Assessment of the Relationship Between Airfares and Aircraft Movements in Nigeria
CHAPTER ONE
Objectives of the Study
The aim of this study is to carry out an assessment of the relationship between airfares and aircraft movements in Nigeria. Other objectives are;
1. To determine the relationship between airfares and air passenger movement in aviation industry in Nigeria.
2. To discover the relationship between airfares and aircraft movement in aviation industry in Nigeria.
3. To examine the relationship between airfares and air cargo movement in aviation industry in Nigeria.
4. To access the relationship between airfares and aviation fuel in aviation industry in Nigeria.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Historical development of air transportation in Nigeria
Air Travel in Nigeria commenced during WorldWar II (1939-1945) when it become necessary to move troops and supplies fast across the country. Several air strips were built then which were converted after the war, to Civilian use (Ileoje,2003).Nigerian Airways was established in October, 1958as a Joint Venture between the Nigerian Government, Elder Dumpster Lines and the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The Airways took over the operation of domestic flights from the disbanded West African Airways Corporation (WAAC) which had been operating commercial aircraft within the country since 1946(Filani, 1983).In 1963, the Nigerian Federal Government bought out the other shareholders and Nigeria Airways became wholly-owned by the Nigerian government. The airline has a monopoly for providing domestic air services in Nigeria. It was also the national flag carrier for international services along the West African Coast, Europe and the United States of America. JORIND 10 (2), June, 2012. ISSN 1596 -8308. www.transcampus.org./journals, www.ajol.info/journals/jorind231In 1976 Nigeria Airways operated a fleet of nineteen aircraft consisting of two each of Boeings707 and 737 and one DC 10-30 aircraft used mainly for international flights. There were SevenF.28 Jets and Seven Folder F.27 propeller aircrafts used mainly on domestic routes (Filani, 1983).There were also other major international airlines which operate flights to Nigeria, thereby linking Nigeria with the World’s major socio-economic and political centers. Within Nigeria itself, several charter companies operate additional flight in small aircraft from Lagos to the main economic centers in the Southern parts of the country. The Nigerian Federal Government realizing the role of air transport in the nation’s development made significant attempts to develop the country’s air transport system. The most gigantic was the1975-1980 Airport development programme in which the Murtala Mohammed airport complex was about N240 million (Filani, 1983). Six other airports in Kano, Ilorin, Kaduna, Sokoto, PortHarcourt and Maiduguri were developed to accommodate the largest intercontinental aircraft. Apart from these airports development programme the Federal Government also intensifies manpower development in the aviation industry. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Training Centres provides substantial number of trained air personnel. This is in the areas of piloting, maintenance engineers, air traffic controllers, aeronautics teleprompter operators and communications personnel. These personnel were reinforced with those from the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, helicopters, airships (including blimps), gliders, paramotors and hot air balloons. The human activity that surrounds aircraft is called aviation. The science of aviation, including designing and building aircraft, is called aeronautics. Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, but unmanned aerial vehicles may be remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers. Aircraft may be classified by different criteria, such as lift type, aircraft propulsion, usage and others(https://en.wikipedia.org)
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to assessment of the relationship between airfares and aircraft movement in Nigeria
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information on assessment of the relationship between airfares and aircraft movement in Nigeria. 200 staff of ministry of Aviation, Abuja was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
DATA ANALYSIS
The data collected from the respondents were analyzed in tabular form with simple percentage for easy understanding.
A total of 133(one hundred and thirty three) questionnaires were distributed and 133 questionnaires were returned.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain assessment of the relationship between airfares and aircraft movements in Nigeria
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of airfares and aircraft movements in Nigeria
Summary
This study was on assessment of the relationship between airfares and aircraft movements in Nigeria. Four objectives were raised which included: To determine the relationship between airfares and air passenger movement in aviation industry in Nigeria, to discover the relationship between airfares and aircraft movement in aviation industry in Nigeria, to examine the relationship between airfares and air cargo movement in aviation industry in Nigeria, to access the relationship between airfares and aviation fuel in aviation industry in Nigeria. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of ministry of Aviation, Abuja. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made up human resource managers, pilot instructors, flight operators and junior staff was used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
The policy implication of the present research is that the Nigeria airports operated by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria have to adopt a policy of improving airports efficiency based on observed correlation metrics and adopting a procedure (models) such as the DEA in evaluating their technical efficiency, so as to improve the airports. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria is the Nigeria airports managerial organization and therefore this organization should adopt a managerial efficient improvement.
Recommendation
The procedure should identify the best practice airports which should be peers for the less efficient to follow. This procedure will also improve the efficiency of Nigeria airports.
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