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African airlines cargo market dips 2.1%, 9.5% increase in travel demand

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

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest analysis of demand and capacity in the global air cargo market, based on year-on-year comparative traffic and capacity data for May 2025 vs May 2024, saw a 2.1% year-on-year decrease in demand for air cargo for African airlines While African airlines saw a dip in air cargo traffic, the carriers increased their cargo capacity by 2.7% year-on-year, achieving a 42.2% Cargo Load Factor (percentage of capacity taken up…

Jega, EFCC witness recants, says Arik N85 billion loan not performing since inception

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Wole Shadare

A former Executive Director, Credits at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Muhammed Abass Jega has disclosed that the Arik debt in AMCON, which was onboarded at the time he served as Executive Director, fell within the category of non-performing loan as categorised by the regulatory agencies in the country. He stated this during cross-examination at the ongoing criminal trial at the Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada. The matter, which…

Govt. mulls new $50 baggage infrastructure tax, Minister to reject proposal

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

Foreign airlines kick, new charge disincentive to investment Lagos, Abuja already world’s most expensive airports A proposal to introduce a $50 baggage infrastructure tax for passengers travelling out of the country through the nation’s international airports has been floated by an unnamed government agency. Aviation Metric learnt that an unnamed service provider had sent a proposal to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and did a presentation to the foreign airlines on the desirability…

Qatar Airways resumes flights to Kigali, increases network in Africa to 30 destinations

Posted on June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways is increasing the number of destinations it serves in Africa to 30, with the resumption of flights between Doha and the Rwandan capital, Kigali, from Wednesday, 25 June 2025. The resumption marks the continued expansion of the airline’s African operations and its commitment to operating across the continent, providing increased connectivity and choice of destinations via its award-winning Doha hub, Hamad International Airport. The move is also expected to help boost socio-economic development…

$300 helicopter levy: NAMA to sanction defaulting operators, to shut down facilities, others

Posted on June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Issues seven days payment notice enforcement The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has notified all stakeholders, especially oil and gas operators, of the need for full compliance with the provision of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Act on the prompt payment of helicopter landing levies for air navigation services rendered by the Agency within the Nigerian airspace and cover operations at Oil Fields, Terminals, Platforms, Rigs, Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units,…

Boeing, Airbus, IATA predict only Africa airline market to grow significantly in 20 years

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The potential of the African continent in the area of aviation has made two of the world’s biggest aircraft makers, Boeing and Airbus, to see it as a major area of interest. Major airlines are equally expanding operations, connecting the region in a way never seen in more than 20 years. While home to 18 per cent of the global population, sadly, Africa makes up just two per cent of global air traffic, and two…

Air Peace Acquires Embraer 190 Aircraft

Posted on June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace, has increased its aircraft number by adding its first Embraer 190 aircraft to its fleet. The aircraft, bearing registration 5N-CEF, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at exactly 19:38 on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Speaking with newsmen, the airline’s spokesperson, Osifo-Whiskey Efe, disclosed that the newly acquired aircraft is a 118-seater and the first of its type in the carrier’s growing fleet portfolio. He disclosed that…

Why ICAO still relies on TCAS II 7.1 in connected cockpit era

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

Despite widespread adoption of ADS-B and AI-powered surveillance, ICAO’s collision avoidance mandates remain firmly rooted in the logic of TCAS II Version 7.1. In 2025, aviation is smarter, faster, and more connected than ever. ADS-B is near-ubiquitous, digital towers are live in several countries, and AI-powered flight optimisation tools are rewriting route management. But for all the advances reshaping the skies, one thing hasn’t changed: when two aircraft are on a collision course, TCAS II…

Qatar: Aviation’s role in helping Africa become an economic superpower

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by Wole Shadare

At home to the world’s youngest workforce, paired with evolving legislation and massive capacity for expansion of airline services, Africa has unprecedented potential for development, writes Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial, Thierry Antinori With the world’s youngest and fastest-growing workforce and rich natural resources, it is well documented that Africa has vast potential for socio-economic development. Much has been said and written about how to unleash that potential. Still, the continent’s people, business and political leaders…

Aircraft scarcity, Nigerian airlines’ biggest challenge-Okonkwo

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Wole Shadare

· Unfulfilled orders for new aircraft hit 17,000 planes- IATA · Fleet depletion worsens carriers’ operations The chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo said scarcity of aircraft is the biggest problem Nigerian carriers face. He noted that the scarcity of aircraft was made possible by a backlog of aircraft that were supposed to have been delivered by the major aircraft makers, Boeing and Airbus but which were delayed as a result of Covid. The…

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