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Qatar: Aviation’s role in helping Africa become an economic superpower

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Qatar: Aviation’s role in helping Africa become an economic superpower

At home to the world’s youngest workforce, paired with evolving legislation and massive capacity for expansion of airline services, Africa has unprecedented potential for development, writes Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial, Thierry Antinori  With the world’s youngest and fastest-growing workforce and rich natural resources, it is well documented that Africa has vast potential for socio-economic development. Much has been said and written about how to unleash that potential. Still, the continent’s people, business and political leaders…

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Again, FCCPC summons Air Peace over ticket refund complaints

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Again, FCCPC summons Air Peace over ticket refund complaints

  The Nigerian apex consumer protection agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has again summoned the management of Air Peace for what it described as a deluge of consumer complaints from across the country relating to non-refund of ticket fares even in the instances where the airline had cancelled its flights operations. This is the second time in seven months that the agency would be summoning the airline with a view to…

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Aircraft scarcity, Nigerian airlines’ biggest challenge-Okonkwo

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Aircraft scarcity, Nigerian airlines’ biggest challenge-Okonkwo

·          Unfulfilled orders for new aircraft hit 17,000 planes- IATA ·          Fleet depletion worsens carriers’ operations The chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo said scarcity of aircraft is the biggest problem Nigerian carriers face. He noted that the scarcity of aircraft was made possible by a backlog of aircraft that were supposed to have been delivered by the major aircraft makers, Boeing and Airbus but which were delayed as a result of Covid.  The…

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Sanusi: Huge taxes contributory factor to airline high mortality rate

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Sanusi: Huge taxes contributory factor to airline high mortality rate

The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Capt. Ado Sanusi has again highlighted the difficulties airlines face in the country. Sanusi, who spoke to Aviation Metric at the weekend, lamented that the huge taxes faced by carriers are a contributing factor to airlines death, stressing that they form a major contributory factor to aircraft going under. His words, “The reason is that airlines are heavily taxed in this country. There’s multiple taxation because you’re not…

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Ukachukwu’s hard work rewarded, among Africa’s 100 most impactful travel, tourism personalities in 2025

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Ukachukwu’s hard work rewarded, among Africa’s 100 most impactful travel, tourism personalities in 2025

Africa Travel & Tourism Awards has recognised Toni Ukachukwu, the visionary founder of Aviators Africa, as one of Africa’s 100 Most Impactful People in Travel and Tourism for the year 2025. This prestigious accolade celebrates his significant and sustained contributions to the growth, innovation, and transformation of the travel and tourism landscape across the continent. With a career spanning over a decade, Ukachukwu has carved a niche in the African aviation and tourism ecosystem by…

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Air Peace, Oshiomhole Crossfire: A Call For Caution

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Air Peace, Oshiomhole Crossfire: A Call For Caution

Former Deputy Secretary General of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and aviation consultant,  Alhaji Mohammed Tukur has condemned the raging arguments between Senator Adams Oshiomhole and Air Peace Airlines, describing them as unnecessary. Tukur urged the airline’s management to investigate Senator Oshiomohle’s allegations and take corrective action to prevent further escalation. “The airline has built a reputation as a responsible corporate citizen, often going above and beyond to assist stranded Nigerians back home free of…

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Air Peace Makes Nonstop Flight From Abuja to St. Kitts, Expanding Africa’s Global Reach

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Air Peace Makes Nonstop Flight From Abuja to St. Kitts, Expanding Africa’s Global Reach

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace, on June 12, 2025, made a non-stop flight to the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The service, arranged for a Pan-African business conference in the Eastern Caribbean, carried delegations from Nigeria, thereby underscoring the airline’s growing trajectory and strategic foray into the global market. The St. Kitts & Nevis flight is the airline’s third foray into…

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Opinion: Senator Adams Oshiomhole, Air Peace, And The Rest Of Us

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Opinion: Senator Adams Oshiomhole, Air Peace, And The Rest Of Us

The African Travel Commission [ATC] wishes to set the record straight regarding the unfortunate incident involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole, Air Peace, and several affected passengers; including myself, Lucky Onoriode George, Executive Director of ATC and an award-winning journalist [the first and only Nigerian recipient of the prestigious European Commission’s Lorenzo Natali Prize for Journalists Reporting on Human Rights and Development, awarded in 2006]. I, along with seven other passengers, was booked on the 6:30 a.m….

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Dissecting Africa’s aviation resilience amid challenges

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Dissecting Africa’s aviation resilience amid challenges

The 81st International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in New Delhi, India may have come and gone, Africa’s aviation took the centre stage and came under scrutiny as the event highlights growth potential, opportunity and challenges, writes, WOLE SHADARE   Crossroads, challenges Last week, the 81st International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) press conference in New Delhi, India, highlighted key insights into the continent’s aviation landscape, revealing promising opportunities and formidable barriers. With…

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Amid Keyamo probe, Air Peace, Oshiomhole rift deepens

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Amid Keyamo probe, Air Peace, Oshiomhole rift deepens

AON backs airline, They have to defend themselves, says Senator Nigerian travellers extorted daily by carriers-George While the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has ordered aviation agencies to investigate the incident involving Air Peace and former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport domestic terminal on Wednesday, Airline operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body for some airlines in Nigeria and Oshiomhole have continued to engage in brickbats,…

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