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Udoh, Ogbebo raise concerns over aviation manpower shortage

Posted on November 16, 2025November 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

..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…

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

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

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…

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

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

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…

FAAN seeks replacement of national facilitation programme, to evict squatters

Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Wole Shadare

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 There are indications that the current Nigerian National Facilitation Programme (NNFP) is obsolete and may not meet the dynamics of airport security facilitation coordination.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…

‘CBN’s lack of monitoring emboldens foreign carriers to sell tickets in dollars’

Posted on November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigerians divided over dollar tickets as Naira stabilises Cross-border trading, crime against economy-NANTA President Foreign airlines have returned to their old ways as passengers are groaning over the insistence by some airlines to charge ticket fees in dollars rather than in the local currency, the naira. It is the long-standing policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the naira is the legal tender in Nigeria, making it illegal to refuse it for…

Ethiopian Airlines, largest carrier operating to Nigeria with 34 frequencies

Posted on October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Begins second frequency to Abuja Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, yesterday marked yet another milestone with the start of a second frequency to Abuja. This development symbolises the carrier’s continued commitment to strengthening the deep-rooted ties between Ethiopia and Nigeria and supporting Nigeria’s position as a leading aviation and economic hub in Africa. Starting from October 28, 2025, Ethiopian Airlines will operate three additional weekly evening flights from Abuja, in addition to our existing…

Airlines, marketers’ frustration mounts on local sourcing of Jet-A1

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Locally sourced Jet fuel more expensive than imported fuel-CITA GMD Jet A1 market to grow through 2030-Ex-FAAN MD The Group Managing Director of CITA Energies, Dr Thomas Ogungbangbe, has echoed the frustration of aviation fuel marketers, stressing that despite the expectations, the reality experienced by aviation fuel marketers since Dangote’s refinery commission has been far more complex and constrained. According to him, dependence on imports continues as 40% of Jet-A1 is still, saying that although…

FG to review air traffic controllers’ retirement age to 65 amid shortage

Posted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it will review the retirement age of Air Traffic Controllers in the country as part of efforts to bridge the manpower gaps in the country’s airspace management and development. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, said the retirement age will be reviewed upward to ensure experienced hands and personnel are maximised and allow them to pass their experience to the younger generation. Speaking while declaring…

Excessive taxes, charges drive up costs, make travel expensive, says AASA CEO, Munetsi

Posted on October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

African carriers face more than $220 million in supply chain costs The Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), Aaron Munetsi, said airlines, airports, air navigation services, regulators and equipment suppliers all had a part to play in rewriting Africa’s aviation negative narrative and demonstrating that African carriers can hold their own globally. This is coming as he lamented that Africa’s carriers face more than $220 million in additional supply chain-related…

Fadairo carpets Senator Kalu over pilots’ Indian hemp allegation

Posted on October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Says comment injurious to aviation sector Aviation journalist and publisher of Arrival Magazine, Adeola Fadairo, has criticised the former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, alleging that some Nigerian pilots smoke Indian hemp and are unfit to fly, describing the allegation as not only reckless and ill-considered but also gravely damaging. Fadairo, in a statement made available to Aviation Metric, stated that for a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…

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