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Ethiopian Airlines offers two daily flights to Lagos, expands network

Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has concluded plans to begin daily two flights to Lagos, further expanding its network to the city. The airline said that from July 1, 2025, Nigerian passengers will have increased options out of Lagos with an extra daily flight. The extra flights will offer immediate connections to many African and Asian destinations. With these extra flights, there will be an instant connection that reduces the total hours of flight…

Why NCAT instructors, others are leaving for other training institutions-Reps

Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The House of Representative Committee on Aviation has expressed deep concern about the precarious situation at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAA),it stressing that the appalling wages of the instructors and other workers have made it difficult to attract more instructors. Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, Tajudeen Kareem Abisodun disclosed that the poaching of good hands by existing training institutions with higher salaries and good conditions of service has left the apex aviation training…

Nigeria Airlines’ Manifest Shambolic Service Delivery

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Poor service delivery by airlines in Nigeria has reached alarming levels, with indiscriminate rescheduling of flights being a major issue, writes WOLE SHADARE Bad reputation Virtually all the airlines in the country seem to be slugging it out for competition for the most egregious offender in flight rescheduling and poor service delivery. Very few offer a modicum of good service while majority of them do not care about the terrible service they deliver…

Shadare’s Book on ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation in Nigeria’ set for launch

Posted on May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 by Wole Shadare

A new book entitled, ‘100 Years of Civil Aviation in Nigeria: History, Issues and Prospects” will be presented to the public on May 23, 2023. The venue of the launch is the Golfview Hotel, 12 Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo Road, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. The book was written by Mr. Wole Shadare, an international award-winning journalist and aviation editor of New Telegraph Newspapers. The author said in a statement issued in Lagos that the book is probably…

Digital transformation, backbone of modern travel businesses, says Finchglow boss

Posted on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Group Managing Director of Finchglow Holdings, Mr. Bankole Bernard, has highlighted the urgent need for structure, digitisation, and long-term thinking in the travel sector. He spoke at the recently hosted Lagos Zone of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) business workshop for travel professionals focused on empowering agencies with the tools to grow, scale, and succeed in today’s evolving market with theme, “Strategic Business Development for Travel Agencies.” Bernard emphasised the urgent…

NAMA MD conferred with prestigious leadership award

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar, has been conferred with a prestigious fellowship award by Better Nigeria in Practice of Good Conduct, a forum facilitated by Observers Watch which is dedicated to promoting ethical conduct in public service and private sector, in recognition of his “exceptional leadership, integrity, and commitment to ethical governance in public service.” The award ceremony, which took place at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua…

Airbus’ Q1 2025 results demonstrate resilience, gross plane orders totaled 280

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

Aircraft giant, Airbus’ Q1 results demonstrates the progress the company is making on its priorities across the business. The firm is ramping up production in line with its plan but the delivery profile will be back loaded, reflecting the specific supply chain challenges they are facing this year, said Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer. “We maintain the guidance that excludes tariffs which are adding complexity and remain uncertain in terms of implementation, scope and…

NANTA heads to The Gambia for training, refreshers courses

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) is billed to travel to Banjul, The Gambia for training on travel trade and refresher courses. President of NANTA, Mr. Yinka Folami who is leading the team, had stated during the just concluded Lagos confab that the members of the association must take advantage of training opportunities and exposure to help them navigate through the ever demanding and dynamic nature of travel trade business and related concerns…

Onyema: Nigeria’s aviation security architecture must be strengthened

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

The chairman of Nigeria’s biggest airline, Air Peace, Dr. Allen Onyema has expressed concern over the incessant cases of actions both internal and external that pose a serious threat to aviation safety. At a high-level symposium on the fundamentality of aviation security in achieving the safe skies goal held in Lagos, Onyema noted that with global threats evolving at breakneck speed—from cyberattacks to insider threats and terrorism—Nigeria’s aviation architecture must be continuously reimagined and strengthened….

African airlines record -13.4% drop in demand for air cargo in March 2025

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Slowest of all regions, says, IATA African airlines saw a -13.4% year-on-year decrease in demand for air cargo in March, the slowest among the regions. Capacity increased by 10.5% year-on-year. Demand for air cargo is a useful barometer of trade, with many high-value items transport by air, such as smart phones and IT equipment, automotive components, precious metals and gems, perishable food items and pharmaceuticals. E-commerce shipments and other courier items are also a growing…

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