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Nigeria’s private jet ownership rises to 157 from 44 in 20 years, Task Force reveals findings

Posted on July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Findings reveal illegal operators undermine security, Govt, losses revenue Operations opaque The operations and acquisition of private jets in Nigeria have risen exponentially. From a mere 44 private business jets in the country in 2005, Two decades on in 2024, that number has risen to 157; an increase of 357 percent over two decades. However, the increase in the acquisition of these flying objects is not for just navigating in luxury from one corner of…

Nigeria writes UK for tier one airport for Nigerian airlines

Posted on July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo said that the Federal Government has written to the United Kingdom to allow Nigerian carriers particularly Air Peace operate to Heathrow Airport. The Minister who spoke at the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) seminar in Lagos on Friday said Nigeria would no longer allow a situation where the country’s airlines are not allowed to tier one airports overseas in line with the Bilateral…

Nigeria identifies wet lease, others as obstacles to carriers’ growth

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

NANTA seeks Minister’s intervention in travel trade market Trans-boarder ticket sales shrink domestic market by 40% For many years, Nigerian airlines have been faced with the challenge of getting aircraft on a dry-lease agreement which has put enormous strain on their operations as airplanes are only available to the operators on a wet-lease basis with huge attendant costs. Faced with the situation that has led to the shrinking of the country’s domestic aviation market…

NAMA raises ‘outdated’ navigational charges to N18, 000 , N54, 000, may trigger hike in fares

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Extension costs rise too, N10b overhead, N21b personnel cost, N12b capital cost in 2023 The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has raised en-route navigational charges from N6,000 to N18,000 and N54,000 per flight just as the airspace agency equally increased the extension of hours of service to airlines from N50,000 to 450,000 per extension to enable the agency to recover the cost of diesel and other logistics during the period of extension. The Managing…

VistaJet: Redefining the Landscape of Private Aviation in Nigeria

Posted on July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

By Philippe Scalabrini, President – Europe &Afrique, VistaJet Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, two things about the Nigerian private aviation sector have become common knowledge: business aviation requires a revamp, and Nigerians are gradually shifting their perception towards flying private. While the global aviation industry was one of the worst hits when the pandemic struck in 2020, the Nigerian private aviation sector is still yet to recover from the catastrophe, having…

Virgin Atlantic orders seven additional A330neo aircraft to complete fleet transformation

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Virgin Atlantic has placed a firm order for seven A330neo aircraft as part of its wider fleet transformation. The agreement takes Virgin Atlantic’s commitment for the A330neo to 19 aircraft in total, providing improved economics. The order was announced during the Farnborough Airshow onboard Virgin Atlantic’s A330neo, named ‘Ruby Rebel’, and registered as GB-VSRB after founder Sir Richard Branson, to celebrate the airline’s 40th anniversary. Shai Weiss, CEO, of Virgin Atlantic said, “Today, we complete our…

NAMA alerts public on hacked NAMA MD’s social media account

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection Issues Alert on Hacking of MD/CE NAMA’s Facebook Account The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has alerted the public of the activities of hackers that have hacked the social media account of the Managing Director of NAMA, Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Alhaji Abdullah Musa alerted the public of the activities of the scammers, stating, “To a significant incident: the…

IT outage: IATA sympathises with travellers over disruption, United issues waiver for travel dates

Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed its sympathy to travellers who face disruption because of the massive IT outage that has grounded many airlines in the world and impacted business around the globe. IATA in a statement to Aviation Metric said, “Air transport is among the many industries affected by today’s worldwide IT issues with Microsoft and Crowdstrike.” “We sympathize with travellers who face disruption because of these issues which are outside of…

Delta, United flights to Nigeria may be cancelled over massive IT outage

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

· Airlines, global businesses impacted There are indications that both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, two airlines operating to Nigeria under the Nigeria-US ‘Open Skies’ agreement may not after all fly to Nigeria as massive IT outage affect businesses around the world. Delta Airlines in a statement made available to Aviation Metric said that customers whose flights are impacted will be notified by Delta via the Fly Delta app and text message….

Teresa Ojo – A Tribute By Dr. Soji Amusan

Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

It is an irony of history that I am one of those writing tribute in celebration of the life of Mrs. Teresa Ojo, popularly called “Mama Tess” in the Travel and Tourism industry in Nigeria. I consider myself divinely blessed to have a place in the hearts of Nigerians of integrity, who are cultured, loving, civilised, humble, detribalised and quiet. Mama Tess was one of them. I went through surgery operations in two successions at…

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