The chairman of the Africa Investment and Trade Summit and Exhibition (AITE), Tunde MacAlabi, has commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, for fighting relentlessly for Nigeria’s interests in aviation since his appointment a year ago. “If most of Keyamo’s predecessors had been committed to national interests as the present aviation minister, the Nigerian aviation sector would …

The Federal Government has lifted the suspension on the operations of Arik Air. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu announced the development in a post on social media on Thursday. This comes more than a week after the airline’s planes were grounded over a dispute between Atlas Petroleum and …

A Lagos Federal High Court yesterday nullified the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. Immediate past Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika brokered the deal under ex-President Muhamudu Buhari’s administration. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, who presided over the case, declared the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines as null and void. The court delivered the verdict while determining the issues in …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has not suspended or halted Arik Air’s flight operations, which continued as scheduled and did not affect the airline’s ability to operate its remaining fleet. This is contained in a statement by NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu on Friday in Abuja. According to Achimugu, NCAA is …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo has directed that all Arik Air’s fleet be grounded. This decision is coming in the face of aircraft shortage in the country. As at the time of this report, the minister or the Ministry of Aviation has not issued any statement to explain why that directive was given but inside …

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, on Monday, suspended its proposed increment of en-route navigation charges. Last week, NAMA said it was proposing the increase of en-route navigation charges from N2,000 and N6,000 to N18,000 and N54,000 per flight. However, the agency, in response to the directive from Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has put the decision …

The Max Air aircraft carrying 119 passengers and six crew members, was cleared for takeoff before its first rear gear tyres burst, while the remaining two also went the way of the initial one while attempting to taxi off the aircraft from the runway. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Director of Public Affairs …

The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the stoppage of Very Important Personalities (VIPs) from landing international flights at non-international airports over alleged smuggling of arms, humans and cash into the country. To this end, the minister directed that no international flight operations should be conducted through non-international airports. The minister reportedly said the directive became …

As part of the ongoing probe of the N2.6 billion allegedly spent on Nigeria Air, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debriefed top officials of Ethiopian Airlines on some of its findings on the botched project. According to The Nation, yesterday, during the interface, the team led by Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tasew claimed …

Ebonyi State Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, yesterday said the state government had concluded plans to purchase four aircraft for the smooth take-off of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Onueke, Ezza South local government area of the state. Mrs. Obichukwu who announced the plan during an inspection tour of the completed 3.5-kilometre runway said the …