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NCAA directs airlines to amend security programmes, airplane mode no longer permitted

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NCAA directs airlines to amend security programmes, airplane mode no longer permitted

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said all mobile phones must be completely switched off during flight take-off and landing. In an X post on Tuesday, Michael Achimugu, the NCAA’s director of public affairs and consumer protection, said the regulation concerning phones and other electronic devices in Nigeria has now been unified. The development comes after the agency’s emergency meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday. “All phones must be switched off during the critical aspects of…

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NCAA invites Ibom Air crew, passenger, conveys emergency stakeholders meeting over airport incident

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NCAA invites Ibom Air crew, passenger, conveys emergency stakeholders meeting over airport incident

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has invited Ms. Comfort Emmanson and a member of the Ibom Air cabin crew, Juliana Edward, for further investigation into a reported incident aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos on August 10. This was disclosed by the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, during a question-and-answer session at the Emergency National Civil Aviation Security Committee and Stakeholders Meeting held on Tuesday in…

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Access to single-digit interest rate, key to airlines’ survival-Onyema

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Access to single-digit interest rate, key to airlines’ survival-Onyema

Chairman of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, has stated that the survival of the country’s carriers is tied to access to single-digit interest loans, stressing that “no airline will fail in the country if given such funding support. He called for a complete overhaul of aviation financing in Nigeria, warning that the current system, where airlines borrow at interest rates as high as 35% is “a death sentence” for the industry. Speaking at the 29th…

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ValueJet to expand regional network, opens Accra, Cotonou, Malabo routes

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ValueJet to expand regional network, opens Accra, Cotonou, Malabo routes

  ValueJet, a growing private Nigerian carrier, has concluded plans to launch a hat trick of routes from its hub in Lagos to Cotonou, Benin Republic, Accra, Ghana, and Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, less than three years after commencing scheduled flight operations. The airline kick-started its foray into regional operations with the launch of direct flights to Banjul, The Gambia, from Lagos on May 15, 2025, underlying its ambitious regional route expansion plans. The carrier’s…

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Volte-Face: Airline operators lift flight ban on Emmanson

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Volte-Face: Airline operators lift flight ban on Emmanson

Airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have formally lifted the no-flight ban on Ms. Comfort Emmanson. The operators in the statement said the lifting of the ban was necessitated by the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, who issued a directive to the carriers to lift the ban on the alleged unruly passenger. A statement by the spokesman of AON, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo said having…

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AON break ranks, member says ban on Emmanson for review, decision hasty, denied fair hearing

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AON break ranks, member says ban on Emmanson for review, decision hasty, denied fair hearing

Bernard says AON owes her apology   A senior member of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and the President/CEO of Topbrass Aviation Limited, Roland Iyayi, said Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who assaulted an Ibom Air cabin crew member, was not given a fair hearing before the airline group slammed a no-flight ban on her.   Iyayi   Iyayi, who spoke to Aviation Metric, said that what he has seen, the airline board would review the ban,…

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FG pardons Emmanson, restores pilots’ licenses, airlines staff, agencies to undergo training

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FG pardons Emmanson, restores pilots’ licenses, airlines staff, agencies to undergo training

  Asks airlines to lift no-flight ban on Emmanson Orders withdrawal of charges against disruptive passenger K1 gets flight ban reduction from six to one month In a sweeping effort to restore sanity to the aviation industry, which had been hit by bad publicity due to unruly behaviour by music star Ayinde Marshal and Ms. Confort Emmanson, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has offered amnesty to the parties involved. The Minister…

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BASL boss, Jibodu, tasks govt to encourage investments with PPP support

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BASL boss, Jibodu, tasks govt to encourage investments with PPP support

The Chief Operating Officer, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Remi Jibodu, has called on the Federal Government to encourage existing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The support of such ventures, he said, would greatly encourage more people to invest not only in aviation but in other sectors that the government may not have the ready resources to invest in. Jibodu The MMA2 concession agreement under the Build Operate and Transfer…

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Amusan: Nigeria needs urgent investment in ageing airport facilities

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Amusan: Nigeria needs urgent investment in ageing airport facilities

A former National President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA), Dr. Soji Amusan, has expressed concern about the condition of many airports across the country. He stated that many of Nigeria’s airports are ageing, congested or lack the modern facilities needed to accommodate growing passenger volumes and next-generation aircraft, stressing that investment in air traffic management, runway upgrades, passenger terminals and cargo facilities is urgently needed.   He noted that in a…

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Ethiopian Airlines Group, AfDB Ink Mandate Letter To Provide $500M For Africa’s Largest Aviation Infrastructure Project

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Ethiopian Airlines Group, AfDB Ink Mandate Letter To Provide $500M For Africa’s Largest Aviation Infrastructure Project

Following the signing of the Letter of Intent (LoI) on March 24th, 2025, Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a landmark mandate letter appointing the Bank as Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (IMLA) for the financing of Ethiopian Airlines’ mega airport, a transformative aviation hub poised to redefine air connectivity across Africa. Under this Mandate Letter, AfDB will provide a loan of $500 million and lead the mobilisation of the remaining…

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