Airport Reporters

 ATSSSAN President Hits Back at AON, Sets Record Straight on Union Rights  Again, one of the unions in the aviation sector has stressed that the right to unionize, or to be member of union, cannot be given by an employer for a worker to belong to a union but as a matter of choice  Reacting to the accusation by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) at the 30th edition of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents in Lagos, that union truncated the smooth payment arrangement with agencies regarding 5% Ticket Sales Charges, the president of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) Comrade John Ogbe said, as unions they don't have the right to compel anybody to join trade unions  "And as unions, we don't have the right to compel anybody to join trade unions. Trade unions date back to 1900 in the aviation industry"  "​So, for someone to say "because of global best practices," it's completely wrong. So, I find it very s...

 Leadway Unveils Bespoke Short-Term Cover for Businesses  ... Targets Visitors to   Nigeria Ahead of Festive Season  Leadway Assurance, one of Nigeria’s leading insurance providers and a member of Leadway Group, committed to delivering innovative insurance solutions, has unveiled Leadway Arrival Pack, a short-term insurance solution designed around the way people engage, celebrate and do business during Nigeria’s peak seasons.  The launch event, held in Lagos, brought together key stakeholders from across the travel, lifestyle, tourism, aviation, media and financial services sectors. Discussions at the event highlighted the growing need for flexible insurance solutions tailored to diaspora Nigerians, business travellers, tourists, students and other short-term visitors, as well as the businesses that serve them during their stay in the country. The Leadway Arrival Pack was developed as a seasonal insurance solution for periods when travel, gatherings and co...

Tinubu's intervention will save aviation sector, says Onyema  The Chairman and CEO of Air Peace Limited, Dr Allen Onyema has declared that the designation of Nigeria by IATA as the worst place in the world to establish airline business would be a thing of the past the minute the moment  the attention of  President  Bola Ahmed  Tinubu  is drawn to factors leading to such category of designation. He expressed belief that the financial crisis bedeviling the airlines over the 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) will be solved by the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. in his Keynote speech at the 30th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) held in Lagos yesterday, with theme: "Towards a Sustainable Aviation Industry: Balancing Government Revenue Demands with Sector Growth, ` Dr Onyema said  what will put to an end the high mortality rate of Nigerian operators is when there is amicable tax and charges system that pro...

 TSC: Airlines upheld payment agreement with NCAA until union derailed progress -Prof. Okonkwo The executive chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, on Thursday, dismissed allegations that domestic operators failed to remit the five percent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), insisting instead that Nigerian airlines had maintained full compliance with the regulatory agency before recent labour disputes. Speaking at the 30th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) in Lagos, with theme: "Towards a Sustainable Aviation Industry: Balancing government revenue demands with sector growth ", Prof. Okonkwo said that prior to February this year, all airlines were meeting their financial obligations to the government without issue. According to Okonkwo, payment difficulties emerged only when airlines began to have issues with the cost of aviation fuel which had increased to N3,300 as a result of the US-Iran crisis....

  FAAN BOARD CHAIRMAN LEADS COURTESY VISIT TO CROSS RIVER STATE   The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, alongside members of the FAAN Governing Board, the Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, and other senior management officials, today paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Edet Otu.   Speaking during the visit, Dr. Ganduje expressed appreciation to the Governor for the warm reception accorded the FAAN delegation.  He emphasised the importance of strengthening collaboration between FAAN and the Cross River State Government towards the sustainable development of Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, and the broader aviation sector.   Responding, Governor Bassey Edet Otu thanked the FAAN Board Chairman, the Managing Director/CE and members of the delegation for the visit. He presented the state government's aviation...

  AFTER 30 YEARS, FAAN ENGAGES TOP LICENSED CUSTOMS AGENTS After more than 30 years, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has engaged Licensed Customs Agents operating at the Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal (PCT), Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, in a landmark stakeholder engagement aimed at strengthening collaboration, improving the cargo operating environment and building a more responsive air cargo ecosystem. The engagement, facilitated by FAAN’s Directorate of Cargo Development & Services (DCDS), brought together 100 of the leading Licensed Customs Agents, representatives of freight forwarder associations, Customs Licensed Agents’ associations and other key stakeholders within the cargo value chain for direct discussions with FAAN. Participants described the engagement as a significant and long-overdue development, with some noting that it was the first time in more than 30 years that they had experienced such a deliberate effort by the airport authori...