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FAAN resolves airport transit crisis, apologises to passengers, approves Bolt operations

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FAAN resolves airport transit crisis, apologises to passengers, approves Bolt operations

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has offered an unreserved apology to the travelling public following days of disruption and public outcry stemming from a crackdown on e-hailing services across its airport terminals. The aviation security authority also announced a major breakthrough, confirming it has reached a new operational framework agreement with e-hailing giant Bolt, clearing the platform to resume immediate pickups at all FAAN-managed airports nationwide. The standoff began after FAAN moved to…

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Anatomy of an avoidable crash: How cockpit compromise, infrastructure gap, exe. PR nearly cost 68 lives in Benin

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Anatomy of an avoidable crash: How cockpit compromise, infrastructure gap, exe. PR nearly cost 68 lives in Benin

  The Nigerian aviation industry has once again stared into the abyss and walked away on the wings of pure luck. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau’s (NSIB) preliminary report into the July 23, 2026 runway excursion of an Enugu Air Embraer ERJ 170-100LR (5N-ENR) at Benin Airport exposes an alarming reality: when operational indiscipline in the cockpit meets infrastructural neglect on the ground, catastrophe becomes a mathematical certainty. While all 68 passengers and crew evacuated…

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African airlines trapped in uncomfortable expansion cycle

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African airlines trapped in uncomfortable expansion cycle

African carriers cannot achieve viable economies of scale without massive fleet modernisation and cross-border expansion, yet they cannot afford aircraft or open skies without the very scale they lack, writes WOLE SHADARE For decades, the tarmac of African aviation has been littered with the ghosts of ambitious carriers that soared high, burned through capital furiously, and vanished into thin air. From the historic demise of multinational icons like Air Afrique to the perennial reorganisations of national…

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NSIB has no mandate to bring down airlines, we follow the facts-Badeh Jr

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NSIB has no mandate to bring down airlines, we follow the facts-Badeh Jr

Following its strategic transition from the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to the Presidency, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) is expanding its multimodal remit across air, maritime, rail, and road networks. In this wide-ranging interview with WOLE SHADARE, NSIB Director-General, Captain Alex Badeh Jr. provides crucial updates on the agency’s legislative transition, operational autonomy under the Office of the National Security Adviser, and ongoing capacity building for investigations into waterways and surface transport.  I…

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The Banking Problem in African Skies

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The Banking Problem in African Skies

There are industries in which money follows opportunity. Aviation is one of them. There are also industries in which the absence of appropriate financing prevents the opportunity from ever becoming a reality. African aviation belongs increasingly to the second category. The continent has people who want to travel, businesses that need to move, airports that want to expand, airlines that want to acquire aircraft, cargo operators that need equipment, maintenance companies that need facilities and…

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LAAC summit sets stage for discourse on govt’ revenue demands, sector’s growth

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LAAC summit sets stage for discourse on govt’ revenue demands, sector’s growth

  The 30th Annual Conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) is set to provide a major platform for stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation industry to examine the delicate balance between government revenue demands and the need to sustain the sector’s growth and competitiveness. The conference, scheduled for September 10, 2026, in Lagos, will be held under the theme: “Towards a Sustainable Aviation Industry: Balancing Government Revenue Demands with Sector Growth.” The landmark…

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Qatar Airways accelerates fleet-wide Starlink rollout on 150 wide-body aircraft

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Qatar Airways accelerates fleet-wide Starlink rollout on 150 wide-body aircraft

Qatar Airways, the operator of the world’s first and largest Starlink-equipped wide-body fleet, has become the first airline to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 aircraft globally. The carrier has also completed Starlink rollout across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet in seven months, bringing the total number of its Starlink-equipped wide-body aircraft to 150. The airline remains on track to complete the Starlink rollout across its Boeing 787 fleet by the end of 2026. The latest achievement builds on…

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Tailwinds, late touchdown, inoperative autobrake preceded Benin airport runway overrun

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Tailwinds, late touchdown, inoperative autobrake preceded Benin airport runway overrun

NSIB issues four critical advisories over Benin airport runway overrun ATC line of sight obstructed, missing runway condition reports in Benin incident The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released its preliminary report on the runway excursion involving an Embraer ERJ 170-100LR aircraft operated by Enugu Air Limited at the Oba Akenzua II Airport in Benin, Edo State. The incident, which occurred on 23 July 2026 at about 14:55 local time, involved the scheduled passenger…

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NSIB running on deficit budgets over NIMASA, NRC non-compliance

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NSIB running on deficit budgets over NIMASA, NRC non-compliance

The Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Captain Alex Badeh Jr., has raised serious concerns over severe funding deficits that threaten the bureau’s expanding multimodal accident investigation operations. Under the NSIB Establishment Act of 2022, agencies such as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) are required to remit statutory percentages of revenue to the bureau. Non-compliance has forced the NSIB to operate on deficit budgets,…

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Dangerous Game: Overwritten cockpit recorders, threat to air safety

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Dangerous Game: Overwritten cockpit recorders, threat to air safety

The ‘overwriting’ of flight data recorder (FDR) is an insidious operational vulnerability that has continued to compromise global aviation safety, writes WOLE SHADARE In the delicate architecture of modern commercial aviation, trust is anchored to a small, brightly painted orange cylinder buried in the tail section of an aircraft: the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR). For decades, this crash-survivable device, colloquially called the black box, has served as the ultimate arbiter of truth. It captures ambient sounds,…

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