Tag: aviation industry

Opinion: How Akeredolu can leverage air transport for Ondo state’s development

by Maxwell Adeyemi Adeleye In the history of mankind, war has brought more destruction than development but such could not be said of the aviation industry. By the end of…

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The Thread: Passengers narrowly escape death on Aero contractors flight [Video]

Our aviation industry needs an overhaul. The harrowing dangers they consistently put customers through has been tolerated too long. If it's not Arik leaving passengers at the airport for 3…

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FG appoints 5 new directors, General Manger at NCAA

by Dolapo Adelana The Federal Government has approved the appointment of five new Directors and one General Manager of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). In a statement on Monday by the…

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New Arik Air management appoints KPMG to audit airline

The new management of Arik Air has appointed accounting firm KPMG to undertake a forensic and diagnostic audit of the finances of the airline to ascertain the true state of…

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Opinion: Abuja Airport runway repair- a case of common sense running away

by Abayomi G. Omotayo   It is a very good decision to repair the runway to forestall certain and impending disasters which not even the combined cost of repair and…

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Opinion: Why we need a national Carrier

by Jennifer Nagu: “You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, but at…

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YNaija Says: Arik Air is a disgrace, an embarrassment, and should be shut down

Arik Air has to be the worst airline to come out of Nigeria in recent times. Their incompetence is on a whole different level and it appears they are either…

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Arik Air reportedly shuts down operations

Arik airplanes are currently grounded across the country leaving hundreds of its air travellers stranded, according to Sahara Reporters. The airline has been unable to airlift passengers as none of its aircrafts have…

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Simon Kolawole: Olympic gold for corruption?

We seem to think that people suddenly become corrupt when they join government. No. We are groomed for corruption. Exactly what is corruption? If you are a typical Nigerian, you…

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: The Air Nigeria disaster (YNaija FrontPage)

The one thing I’ve never understood with business owners, especially those ones like Jimoh Ibrahim who brag constantly about how they own business upon business, is the audacity to not…

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Nigerian Aviation: Time to arrest this capital flight

by Alkasim Abdulkadir Despite its chequered political history and food crisis Ethiopia is a sterling example of a functional aviation industry, the following recent achievements are the reason for this…

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