Local Airlines’ Debt Burden Hits N22bn       Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, yesterday, disclosed that the local airlines’ total debt burden to regulatory agencies stood at N22 billion. A breakdown showed the sum of N19.37 billion and $6,993,284 million (N2.7 billion) as unremitted Ticket Sales Charge...

Unremitted Ticket, Cargo Charges Now Exceeds N10bn – NCAA       The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the aviation regulator said unremitted Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) have exceeded N10 billion. The TSC and CSC is the money collected by airlines and remitted to...

International Flights May Resume September - Minister     The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has given the indication that international flights from Nigeria might resume in September 2020. On March 23rd 2020, Nigeria shut down its airspace as part of measures to curtail the spread of...

Workers Kick Against Salary Slash At NAMA     Aviation unions have expressed their displeasure with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency’s decision to slash the salary of workers in the month of June. The union warned that the failure to pay full salaries to NAMA’s workers would amount...

New Landing Equipment For Airports To Cost N7.58bn   The Federal Government may be required to spend N7.58bn on new landing equipment at seven airports to improve aircraft movement in adverse weather conditions. Following the high number of delayed and cancelled flights during the harmattan season, the...

NAMA Plans To Install VSAT Stations In 26 Airports   The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency says it plans to install VSAT stations in 26 airports across the country to boost communication in the airspace. The Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, said the plan was in...