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MMIA terminal to be demolished for a new structure, says Keyamo

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

FG abandons plans for national carrier The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the old terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, disclosing that the government intends to demolish the structure and replace it with a modern facility. He equally announced that the Federal Government had abandoned plans for a national carrier, shifting its focus instead to strengthening and expanding the operations of local…

Majekodunmi: ValueJet’s direct flight to Banjul, boost for Nigeria, Gambia trade relations

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of ValueJet, Capt Omololu Majekodunmi said the airline’s inaugural flight to Banjul, The Gambia, would further strengthen the trade relations between Nigeria and The Gambia. Omololu reaffirmed the airline’s commitment to safe and efficient operations, fully adhering to all regulations, just as he expressed confidence in the Lagos-Banjul route, backed by the deployment of its CRJ-900 aircraft. He said, “The launch of our Lagos to Banjul flight is yet another important milestone…

Qatar transforms skies into first ever competitive gaming arena

Posted on May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways has set a new benchmark with the launch of a pioneering e-sports competition, ‘Gaming in the Sky’, onboard a commercial aircraft. The ground-breaking event was powered by next-generation Starlink connectivity and took place on 11 May 2025 during a flight from Doha to London. The tournament brought together a global roster of top gaming and entertainment talent, including Tfue, Castro1021, Lisa Zimouche, Alodia Gosiengfiao, Dantic, SV2, AJ3, Aameghessib, Danny Aarons, Ffearfful, MattHDGamer, and…

Stringent Turkey, Nigerian visa hurts trade, tourism, say NANTA, TURSAB

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

In recent years, Nigerian applicants wishing to travel to Turkiye have faced tighter visa rules. The same applies to Turkish citizens wishing to visit Nigeria The tight visa restrictions have led to concerns as travel trade professionals and their counterparts in Istanbul, Türkiye, bemoaned the visa regimes by both countries. They called for waivers and relaxation of entry regimes into Nigeria and Türkiye to speed up trade and tourism The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies…

‘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….

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