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Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has held a sensitisation meeting with the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on the report of the ministerial committee set up to review the collection of helicopter landing levies. Odutayo Oluseyi, the ministry’s head of press and public affairs, said the committee was mandated […]

Bellido (second left), vice president, WORLDCOB; Adebanji Ola, PR & communications manager, Arik Air; Adetokunbo Adekunbi, chief operating officer, Arik Air; and Nicolas Caffaro, director, International Relations WORLDCOB. Sade Williams Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s important airlines, has been honoured with one of the world’s most prestigious business accolades, THE BIZZ Award 2024, in the […]

  Sade Williams/Business a.m. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has said the state government will give free land alongside other incentives to agro allied investors willing to invest at the Damaturu Cargo International Airport in the state capital. The governor said with the completion of its 3.6 kilometre runway, terminal building and the […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m. RwandAir is going daily on its Kigali-Lagos flight scheduling starting from October, the airline said in an announcement of a planned increase in capacity on the route. The airline is one of Africa’s fastest growing airlines with the youngest fleet of eight years on average. The airline made the disclosure recently at […]

  MoU for aircraft acquisition; technical support; training  Nigeria is looking to scale the operational and business levels of its aviation sector with the signing last week of a memorandum of understanding with United States’ global aircraft manufacturer Boeing.  Sade Williams/Business a.m. Festus Keyamo, aviation and aerospace development minister, who once made a show of […]

Canvasses right infrastructure, good policy, stakeholders collaboration   Sade Williams/Business a.m. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, talked up the multi-billion-dollars revenue generating potential of Nigeria’s air cargo industry that can be the pride of the country, but said before this can happen, there will have to be right infrastructure and regulatory environment, […]

The new Directorate of Cargo Development Services domiciled in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Aviacargo Roadmap committee have jointly partnered with the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS) in a move designed to increase Nigeria’s export. A team from the directorate led by Lekan Thomas, its director, was received by Vincent Isegbe […]

  Sade Williams /Business a.m. Olusegun Omosehin, Nigeria’s commissioner for insurance and chief executive officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says local insurance content is important for the aviation sector in the country. This comes as questions are being raised as to why Nigeria airlines are being asked to insure their aircraft with Nigerian […]

Your search habits driving up flight prices? “When you look for flights multiple times, you might be inadvertently increasing your ticket price,” Thibeau Maerevoet, chief executive officer, ProxyScrape, suggests. It might surprise frequent travellers, but experts caution that excessive flight searches could cost you more. The intricate algorithms of online booking sites and the privacy […]

  Ezekiel Ikotun,  managing director, Finchglow Travels Sade Williams /Business a.m. The Nigerian aviation industry is poised for growth, driven by innovation, resilience, and forward-thinking leadership. As the sector continues to evolve, industry leaders are playing a pivotal role in shaping its future, navigating complex challenges, and capitalising on emerging opportunities. From traditional agencies to […]