdrawal of operations from Nigerian routes over inability to fully repatriate funds that are stuck in the economy. The funds, being proceeds of ticket sales, have again accumulated to $400 million (N160 billion) as at …

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will be closed for six weeks in February and March 2017 for total repairs on the runway. Sirika told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the closure was to allow Julius Berger carry …

The National Executive Council of National Association of Aircraft Pilot and Engineers (NAAPE), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN) have concluded plan to shut down Arik Air with effect from 00:00hrs of Tuesday December 20, 2016 over seven months’ …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned all industry stakeholders to avoid anti-competitive practices in the aviation sector. The Regulatory Authority is expressing concern over recent cases of disinformation prevalent in the industry. It is unfathomable that some questionable sources have been posting and circulating some cruelly fictitious stories …

… Assures Nigerians Of 40-Day Sufficiency Of Petrol In its bid to ensure a hitch-free air travel across the country during and after the yuletide period, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has flooded the market with Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) popularly called aviation fuel or jet-A1. He recalled that …

Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has said it has concluded plans to resume flights on Wednesday. The airline, which stopped scheduled services on September 1, 2016, due to lack of funds and its inability to pay for the maintenance of its aircraft, said it would resume operations with a few …

Air passengers were yesterday stranded at airports across the country as domestic airlines ran short of aviation fuel to carry out scheduled flight operations. While most of the passengers were delayed for several hours before takeoff in Lagos, others in Port Harcourt, Abuja were not so lucky as their flights …

British Airways cabin crew based at Heathrow airport are to strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in a row over pay and conditions. The action, backed by the Unite union, could involve up to 4,500 staff on “mixed fleet” contracts who joined the airline since 2010. Unite said they …

Operators blame dollar scarcity The world’s leading insurance company for airlines, Lloyds of London, has threatened to blacklist domestic operators in Nigeria over a backlog of unpaid insurance premium, at least in the last four months. The insurance company, which sent a delegation to Nigeria last week, expressed dissatisfaction with …

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja has remanded four staff of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company in prison custody after they pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, aiding and abetting the unlawful exportation of 144kgs of ephedrine to Mozambique. THE EAGLE ONLINE reports. The National Drug …