The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, said it will review the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), with Algeria. Keyamo disclosed this when the Algerian Ambassador, Hacine Lalti, paid him a courtesy visit in his office. According to him, the meetings of aeronautical engineers between both countries slated earlier for December will be brought forward tentatively …

Poised to serve the travelling public better, the United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited has taken delivery of an Airbus A320 aircraft, which it will deploy to upgrade services on its expanding routes. The Airbus, which entered Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday, was welcomed with a water salute by fire service operatives of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria …

19 months after Air Peace suspended flight service to Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna State, over insecurity, the airline, on Friday, said it will resume operation on 23 October 2023. Air Peace on 28th March 2022, had suspended flight service to Kaduna airport after bandits gunned down a local guard attached to the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA). In a press …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received two additional Diamond-62 aircraft as part of its efforts to intensify ongoing air operations against insecurity in the country. The new aircraft were received at a ceremony held in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement issued by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Informatio Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. …

Nigeria’s fastest growing airline, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited has been admitted as a member of the global aviation body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The airlines’ admittance into IATA was conveyed to the management of airlines in a letter dated 9th October 2023, and addressed to its Chairman/Chief Executive, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo. The letter signed by IATA Director …

Domestic airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), on Monday, demanded that the Federal Government should allow AON to procure the requisite licence for the importation and distribution of aviation fuel, popularly called JetA1. AON also asked the government to provide a dedicated support line for domestic airlines to access foreign exchange from the Central Bank of …

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has assured that international flights will soon take off and land in the Margaret Ekpo International airport, Calabar. He said his administration will partner the management of the airport to ensure that it is well patronized by many local and international flights. Otu spoke when the airport manager, Mr. Ayinla Gbolahan, visited him …

Trapped funds belonging to foreign carriers operating flights into and out of Nigeria have hit $738 million, the International Air Transport Association  (IATA) has disclosed. The clearing house for over 200 global carriers said the funds hit the mark in August 2023. In a statement released yesteday, IATA stated that it was engaging the Nigerian government on how to improve …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Monday, approved the partial reopening of part of the old Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), terminal to complement the new international terminal in order to ease the facilitation of passengers through the airport. The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had directed foreign airlines operating at the MMIA old airport …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday, announced the closure of Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, Plateau State, for one week. According to a statement by FAAN management, the airport would be temporarily closed to flight operations from Saturday, 23rd September to Friday, 29th September 2023, for runway maintenance. FAAN said the closure was necessary to ensure the …