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Najomo: Board appointment in aviation agencies critical to good corporate governance

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

The Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo said the presence of a board of directors in the agency plays a critical role in its corporate governance in providing strategic direction, overseeing management and making key decisions, while being guided by the Civil Aviation Act. The DG disclosed that boards may be appointed at any time for aviation parastatals, including NCAA, as seen with the recent inauguration of the Board…

Unions demand Customs Area Comptroller’s removal over assault on FAAN’S Director

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Three aviation unions in the aviation sector have demanded the redeployment of the Area Controller Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal (PCT) and all the Custom officers involved in the assault on the Director of Aviation Security Services within 14 days. In a statement made available to the media, signed by Ogbe John branch secretary Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Agbor John, Secretary Lagos Branch, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE)…

‘Africa’s challenged despite potential for growth’

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Wole Shadare

A former Assistant Secretary-General of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Alhaji Muhammed Tukur said Africa as a region, has experienced an increasing demand for air travel, driven by a rising middle class, growing international business relationships, and the increasing importance of tourism. Despite these favourable factors, he noted that the aviation industry in the continent has faced numerous hurdles such as insufficient infrastructure, safety concerns, regulatory inefficiencies, and fragmented air travel networks that often limit intra-Africa…

Despite 82% revenue increase in 2024, decrepit facilities worry FAAN MD

Posted on March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Budget limitation hinders agency from implementing key projects The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has improved its revenue generation by over 100 per cent as the Managing Director of the agency, (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku disclosed that the sum of ₦343,870,721,789.31 was generated from January to November, 2024 indicating an increase in revenue 82.5% performance which represent a positive variance of ₦155,487,786,012.29 between 2024 and 2023. The disclosure by Kuku is a cheery one…

Jibodu: Why airlines can’t breakeven

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

…Urges carriers to embrace dry-lease option The Chief Operating Officer of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA2), Remi Jibodu said it is practically impossible for airlines to break-even because of high Banks’ interest rates and other challenges that the carriers are faced with. He reiterated that the high interest rates of about 30 percent from financial institutions coupled with inflation standing at 27.4 per cent makes it extremely difficult for…

Frequent air crashes raise passengers’ anxiety

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

The crash of Delta Air Lines’s flight on the runway of Canada’s Toronto Pearson International Airport in which 18 people were injured has raised growing concerns as aviation incidents seem to rise in 2025. Whether safety in commercial aviation is degrading is a possibility that needs to be considered. Public perception has been skewed by recent disasters, such as the Delta Connection Flight 4819 and many others before it. Over the last two months, global commercial air…

Minister admits fund paucity to tackle aviation sector infrastructure

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

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has admitted that there is paucity of funds to adequately take care of all infrastructure needs in the aviation industry. Keyamo made the disclosure while fielding questions from our correspondent after receiving New Telegraph’s Minister of the Year (Transformative Leadership) award in Lagos at the weekend said all the ministries are facing infrastructure problems and have the envelop system that cannot carry all aviation infrastructure. He however stated that…

Ganduje cautions against aviation inter-agency rivalry

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and Chairman Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje has canvassed collaboration among agencies in the aviation sector in order to achieve the lofty Renew Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Ganduje Ganduje also cautioned against institutional rivalry among the agencies which he said detract from the overall objective of the Tinubu ‘s administration in fixing challenges in the…

Three arraigned for safety breaches on Air Peace’s London-Lagos flight

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

The Magistrate Court of Lagos State, Ikeja Magisterial District, was the scene of legal proceedings on Friday, February 15, as three passengers—Adewale Adedigba (52), Magnis Ashibuogwu (50), and Iwunze Benjamin (30)—were arraigned for unruly conduct aboard Air Peace Flight No. P4 7579 from London to Lagos. The charges stem from an incident that took place on February 12, 2025, at approximately 8:00 PM. According to the police, the defendants disrupted the flight by shouting…

Boeing, Airbus in fierce battle for Middle East, African market with 5,320 aircraft projection by 2043

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

Passenger air traffic in Africa will increase 6.4 per cent annually Two of the biggest aircraft manufacturers in the world, Boeing and Airbus are beginning to see the Middle East and Africa as the two regions of interests for the sale of their airplanes. While Airbus expects fleet size in the Middle East to more than double in the 18-year period to 2043, the world’s third-fastest rate after China and the Asia-Pacific region, Boeing…

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