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‘Aircraft on Ground’ increases airlines’ woes, passengers’ frustration at airports

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Operators abandon plane repairs over astronomical costs NCAA asks carriers to shrink schedules to cope with plane shortage Expert seeks special Forex window for operators The high number of unserviceable aircraft lying waste on the apron of many airports across the country highlights the precarious state of airlines in the country. Many carriers are reeling from the pain of not getting their aircraft back in the sky. The implication of many airplane on ground…

Air Peace brings back 78 trafficked Nigerians from Abidjan

Posted on May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Human trafficking, blight on our shared humanity, says Onyema Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace as part of its humanitarian service Nigeria’s has helped to evacuate 78 trafficked Nigerian women from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The evacuation of stranded Nigerians was done late Friday night. The flight, operated on a Boeing 737 aircraft with registration 5N-BQV, departed Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 2:14 PM and landed at Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan before…

Emirates emerges world’s most profitable airline, as profits hit $6.2 billion

Posted on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Dubai’s aviation sector, influential force on the global stage Emirates Group has released its 2024-25 Annual Report, achieving new record profit, EBITDA, revenue, and cash balance levels. This outstanding performance places the Emirates Group as the most profitable aviation group globally in the 2024-25 reporting period, with Emirates reporting the best result in its history to become the world’s most profitable airline. Both Emirates and dnata contributed record revenues in 2024-25, as the Group…

United, Twelve In $83 million SAF Deal

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

United has announced an investment in Twelve, an innovative low carbon fuels company that uses a process similar to photosynthesis to transform CO2 and water into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using renewable energy. This investment by the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund follows Twelve’s $83 million Series C funding round and project financing for its first SAF production facility, AirPlant One, located in Moses Lake, Washington. The facility is expected to begin production this…

Shadare’s Book on ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation in Nigeria’ set for launch

Posted on May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 by Wole Shadare

A new book entitled, ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation in Nigeria: History, Issues and Prospects” will be presented to the public on May 23, 2023. The venue of the launch is the Golfview Hotel, 12 Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo Road, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. The book was written by Mr. Wole Shadare, an international award-winning journalist and aviation editor of New Telegraph Newspapers. The author said in a statement issued in Lagos that the book is probably…

Onyema: Nigeria’s aviation security architecture must be strengthened

Posted on April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The chairman of Nigeria’s biggest airline, Air Peace, Dr. Allen Onyema has expressed concern over the incessant cases of actions both internal and external that pose a serious threat to aviation safety. At a high-level symposium on the fundamentality of aviation security in achieving the safe skies goal held in Lagos, Onyema noted that with global threats evolving at breakneck speed—from cyberattacks to insider threats and terrorism—Nigeria’s aviation architecture must be continuously reimagined and strengthened….

Najomo, Demuren raise concern over emerging threats to civil aviation

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Wole Shadare

A former Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Dr. Harold Demuren stated that the advent of September 11, 2001, brought a new dimension to aviation security measures. He noted that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) encouraged states to take aviation security as the highest priority through, primary legislation, regulation, programmes and standard operating procedures to mitigate the threat against civil aviation. Demuren who spoke at the Airstrip Owners and Operators Stakeholders Engagement in…

‘How poor airfield regulation endangers sector’

Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Wole Shadare

NCAA sets Jan 1 2026 for sanction against erring airstrip operators The Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation, Captain Chris Najomo has pointed out that international and regional aviation bodies now recognize that a poorly regulated operational environment can endanger the entire industry. He spoke against the backdrop of some operators of airstrips that are not safety compliant, adding that out of 92 airstrips scattered all over the country, only a few are safety…

Air Peace resumes flight operations

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Air Peace will on Friday resume flight operations following the suspension of the industrial action by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and other labour unions in the aviation sector. The airline in a statement on Thursday said,” We sincerely thank you for your patience, understanding, and unwavering support throughout this challenging period. Your resilience and trust in our brand mean the world to us.” The carrier commended what it described as the active…

End in sight as Minister meets striking unions, says, “We will resolve NiMet strike today”

Posted on April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister, unions in close door parley The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus is presently meeting all the unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) with a view to prevailing on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)…

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