Author: Wole Shadare

Turkish Airlines Sets Guinness World Records as ‘Most Countries Flown’ to by an Airline

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Turkish Airlines Sets Guinness World Records as ‘Most Countries Flown’ to by an Airline

Turkish Airlines, which has held the title of flying to most countries in the world since 2012, has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the record holder. The national flag carrier has successfully achieved the Guinness World Records™ title for the “Most Countries Flown to by an Airline”. The record certificate was presented at Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport following Turkish Airlines’ inaugural flight to Chile. The ceremony was attended by Turkish…

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Ethiopian Airlines, Air Maroc, Air Peace, Aero, Arik face NCAA’s sanctions

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Ethiopian Airlines, Air Maroc, Air Peace, Aero, Arik face NCAA’s sanctions

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators). They are to be sanctioned for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations including nonpayment of refunds within the stipulated time frame, non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage, short-landed baggage, delayed and cancelled flights, amongst others. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection (NCAA), Mr. Michael Achimugu disclosed on Tuesday….

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Ogun Airport: Redefining Aerotropolis possibility

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Ogun Airport: Redefining Aerotropolis possibility

The Gateway International Airport is 95% completed and should be commissioned in early 2025 bearing no regulatory impediments. It is set to redefine Nigeria’s aviation and economic landscape vision of becoming the country’s first aerotropolis, writes, WOLE SHADARE Airport proliferation In Nigeria, airports are springing up at an alarming rate. Cities of less than 100 kilometres are now been connected by air through aerodromes that state governments are constructing; one as a tool for attracting economic…

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African nations meet to cut high aviation taxes, Gambia, Senegal seal pact on charges

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African nations meet to cut high aviation taxes, Gambia, Senegal seal pact on charges

Poor connectivity, high taxes, obstacles to African aviation growth-Minister Director-General of Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa and policymakers in the continent are tinkering with cutting high aviation taxes and charges as they lamented that high taxes and charges are killing the African travel industry. The Gambian Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah disclosed on Saturday when Overland Airways launched flight services to Banjul, The Gambia with a brand new Embraer E-175 aircraft. He…

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Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

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Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

Carrier launches flight to Banjul Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Overland Airways has been granted the Fifth Freedom right by The Gambian Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); a significant boost to widening the airline’s operations from any part of The Gambia to any destination within the sub-region in line with the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a policy of the Africa Union (AU) that liberalises the African skies. The Director-General of GCAA, Nfansu Bojang disclosed on…

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Overland Continues Route Expansion with Flight to Banjul, The Gambia

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Overland Continues Route Expansion with Flight to Banjul, The Gambia

Overland Airways has disclosed that it will commence three weekly flights from Lagos, Nigeria to Banjul capital city of the Gambia, in continuation of its route network expansion. This new service takes effect from December 21, 2024. Overland Airways flights to Banjul will depart the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos by 2 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to land in Banjul International Airport by 5:30 pm, while the return flights will depart Banjul…

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Kuku’s exemplary leadership at FAAN one year after

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Kuku’s exemplary leadership at FAAN one year after

By Yakubu Dati   Within the 12 months that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) experienced a change in leadership, the initial anxiety that usually comes with the appointment of new CEOs has given way to assurances that the agency is headed in the right direction. This is because the new pilot has been found to possess the skill and knowledge not only to fly the plane to its desired destination but to land…

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FAAN unveils refurbished E-wing departure terminal, partners UBA

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FAAN unveils refurbished E-wing departure terminal, partners UBA

…Acquires four CNG buses for passenger facilitation    The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) partnership with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) has yielded massive investment in airport infrastructure as FAAN unveiled its newly remodelled E-Wing departure terminal on Friday.  The facilities have been expanded and provided with many state-of-the-art screening facilities and a changed security area that would help elevate the country’s image. The partnership signposts a strategic public-private partnership between FAAN and…

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Olumide: Three firms express interest in Ogun Airport concession

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Olumide: Three firms express interest in Ogun Airport concession

Aerodrome project 95% completed    Manager/Consultant for the Gateway International Airport, Capt. Dapo Olumide has stated that the state government was planning to concession some infrastructure of the aerotropolis after completion. He disclosed that three companies that have expressed interest in the concession of the airport. He noted that the aerotropolis which is expected to have various international aviation is seeing companies jostle for concessional operations. The airport, which was located along Iperu-Ilishan road in the…

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FAAN deepen aviation sector reportage, trains journalists

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FAAN deepen aviation sector reportage, trains journalists

  LAAC chairman, Suleiman lauds FAAN, CIAPS for training   The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku said the training of aviation journalists was to help deepen understanding of the fast-paced aviation industry with a view to helping them report accurately. Kuku who was represented by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah at a one-day training of journalists and media team…

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