Could listing foreign aircraft maintenance/leasing firms mean end to Nigeria Air?
Fresh fears of not finally floating the endless national air fleet, the Nigeria Air emerged Monday when the Federal Government shortlisted Ethiopian Airlines and a consortium of A. J. Walters/Glovesly/Egypt Air for the proposed aircraft Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility…
Stop listing the merits, tell us when, how Nigeria Air will work, Experts tell Minister
Aggrieved industry stakeholders’ and Nigerians, who are worried on the back and forth movement of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika on floating of a national air carrier, have advised the Minister to stop embarrassing the collective intelligence of…
Sirika mulls government aviation leasing company, silent on Nigeria Air
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has made his maiden press briefing, saying the master plan for the development of the aviation sector has been estimated to worth at least one per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by…
AfCFTA national action still silent on transportation as FG Okays takeoff
Just as President Muhammadu Buhari has established a national action committee to begin the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), there are strong indications that the deficiencies in the nation’s logistics and transportation sector are yet…
Amaechi, Sirika, Lai Mohammed may rekindle Nigeria Air’s hide and seek game
Tracking back to last week’s screening session of the immediate past Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika at the Senate, he promised to revisit the suspended floating of new national carrier tagged Nigeria Air if reappointed to handle the…
Absence of Minister derailing Ethiopian Airlines deal to drive Nigeria Air
Friday’s revelation by the Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, that his group had been meeting with the Federal Government and relevant private sector players on plans to bring the proposed Nigeria Air to life, has come under threat…
N47bn for Nigeria Air in 2019 budget enough to attract investors—Expert
The fact that the Federal Government has given a human face to the nearly controversial national air carrier, Nigeria Air, by scaling appropriation for it from paltry N8.7bn to N47bn, will serve as a strong indication that the government is…
Amaechi opens up on collapsed Nigeria Air, links failure to divisions in FEC
Instances of opposing beliefs amongst members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) have been exposed as the key factor that lead to the sudden death of the planned floatation of Nigeria Air. Recall that Nigeria Air was mid last year…
Nigeria Air, new shipping line can’t fly in Buhari’s second term—Expert
Maritime and aviation industry experts have argued that considering the paucity of fund and poor coordination in the first and failed launch of national carriers in both air and shipping during the ending tenure, the second term of President Muhammadu…
IbomAir beats FG’s Nigeria Air ‘abracatabra’, takes off with 3 commercial aircrafts
Less than four months after the apparent collapse of the federal government’s unveiled Nigeria Air in a London Air Show, the Akwa Ibom State Government on Wednesday took delivery of two aircraft for the effective take off of Ibom Air….
