Airport Reporters

  AON urges NASS to scrap 5% TSC, adopt FAAN model … Says system has outlived its usefulness, unfair to airlines The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has called on the National Assembly to scrap the current 5% ticket, charter and cargo sales charge (TSC) altogether and replace it with a structure modelled on the passenger service charge (PSC) used by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), arguing that the existing percentage-based system is unfair to domestic carriers. The association made its position known on Thursday at a public hearing on the proposed revision of the statutory sharing formula for the 5% TSC, held at the Federal House of Representatives. The AON was represented at the hearing by former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Roland Iyayi. Presenting the association's position to the committee, the AON argued that a flat charge like that of FAAN's PSC, would remove the distortions created by a percentage levy ap...

 NDLEA, Edo State Command, Strengthens Partnership with Pharmacists The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, and the pharmaceutical community in the state have reaffirmed their commitment to a robust partnership in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking.  This came to the fore during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) at the Command Headquarters in Benin City on Thursday, 6th August 2026. The delegation, led by the Chairman of PSN, Edo State Chapter, Dr. Chris Oisakede, included the Chairman of ACPN, Dr. Nwachukwu Memili, and other distinguished executive members.  They were warmly received by Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju, PhD, alongside the senior management team of the Command, including the Deputy State Commander, DCN Victor Isibor Chuks, and other deputy commanders and principal officers. The commander welcomed...

   Dangote tops US as Europe's largest jet fuel supplier  ....Reinforces position in global aviation trade  Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has strengthened its position as a global supplier of premium aviation fuel after emerging as Europe's largest jet fuel supplier for the second consecutive month. According to the company, it is overtaken the United States , underscoring the refinery's growing influence on international energy markets. Latest European import data compiled by global commodities intelligence firm Kpler shows  that more than 400,000 tonnes of jet fuel produced by the 700,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery were delivered into Europe in July, accounting for approximately 20 per cent of the continent's total jet fuel imports during the month.  The performance follows a record 466,000 tonnes exported to Europe in June, when Nigeria first displaced the United States as the region's leading supplier of imported jet fu...

  AON  cautions aviation unions on plans to picket airlines  Vice President of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Allen Onyema yesterday cautioned aviation unions to desist from their threat to picket domestic carriers over the debts accruing from non- remittance of the five percent of Ticket Sales Charge (TSC), saying local airlines have no business with unions  on AON's relationship with aviation agencies. Onyema said an arrangement where unions are now acting on behalf  of agencies on the modalities for remitting whatever airlines owe them could be described as arbitrariness. He said it is strange that aviation agencies are now resorting to using unions to settle issues bordering on debt recovery. Speaking in an interview at the sidelines of the launch of the biography of Alhaji Muneer Bankole, the Managing Director of Meview Airlines Plc, Onyema said the unions were acting on a script by their promoters - aviation agencies - to create problems that will tri...

  Air Peace expands Central African connectivity with Lagos - Douala - Librevile flight  A day after the launch of its Lagos–Conakry–Bamako route, West and Central Africa's largest carrier, Air Peace Limited, further expanded its regional footprint with the commencement of inaugural flight operations on the Lagos–Douala–Libreville route on Sunday, August 2, 2026, reinforcing the airline's commitment to deepening intra-African connectivity and linking more African cities through its growing network. The new route marks another significant milestone in Air Peace's strategic expansion across the continent, connecting Nigeria's commercial capital with Cameroon and Gabon while creating greater opportunities for business, trade, tourism, cultural exchange and stronger people-to-people relationships across Central and West Africa. Upon arrival at the Douala International Airport, the Air Peace delegation, led by the airline's Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Nowel Ngala, and ...

AON tackles Aviation unions over threat of strike  The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has expressed  displeasure over threats  by certain aviation unions to disrupt flight operations over allegations of "unremitted Ticket Service Charges (TSC) owed to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)".  The AON said it would not ordinarily dignify this with a response, but the numerous calls from anxious passengers demanding to know the fate of their travel plans leave it with no choice,  therefore it is  compelled  to respond on the matter. In a statement, AON's Spokesperson and Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo said :" We want to clearly state that the AON has no transactional relationship whatsoever with these unions on this matter. To the best of our knowledge, they do not speak for, nor on behalf of, the NCAA. Those behind these threats have been misinformed, and we urge them to seek facts from the appropriate quarters before...

  Expert outlines steps to achieve Nigeria's $1trn economic target  An airline economist and strategist, Captain Samuel Caulcrick has outlined steps to be taken by the Federal Government to achieve the $1 trillion contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), in order to bolster  the country's  economy. Caulcrick, who is a former Rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria , in Kaduna State said the ambition by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration to attain the economic  target is not only ambitious, but achievable, based on sound calculations and  acceleration of three levers  that the Federal Government has direct control over. The airline pilot said the $1trillion GDP target is not a mere fantasy, but mathematical,  because Nigeria  has already  hit a $2.4 trillion economy on paper. He said Nigeria’s purchasing power parity (PPP) in dollars  measures what the citizens  actually produce and consume i...