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No going back on proposed aviation strike- NAMA workers

Workers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency ( NAMA ), said on Sunday that there is no going back on the planned protest slated for Monday. The protest is  to press home their demand for the implementation of the approved salary scale...

Aviation unions threaten to shut airspace on Monday

THREE aviation unions – Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) – yesterday served...
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FAAN to enhance revenue drive at Benin Airport 

Airport Manager of Benin Airport, Mr Sunday Ayodele, has made known plans of the management of the airport to embark on revenue drive in non-aeronautical ventures. He explained that the world over, 70 per cent of revenue generation at airports...
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Unions, NAMA set for showdown

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) have given the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) a 14-day ultimatum to pay the workers the enhanced salary scheme. The...
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Embraer wins $4b order 

Brazil’s  aircraft manufacturer Embraer  has  clinched a deal worth $4-billion to supply larger regional jets for American Airlines’regional network, sending shares soaring on hopes for stable production this year. Embraer and Republic...
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Fed Govt plans better facilities for private, chartered jets

THE Federal Government will provide more facilities at the nation’s airports for the use of private and charter jets, aviation Minister Princess Stella Oduah has said. She spoke in after inaugurating the General Aviation Terminal for private...
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FAAN set to boost revenue

Kaduna Airport ready in April The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is developing other income means to boost its non-aeronautical sources of revenue for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Its Regional...
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Pilot to airlines: initiate safety programmes

Pilot, Captain Sina Akinfenwa, has called for the establishment of a safety programme by airlines’ management. Such a safety programme, according to him, should be all-inclusive with a reporting system that is non-punitive . He spoke at a...
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Minister denies ethnic charge

Does the Minister of Aviation Princess Stella Oduah have anything against the North? No, she says, pointing out that the North has benefited more from the ongoing transformation of the sector under her. Princess Oduah, who spoke through her...
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Discriminatory Air Fare: Senate Begins Public Hearing Tomorrow

The Senate Committee on Aviation will tomorrow begin a three-day public hearing on the violation of aviation laws and practice by foreign airlines and lapses in the operations of the regulatory agencies. The public hearing will discuss issues...