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FESTUS KEYAMO
Nigeria has secured reciprocal flight rights for its local airlines to begin operations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Nigeria’s aviation sector made a significant shift with the issuance of new Federal High Court Practice Directions, ensuring compliance with the Cape Town Convention and opening up access to dry-leasing for domestic airlines.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has committed to accelerating the deregistration process in Nigeria for defaulted leased aircraft under the Cape Town Convention, reducing the timeframe from five days to just four.
Major Nigerian airlines, under the Airline Operators of Nigeria, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing to enhance aircraft acquisition, safety practices, and other key aspects of the aviation industry.
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele has attributed the failure of the Nigeria Air project to politicization and resistance from local Nigerian airlines.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, along with CEOs of major Nigerian airlines, has traveled to the United States for a week-long series of discussions aimed at introducing new and used Boeing aircraft into the Nigerian aviation market.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has led a high-profile delegation on an inspection tour to Helsinki, Finland, and Vienna, Austria, as part of efforts to advance the ongoing Abuja Airport second runway project.
Arik Air resumed flight operations on Thursday after successfully resolving a $2.5 million debt dispute with Atlas Petroleum, which had led to three of the airline's aircraft being grounded by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following a court order.
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has suspended its proposed 800% increase in aircraft navigational charges, which was slated to become effective on September 1, 2024.
Nigeria’s Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister, Festus Keyamo, announced that he has met with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi, to fine-tune some modalities for resuming UAE visa issuance to Nigerians and direct flights between the two countries.
The Federal Government has announced discussions with the Spanish Government to resume direct flights between Nigeria and Spain and revive Nigeria’s Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA).
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that the Nigerian government is no longer interested in establishing the proposed Nigeria Air joint venture.