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Analysts: Regular performance update I’ll improve airlines’ performance

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

‘Why Nigerian carriers may not attract int’l interline partnership’ Despite the furore that greeted the executive summary of flight operations in Nigeria in 2024 released last week by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that highlighted airlines’ huge flight delays, cancellations and gross poor service, analysts are of the view that regular update of such traffic data and reports would help to make airlines improve their services. This is coming as the Chief Executive…

AI-powered machines to detect explosives, narcotics, drugs deployed by FAAN at Lagos airport

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…Expands e-gate system The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is ushering in a new era of security and efficiency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with the deployment of advanced screening technologies, e-gate systems, and a renewed inter-agency collaboration framework aimed at modernizing Nigeria’s aviation environment. The agency has deployed a state-of-the-art security screening system, the Orion 928DX, described as one of the most advanced technologies in global aviation security. The highly…

Oyo, NAMA in strategic partnership to transform Ibadan airport

Posted on April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ahmed Umar Farouk has held a strategic meeting with the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde over the planned transformation of the Ibadan Airport into a world-class facility. This ambitious project aims to significantly enhance passenger experience, boost air traffic, and drive economic growth in Oyo State and the entire Southwest region. Governor Makinde has not hidden his desire to upgrade the Ibadan airport with world-class…

NCAA threatens to fine, suspend intl carriers over deportation of passengers, denied boarding

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed concern over the actions of foreign airlines it accused of selling tickets to passengers only to airlift them halfway their destinations and deport them back to Nigeria. It stated that it had received several complaints about the issue that has caused pain to travellers. The authority has however warned that any airline found to be engaging in such practices will be subject to regulatory action, including but…

Huge boost for AMCON As Arik Air Airlifts 2.2m Passengers In 2024

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

Operates 10,699 Flights – NCAA Report Arik Air in 2024 airlifted 2,239,176 passengers between January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, a report sourced from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed. The airline, which has been under the receivership of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) since 2017, despite its challenges, also operated 10,699 flights within the year under review, making it the second most active airline in terms of passenger traffic…

Access Bank provides Naira debt facility to fund Green Africa’s ATR 72-500 airplane

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline, has announced the acquisition of its very first owned aircraft. The incoming aircraft, an ATR 72-500 with manufacturer’s serial number 852 and registration mark 5N-GAB, is expected to enter into service shortly after customary regulatory approvals. Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria and on the continent, provided a Naira debt facility to partly fund the aircraft acquisition. Founder and CEO of Green Africa, Babawande Afolabi said,…

Delta honours workers who propelled 100 years in the sky with Flight Museum

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

As the first U.S. airline to celebrate its centennial, Delta is honoring the dedication and spirit of the people who propelled the company through a century of flight with the newly renovated Delta Flight Museum. Officially opening Monday, April 7, the vast hangars-turned exhibit and event space captures the airline’s unique culture and people-first values, ensuring the stories of Delta’s first 100 years will forever be etched into history. Visitors and event goers alike can immerse…

Expert seeks dedicated Forex allocation to halt aircraft depletion, others

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

The Chief Executive of Belujane Konsult, Mr. Chris Aligbe has called for a dedicated Foreign Exchange allocation to the airlines not just for anything but for maintenance and for payment of their lease rentals. This he said would alleviate the carriers’ burden of frantically looking for forex to bring back their aircraft that had been ferried overseas for maintenance; a situation he noted has led to depletion of operating aircraft by the airlines. Speaking to…

A look into Nigeria’s plummeting aviation market

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

Nigeria’s aviation market is fast receding. The country’s airlines are feeling the pain. The lack of strong airlines has not helped them. The policies are not helping and they find themselves in a big conundrum writes, WOLE SHADARE Decline Nigeria’s international and domestic passenger traffic after COVID has continued to show a remarkable decline. Other factors like low disposable income occasioned by economic recession in most countries of the world, particularly Nigeria and the predatory nature…

Aligbe: Nigeria’s aviation market vanishing

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The setting up of new airlines by Nigeria’s neighbours and some other carriers in East Africa and other places could further erode the country’s aviation market as the Chief Executive Officer of Belujane Konsult, Mr. Chris Azu Aligbe maintained that the lack of strong carriers from Nigeria could see the carriers take huge advantage of Nigeria’s aviation market. Speaking with Aviation Metric at the weekend, Aligbe disclosed that Ethiopian Airlines plans to invest massively in…

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