With the rate of exchange for foreign airlines going up for the third time in less than a month to N582/$1, an economy class ticket for a six-hour Lagos-London flight now cost between N1.1 million to N2.97 million, while a business class fare is between N3.36 million and N4.8 million. The variation depends on the airline of choice. The Guardian …

The aviation industry is set to experience a total shutdown on Tuesday as the aviation union threatens to carry out a strike. The General Secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, Comrade Sikiru Waheed told journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja that the second day of the ongoing strike would …

Direct flights between Israel and Nigeria will begin on 20th April, the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Michael Freeman said in Abuja on Saturday. “On 20th April, we will be starting direct air links between Israel and Nigeria; there will be twice weekly flights from Lagos, Abuja, and Tel Aviv with Air Peace Airline. “This would not have been …

The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has urged unions in the aviation industry to reconsider their stance on the planned industrial action. In a statement on Saturday, APFFLON National President,Frank Ogunojemite, charged the unions to save the already distressed economy from further crisis by suspending the strike. The unions had threatened to embark on …

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said that since it has appealed last week’s judgement of a Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, which ruled that the receivership of Arik Air does not preclude restricting the airline’s directors and shareholders access to the premises, it would not make further comments as that would be sub …

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Aviation, has acquired RPA-200MC mobile 3D primary radars. The first of the nine primary radars procured arrived in the country weekend. The primary 3D radar (RPA-200MC) supplied by INVAP is the first export of its kind between Argentina and any African country. The procurement was facilitated by Jampur International FZE, a …

Air Peace has apologised to its passengers who experienced flight delays in recent days. In a statement on Tuesday, the airline management blamed the situation on the delay in renewing work permits for many of its expatriate pilots. This, it explained, led to “a chain of delays and cancellations across our local flight operations”. Air Peace said visas have now been …

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has clarified that last Friday’s ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos did not rule against its appointment of the Receiver/Manager for Arik Air Limited. AMCON also said that the court, presided over by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa did not “grant all the prayers of the plaintiffs” as stated in some publications. …

A passenger suspected to be a supporter of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi disrupted an Ibom Air Abuja-Lagos flight on Friday evening. The middle-aged protester was said to have announced that the winner of the 25th February presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu must never be sworn in on 29th May. In a viral video, no fewer …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the Minister of Interior,  Rauf Aregbesola, have pledged to work together to ensure the speedy completion of the airport in the state. They stated this when Adeleke visited the former governor of the state in his office in Abuja on Friday. This was contained in a statement by the Minister’s Media Adviser, Sola Fasure. …