Aviation Archives - Aviation metric

BASL Chairman, Babalakin Inducted into Nigerian Aviation Hall of Fame

Posted on September 7, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited and the visionary behind Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN) has been inducted into the Nigerian Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHOF), in recognition of his pioneering contribution to private-sector participation and infrastructure development in Nigeria’s aviation industry. Babalakin was among 18 distinguished Nigerians inducted into the Nigerian Aviation Hall of Fame for their contributions to the development of Nigerian aviation. His recognition highlights his pioneering role in…

Domestic carriers suffer high charges, FX pressures, says United Nigeria Airlines CCO

Posted on September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Adedayo Olawuyi, has urged the Federal Government to reduce aviation charges and taxes as an intervention to make air travel more affordable. Speaking as a panellist during the AeroWest conference held in Lagos on Wednesday with the topic: “The Real Cost of Running Aviation Business: Fixing Connectivity, Affordability, FX, Fuel and Border Friction,” Olawuyi said that domestic airlines require lower aviation charges because high charges increase…

Ibom Air’s dominance or protectionism? High-stakes battle for Uyo’s air routes

Posted on August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The issue of Ibom Air’s dominant market position on the Uyo–Abuja (QUO–ABV) and Uyo–Lagos (QUO–LOS) routes sits at the intersection of economic competition theory and practical commercial strategy in Nigerian civil aviation. Whether this concentration of market share represents healthy, structural competition or predatory market strangulation depends on whether it is viewed through the lens of operational economics or consumer accessibility. The debate around route monopolies, home-base dominance, and carrier protectionism highlights a major structural…

Anatomy of an avoidable crash: How cockpit compromise, infrastructure gap, exe. PR nearly cost 68 lives in Benin

Posted on August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian aviation industry has once again stared into the abyss and walked away on the wings of pure luck. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau’s (NSIB) preliminary report into the July 23, 2026 runway excursion of an Enugu Air Embraer ERJ 170-100LR (5N-ENR) at Benin Airport exposes an alarming reality: when operational indiscipline in the cockpit meets infrastructural neglect on the ground, catastrophe becomes a mathematical certainty. While all 68 passengers and crew evacuated…

Tailwinds, late touchdown, inoperative autobrake preceded Benin airport runway overrun

Posted on August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 by Wole Shadare

NSIB issues four critical advisories over Benin airport runway overrun ATC line of sight obstructed, missing runway condition reports in Benin incident The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released its preliminary report on the runway excursion involving an Embraer ERJ 170-100LR aircraft operated by Enugu Air Limited at the Oba Akenzua II Airport in Benin, Edo State. The incident, which occurred on 23 July 2026 at about 14:55 local time, involved the scheduled passenger…

Pilot doctored black box after botched Asaba landing, says NSIB

Posted on August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Raises alarm over trend of pilots destroying flight data out of fear of sanctions Kicks against proposed slash of TSC allocation from 6% to 4% The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed that the pilot of a Bombardier Challenger 601 private jet, operated by VMO Aero, intentionally overwrote the aircraft’s Flight Data Recorder (FDR) after a botched landing attempt at Asaba Airport, Delta State. The incident, which occurred on July 10, 2026, saw the…

Minister brokers peace deal to end aviation crisis, gives 1-Week TSC repayment deadline

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

NCAA to enforce airline Unionisation rights The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has brokered a peace deal between aviation unions, airline operators, and regulatory agencies, effectively dousing the industrial tension that recently paralysed flight operations across Nigerian airports and led to the picketing of Air Peace on Tuesday. The breakthrough came during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting held as a follow-up to the conditional suspension of the unions’ industrial action on August…

FAAN impounds six Air Peace buses after fleeing drivers block Lagos airport taxiway

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has impounded six Air Peace coaster buses after they were used to block a taxiway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The vehicles have been towed to the Lagos Airport Police Station as law enforcement launches a manhunt for the drivers, who reportedly fled the scene after parking on the active airfield. The high-level security breach followed a picketing exercise by aviation unions over two primary grievances:…

Unions picket Air Peace over N17bn TSC/CSC Debt, NCAA cracks down on taxiway blockade

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Ministry intervenes; airlines deny owing aviation agencies ASRT wants parties to return to negotiation Flight operations across Nigeria’s major aviation hubs were plunged into severe disruption on Tuesday as joint aviation unions carried out a targeted picketing of Air Peace at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The coordinated industrial action, led by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff…

Air Peace operations in Lagos, Abuja grounded over anti-union allegations, unpaid TSC, carrrier blocks taxiway

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Passengers stranded A major crisis hit Nigeria’s aviation sector in the early hours of Tuesday as key union bodies shut down Air Peace operations at both the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. The joint action was carried out by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the National Association of Aircraft…

1 2 3 … 349 »