By Admin, Lagos Aviation workers have renewed their demand for the remittance of outstanding 5 per cent Ticket Sales Charges (TSC), issuing a fresh seven-day ultimatum to airline operators and other indebted organisations to settle the debts or face nationwide industrial action. The notice was jointly issued by the Air Transport Services Senior Staff...
By Admin, Lagos The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has begun an investigation into the runway excursion involving an Enugu Air Embraer E170 aircraft at Benin Airport after the aircraft overshot the end of Runway 05 while landing from Lagos on Thursday. In a statement, the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at the...
By Admin, Lagos The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has introduced stricter regulations to combat criminal activities within airport cargo terminals. The reforms, spearheaded by FAAN’s Directorate of Cargo Development and Services, are designed to strengthen security, improve transparency in cargo operations and restore confidence in Nigeria’s air cargo system. The revised Bye-Laws were...
By Admin, Lagos West Africa’s largest airline and Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace, has successfully completed the fourth phase of its humanitarian evacuation operation from South Africa, safely bringing home another 284 Nigerian nationals in collaboration with the Nigerian Government. The latest evacuation flight, operated with the airline’s Boeing 777-200 wide-body aircraft, highlights Air Peace’s...
By Admin, Lagos Four new certified trainers have successfully completed the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Training of Trainers (TOT) programme, an intensive 10-day virtual workshop aimed at strengthening entrepreneurship development and small business support across Nigeria and beyond. The programme, held from April 7 to April 20,...
By Admin, Lagos Air Peace has taken delivery of its first brand-new Embraer E175 aircraft, marking another milestone in the airline’s fleet expansion and modernization programme. The 88-seat aircraft, registered as 5N-CGH, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday evening after a ferry flight from Brazil, where it was officially handed...
By Admin, Lagos Air Peace has completed its second humanitarian evacuation flight from South Africa, bringing home 271 more stranded Nigerians as part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to repatriate citizens affected by recent xenophobic tensions in parts of the country. The airline confirmed that the evacuation flight departed Johannesburg aboard its Boeing 777-200...
By Admin, Lagos Nigerian Government has officially launched RwandaAir’s first dedicated cargo flight on the Nigeria–East and Southern Africa route, This is part of the strategic initiative designed to strengthen intra-African trade, reduce export logistics costs, and open new markets for Nigerian businesses under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Speaking at the flag-off...
By Henry Agbebire, Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN, writes from Lagos It is becoming increasingly common to encounter stories on social media from passengers and visitors who recount unpleasant experiences while travelling through some Nigerian airports. While some speak of repeated checks and requests for gratification, others describe unnecessary delays and encounters...
By Admin, Lagos The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has defended its management over allegations surrounding unpaid retirees’ benefits, insisting that the current leadership inherited the backlog and has taken concrete steps to resolve the issue. In a statement, following concerns raised by some retirees during a television interview, the agency said the outstanding entitlements...