Fed Govt Approves N5bn Bailout For Aviation Sector         The Federal Government has said it will soon commence the disbursement of the N5 billion bailout it approved for the operators in the aviation sector. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika disclosed this on Monday at the opening...

COVID-19: Aviation Sector To Lose $35bn, 3.5m Jobs     The effect of the COVID- 19 on air travel will cost Nigeria and other Africa’s economies 3.5 million aviation jobs, triggering a contraction of continental Gross Domestic Product by $35bn in 2020, The International Air Transport Association stated...

Aviation Sector Contribution To GDP Drops By 57.38%     The Gross Domestic Product report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday has shown that air transport under the transportation and storage sector contracted by 57.38 per cent in Q2 2020 from 5.68 per cent...

France Pledges €15bn To Support Aviation Sector   The French government will provide 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) to support the country’s aviation industry, which has been hammered by the travel restrictions imposed to blunt the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Tuesday. “We are declaring...

Sirika: Airport Concession'll Boost Aviation Sector Growth   The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said the idea of airports concession across the country will bring about growth in the sector. The minister said the country’s airports would be better managed and operated by concessionaires. “The best...

AIB Pledges To Improve Air Safety In Aviation Sector The Commissioner and CEO of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, has assured that the agency will do everything possible to ensure safety in the industry. Olateru, said the AIB would encourage and support organisations that...