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IATA: Europe, largest int’l market for passenger flow from Nigeria, aviation contributes $2.5b to nation’s GDP

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

195,700 tonnes of cargo transported through Nigeria in 2023 Tourism contributes $454.1 million to GDP and employs 66,600 people The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has weighed in on Nigeria’s aviation industry, disclosing that Europe is the largest international market for passenger flows from Nigeria, followed by Africa and North America. It further revealed that international air traffic accounted for 23% of total origin-destination (O-D) departures for Nigeria in 2023, equivalent to 2.1 million…

States stuck in rat race for own airlines

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

The rush by state governments to set up airlines is fueled by a mix of economic necessity, prestige, and the desire to control a key infrastructure sector, writes WOLE SHADARE The trend of Nigerian state governments establishing their own airlines or entering into partnerships to operate branded carriers has indeed become a significant development in the country’s aviation sector. This phenomenon is best described as a “race” or a growing competitive inclination, which is largely inspired…

Air Peace takes delivery of second regional Embraer190 aircraft

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace Limited, has taken delivery of its second Embraer 190 aircraft. The 96-seater jet with registration mark 5N-CER touched down at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at exactly 2:42 pm on Friday, September 25, 2025, further strengthening the airline’s fleet and boosting its capacity to serve both domestic and regional markets. This milestone comes just three months after Air Peace received its first E190 on June 22, 2025, underscoring the…

FAAN digitises, provides contactless payment solution at airports

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

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has concluded plans to roll out” Operations Go Cashless “, a contactless payment solution at airports nationwide. The pilot phase of the new arrangement, the authority said, will be flagged off with Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja According to a statement by the airport authority, the new payment architecture is part of its broader strategy to automate and digitise its operations. FAAN…

Ogun to float Gateway Air, more states mull setting up airlines

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

There are indications that Ogun State will be joining states in Nigeria that have floated airlines. The airline to be named Gateway Air is the brainchild of the government of Ogun State, as the governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, is set to use aviation as a launch pad for the economic transformation of the state. A source who is in the know and who pleaded anonymity said the state is processing all the necessary documents for…

ValueJet to begin flights to GWI, Iperu Oct 7, as airport opens to operations

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

As arrangements hit top gear for the commissioning of the Gateway International Airport (GWI), Iperu, Ogun State, for commercial flight operations, Nigeria’s fast-growing airline, ValueJet, will be operating from the airport on October 7. The carrier will be operating two weekly flights to Abuja for now on Tuesday and Thursday at 8.30 am to arrive Abuja at 9.45 am and from Abuja to GWI at 16.00 and arriving GWI 17.15 The airline, in a statement,…

How Uk High Commissioner, Baxter paved way for Air Peace’s Heathrow access-Onyema

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

…Urges Govt, Nigerians to patronise airline Air Peace, Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, has described its approval to operate scheduled flights from Nigeria into both London Gatwick and London Heathrow Airports as a historic milestone for Nigerian aviation, further attributing this breakthrough to the backing of the UK Government. The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, said this achievement is remarkable because it has taken seven years for any Nigerian airline to secure such access, underscoring…

NSIB: Lack of rail maintenance, absence of training, others cause of Asham train derailment

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released the preliminary report on the derailment involving train number AK 1, operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), with locomotive registration CDD5c2 2701. Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, said the report represents early findings and is subject to further analysis, adding that the final report will present detailed conclusions and additional recommendations to enhance rail safety in Nigeria. The accident took place…

Africa’s national airlines spring up from the dead

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

Concerns have been raised about the nationalisation of several airlines. Many African countries are beginning to revive their dead airlines amid the springing up of national carriers across Africa under different market arrangements, writes WOLE SHADARE The wave of state-owned airlines is beginning to gain traction. It is an indication of how important aviation is to the governments in driving the economic engines of their different nations. The huge ceremony that accompanied the inaugural flight…

Delta’s aircraft from Lagos to Atlanta makes emergency landing in Accra over smoke in galley

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

Panic gripped many of the passengers onboard Delta Flight 55 when the A330-200 aircraft taking them to Atlanta, United States, made an emergency landing at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana. A couple onboard the aircraft told New Telegraph that the aircraft left Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday at 11:40 am, but shortly after, the pilots made an emergency landing at Accra Airport. The source of the emergency stop in Accra was due to smoke…

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