Author: Wole Shadare

VDM, Mr. Jollof exchange blows onboard United Nigeria’s flight, arrested

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VDM, Mr. Jollof exchange blows onboard United Nigeria’s flight, arrested

  Two passengers, popular content creator Martins Otse, popularly known as ‘VeryDarkman’, and Freedom Okkoetorise Atsepoyi, popularly called ‘Mr. Jollof were deboarded from a United Nigeria aircraft after an image showed the duo engaged in a fistfight inside the plane. The fight disrupted service as other passengers struggled to separate them as they continued to throw punches at each other. United Nigeria Airlines today confirmed the incident. Spokesman for the airline, Chibuike Uloka, in a…

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Udoh, Ogbebo raise concerns over aviation manpower shortage

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Udoh, Ogbebo raise concerns over aviation manpower shortage

..Urge Govt to fill yawning gaps   Experts in the aviation industry have expressed grave concerns about the significant manpower shortage in the entire sector and have called for an urgent need to address it.  Among the experts who spoke to Aviation Metric on the sidelines of the 9th Xplore Aviation Career Conference in Lagos was a former Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nnamdi Udoh, who said that the authorities must fill…

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Air Peace’s operations disrupted as lessor withdraws airplanes, passengers stranded nationwide

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Air Peace’s operations disrupted as lessor withdraws airplanes, passengers stranded nationwide

Scores of Air Peace passengers across the country are stranded at airports following the withdrawal of three of the airline’s aircraft by SmartLynx Airlines, one of its lessors. Consequently, many of its operations have been disrupted, as the airline is in a state of limbo. Many of the carrier’s aircraft are grounded, while others are still undergoing maintenance checks overseas. The airline is experiencing unprecedented flight delays and cancellations, a situation that has made air…

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German firm, Aero-Sys appoints Belujane Konzult as rep in Nigeria

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German firm, Aero-Sys appoints Belujane Konzult as rep in Nigeria

Aero-Sys, a German manufacturer of Aircraft Boarding Bridges and Ground Support Equipment (GSE), has appointed Aviation Consultants – Belujane Konzult as its representative in Nigeria. The appointment came after due diligence for a reliable partner in Nigeria. Under the agreement, Beluajne Konzult will be responsible for marketing and sales of Aero-Sys products in Nigeria, which include AvioBridges, Ground Power Units (GPUs), Dollies and Carts, Fixed walkways, Automation, and Baggage Handling Systems, as well as Airport…

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Nigeria ready to offer South Africa Fifth Freedom traffic right

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Nigeria ready to offer South Africa Fifth Freedom traffic right

Airlink to begin services to Lagos   Nigeria may have begun to reshape its Bilateral Air Services Agreement with some countries by receiving requests for Fifth Freedom rights with Nigeria. Last year, Nigeria changed its agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) to the Open Skies agreement tailored towards Nigeria’s agreement with the United States of America.   Nigeria granted five airlines flight rights and fifth freedom, meaning…

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How passenger unruly behaviour undermines safety gains in aviation sector-FAAN MD

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How passenger unruly behaviour undermines safety gains in aviation sector-FAAN MD

Conflicts in aviation linked to communication breakdown-Dati     The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has expressed concerns that the aviation industry is increasingly confronting behavioural and interpersonal challenges, hinting that incidents involving unruly passengers, staff conflicts, stakeholder tensions, and non-compliance with safety protocols threaten to undermine the hard-earned progress they have made in safety and service excellence. Kuku, who spoke at this year’s FAAN’s Aviation Safety…

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AerCap applaud’s Air Peace’s B737NG dry leases

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AerCap applaud’s Air Peace’s B737NG dry leases

AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, has praised Air Peace for its financial integrity and discipline in securing the delivery of a dry-leased Boeing 737-700 NG, a historic milestone for Nigerian aviation that marks the first dry lease transaction in over a decade. Speaking at the airline’s dry lease arrival ceremony held at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 Hall, Gad Wavomba, Vice President of Leasing at AerCap, described the event as “a historic moment…

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Govt’s strategic shift from ‘national hangar’ to private sector MROs’

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Govt’s strategic shift from ‘national hangar’ to private sector MROs’

The establishment of comprehensive Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities is widely regarded by Nigerian airlines and industry stakeholders as the most critical single solution to achieving financial stability and operational efficiency in the country’s aviation sector. The development of MRO facilities is universally described by Nigerian airlines and industry experts as the ultimate “Game Changer” for the country’s aviation sector. It’s a game-changer because it fundamentally alters the financial and operational structure of the…

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Airbus orders surge as global demand outpaces capacity

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Airbus orders surge as global demand outpaces capacity

Airbus closed October 2025 with 722 gross orders and 814 deliveries for the year to date, maintaining its lead in a market where the key challenge is no longer finding buyers but keeping pace with delivery expectations. Across single-aisle and wide-body segments, the European manufacturer continues to ride a sustained wave of airline and lessor demand, one that’s redefining aircraft availability timelines and reshaping the competitive balance between OEMs. The year’s results reflect a pattern…

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FAAN seeks replacement of national facilitation programme, to evict squatters

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FAAN seeks replacement of national facilitation programme, to evict squatters

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has called on the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on the need to release or upgrade the national facilitation programme. There are indications that the current Nigerian National Facilitation Programme (NNFP) is obsolete and may not meet the dynamics of airport security facilitation coordination.   The Nigerian National Facilitation Programme (NNFP) is a programme designed to streamline and improve the efficiency of international air transport by…

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