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Op-ed: Tackling the “Big Five” – addressing the border challenges you keep hearing about

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

By Andy Smith August 2025 – Global travel is booming again, while at the same time, border threats are increasing. This dual problem is putting government border agencies under tremendous pressure: they need to maintain national security while providing smooth and efficient travel flows. Yet outdated manual and analogue systems cannot keep up. This is where modern border tech comes in. Today’s modern digital platforms bring together travel authorisations, biometrics and real-time risk checks…

Thoughts on Aviation Regulation, Financing and Nigerian Airlines Survival

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Wole Shadare

By Dr. Soji Amusan In a country now estimated at over 230 million, a burgeoning middle class, and an increasingly mobile workforce, the demand for affordable, reliable, and safe air transport, both domestically and internationally, remains increasingly urgent. For Africa’s most populous nation, it is about time that accessible aviation no longer remains a luxury or symbol of elite privilege; rather, it ought to reflect that it is increasingly becoming an economic necessity and developmental…

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

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

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….

MMA2 @ 18: Proof of PPP’s magic wand, By Steve Omolale

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Wole Shadare

That the iconic Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal Two, Ikeja, Lagos, popularly known as MMA2, is still standing solid 18 years after it started operation is a testament to the resilience, innovativeness, tenacity and diehard commitment and belief of its promoter and management that the project could, and has, indeed, revolutionised the country’s aviation sector. It is also a strident proof that the private sector holds the ace for the development of the Nigerian economy. As…

Kuku’s exemplary leadership at FAAN one year after

Posted on December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 by Wole Shadare

By Yakubu Dati Within the 12 months that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) experienced a change in leadership, the initial anxiety that usually comes with the appointment of new CEOs has given way to assurances that the agency is headed in the right direction. This is because the new pilot has been found to possess the skill and knowledge not only to fly the plane to its desired destination but to land…

Hasty speculations violate rules of helicopter crash probe

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The crash of a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG operated by East Wind Aviation recently has elicited varied reactions from the aviation industry and outside of the industry. The comments by some self-styled aviation experts, self-appointed stakeholders and journalists have again brought to the fore the cardinal rule of aviation reporting which makes it highly unprofessional to give the cause of a crash that its investigation has not started not to talk of an accident…

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…

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…

Opinion: Investment key to future growth for global, African aviation

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The aviation sector’s recovery from COVID-19 has been remarkable, with revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) and available seat kilometres (ASKs) reaching close to pre-pandemic levels, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In the fourth quarter of 2023, traffic was at 98.2% of pre-pandemic numbers. Additionally, the sector is expected to experience record fleet and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) growth this year. Oliver Wyman’s latest Global Fleet and MRO Market Forecast predicts that the number…

ICAO audit: A setback foretold!

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

By Wole Shadare Two audits by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) of the Nigerian aviation sector in one year show that the country has dropped the ball from the heights it attained years ago. The outcome is not a surprise to many because of the inherent gaps in the sector which are very glaring. Nigeria dropped a whopping 25% points after the recently conducted Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Continuous Monitoring Assessment (CMA)…

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