The Federal Government has been urged to place innovation at the centre of infrastructure development if Nigeria is to overcome its deepening crisis of failing roads and crumbling airport runways. …
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Kenya Aviation Workers Union Issues Strike Notice Over KAA Board Disputes
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) has issued a seven-day strike notice, demanding the resignation of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) board over unresolved labour disputes and the fallout from …
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Tinubu Congratulates FAAN MD Olubunmi Kuku on Election as ACI Africa Vice-President
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, on her election as Vice-President of Airports Council International (ACI) …
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Kenya Airways Pays NCAA Sanction Fee After Gloria Omisore Passenger
Kenya Airways has finally complied with the directive of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) by paying the sanction fee imposed on it after a long-running dispute over consumer rights …
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NCAA to Begin Naming and Shaming Airlines Over Flight Delays and Cancellations
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that it will start publicly naming and shaming airlines that fail to comply with aviation regulations, particularly in cases of flight delays …
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United Nigeria Airlines Signs Deal for Six Boeing 737-800 Aircraft
United Nigeria Airlines has entered into an aircraft acquisition agreement with Southwest Airlines, a United States-based carrier, for the purchase of six Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The deal marks a significant …
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Reconstruction Begins at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the official commencement of reconstruction work at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Nigeria’s busiest air gateway. In a travel …
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Air Côte d’Ivoire Receives First Airbus A330-900neo Aircraft
Air Côte d’Ivoire has taken delivery of its first-ever Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, marking a new chapter in the history of Ivorian aviation. The handover ceremony took place on September 3, …
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Ghana, Namibia Move to Strengthen Aviation Safety Cooperation
Ghana’s Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB) is set to deepen ties with Namibia’s Directorate of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation through a proposed bilateral memorandum of …
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Helicopter Operators Reject $300 Landing Fee as Aviation Ministry Redirects Charge to Oil Companies
A quiet but tense standoff has continued between the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and helicopter operators in Nigeria following the reintroduction of a $300 landing fee ordered by …