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Emirates, SAA, enhance codeshare pact, deepen 28 years partnership

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Building on almost three decades of strong and successful partnership, Emirates and South African Airways are further enhancing their relationship, working towards a reciprocal codeshare agreement, ahead of the busy peak travel season. With single ticket fare and hassle-free baggage handling, Emirates customers will be able to enjoy seamless access from Johannesburg to three domestic points in South Africa – Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), and a further thirteen regional points in Africa…

VDM, Mr. Jollof exchange blows onboard United Nigeria’s flight, arrested

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Two passengers, popular content creator Martins Otse, popularly known as ‘VeryDarkman’, and Freedom Okkoetorise Atsepoyi, popularly called ‘Mr. Jollof were deboarded from a United Nigeria aircraft after an image showed the duo engaged in a fistfight inside the plane. The fight disrupted service as other passengers struggled to separate them as they continued to throw punches at each other. United Nigeria Airlines today confirmed the incident. Spokesman for the airline, Chibuike Uloka, in a…

Air Peace’s operations disrupted as lessor withdraws airplanes, passengers stranded nationwide

Posted on November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Scores of Air Peace passengers across the country are stranded at airports following the withdrawal of three of the airline’s aircraft by SmartLynx Airlines, one of its lessors. Consequently, many of its operations have been disrupted, as the airline is in a state of limbo. Many of the carrier’s aircraft are grounded, while others are still undergoing maintenance checks overseas. The airline is experiencing unprecedented flight delays and cancellations, a situation that has made air…

AerCap applaud’s Air Peace’s B737NG dry leases

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Wole Shadare

AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, has praised Air Peace for its financial integrity and discipline in securing the delivery of a dry-leased Boeing 737-700 NG, a historic milestone for Nigerian aviation that marks the first dry lease transaction in over a decade. Speaking at the airline’s dry lease arrival ceremony held at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 Hall, Gad Wavomba, Vice President of Leasing at AerCap, described the event as “a historic moment…

Pilots’ group to provide loss of license insurance for members, aircraft engineers

Posted on November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has unveiled plans to provide comprehensive Loss of Licence Insurance Cover for all Nigerian pilots and aircraft engineers. This initiative marks a significant milestone in strengthening the welfare and professional security of aviation personnel nationwide. The scheme, developed in partnership with First Standard Insurance Brokers, is designed to protect pilots and engineers who lose their professional licences due to medical incapacity or other qualifying conditions that render them…

How Nigeria Can Replicate World-Class Transport Systems- Ngwama

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Convener of the 2025 Transport Summit, Mrs Pearl Ngwama, has called for an integrated transport masterplan to propel Nigeria’s growth, stressing that Nigeria’s transport infrastructure must become the engine of national development. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Transport Summit in Lagos with the theme ‘Nigeria’s Transport Infrastructure: Innovation for a Sustainable Future’, Ngwama said the world’s most advanced nations are built on formidable multimodal transport systems integrating road, rail, air and sea. She…

Onyema: Air Peace’s Heathrow flight, symbol of national pride

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace’s launch of direct flights between London Heathrow Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja is a mark of resilience and restoring the Nigerian flag to one of the world’s busiest air corridors after more than a decade. The Executive Director, International Operations, of the airline, Nnenna Onyema, described the new operation as a “symbol of national pride and resilience,” emphasising that it represents more than just a new…

Delta Enhances Lagos–Atlanta Service with A350-900

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier, Delta Air Lines, is enhancing the travel experience for customers this winter with the deployment of its next-generation Airbus A350-900 and Airbus A330-900neo aircraft on the Lagos to Atlanta route. The seasonal upgrade is designed to meet the strong demand for travel during the busy winter and holiday period, while offering customers more comfort, an improved onboard experience across all cabins of service, and increased cargo capacity. Through late November, customers will see…

Onyema honoured At NITL Excellence Awards

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Air Peace Chairman, Dr Allen Onyema, have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s aviation and transport sector at the Nigerian Institute of Transport and Logistics (NITL) Annual Excellence Awards, held at the NICON Hotel, Abuja. At the prestigious ceremony, Air Peace clinched the “Airline of the Year” award, while Onyema received the “Trailblazer Award in Transport and Logistics.” Both honours underscore the airline’s industry-defining achievements and the exemplary leadership steering its continued growth….

Adam: Nigerian carriers to save over N26B annually with aircraft dry-lease

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Senior Advisor for Aircraft Acquisition and Sales, Aviation Strategy, and Government Affairs, Superba, Nuhu Adam said Nigerian airline operators would be saving over N26 billion annually with aircraft dry lease that the carriers are potentially going to enjoy on a large scale as the Federal Government paved the way for the reprieve for the operators. Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, successfully secured access to the dry lease option for its airlines…

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