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Delta’s aircraft from Lagos to Atlanta makes emergency landing in Accra over smoke in galley

Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Panic gripped many of the passengers onboard Delta Flight 55 when the A330-200 aircraft taking them to Atlanta, United States, made an emergency landing at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana. A couple onboard the aircraft told New Telegraph that the aircraft left Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday at 11:40 am, but shortly after, the pilots made an emergency landing at Accra Airport. The source of the emergency stop in Accra was due to smoke…

Nigeria to get first dry-lease aircraft October 6, 15 years after blacklist

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that the first aircraft under a dry lease agreement will arrive in Nigeria on October 6, 2025, more than 20 years after Nigeria was blacklisted from dry aircraft agreements. He stated that the reforms of the Federal Government on aviation, as they affect Nigerian airlines’ ability to get a cheaper source of aircraft financing through the dry-lease arrangement, are paying off. The Minister, who…

RwandAir strengthens operations with two new B737-800 aircraft

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Wole Shadare

RwandAir has received two Boeing 737-800 aircraft, one of which is already in operation. Two Boeing 737-800s delivered and newly serviced aircraft return to operations, with additional aircraft expected by the end of 2025. Additionally, newly serviced aircraft are returning to operations, and a third aircraft is expected in Q4 of this year. These added aircraft will significantly enhance service and operations, thereby reducing delays and cancellations. In recent months, RwandAir has experienced several…

Air Peace to expand to key European, South American cities, acquires fourth B777 aircraft

Posted on August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace Limited, has received its fourth Boeing 777 aircraft, reinforcing its position as West and Central Africa’s aviation leader and deepening its international expansion plans. The wide-body Boeing 777-200 ER, bearing registration 5N-CEG, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 3:32 p.m. from Teruel, Spain. The aircraft was greeted with a traditional water-cannon salute and a rousing reception led by the airline’s chairman,…

Air Peace aircraft skids off Port Harcourt airport runway

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

An Air Peace aircraft with flight number P47190 veered off the runway on Sunday morning while landing at the Port Harcourt International Airport. It is not yet clear what caused the incident, but available information claims there were no casualties. The flight, which originated at the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, ran into the incident on touchdown at the destination. Air Peace management confirmed in a release signed by its…

Global fleet age hits 14.8 years as aircraft deliveries fall 26% below forecast

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

In a year where global passenger traffic has soared past pre-pandemic levels, airlines find themselves grounded by an unexpected adversary: the supply chain. Despite a booming appetite for air travel and bullish industry growth projections, carriers worldwide are struggling to receive the aircraft they’ve ordered, resulting in a fleet age that has reached an all-time high of 14.8 years. That statistic is more than an inconvenience for an industry driven by precision, fuel efficiency, and…

Air Peace Acquires Embraer 190 Aircraft

Posted on June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace, has increased its aircraft number by adding its first Embraer 190 aircraft to its fleet. The aircraft, bearing registration 5N-CEF, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at exactly 19:38 on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Speaking with newsmen, the airline’s spokesperson, Osifo-Whiskey Efe, disclosed that the newly acquired aircraft is a 118-seater and the first of its type in the carrier’s growing fleet portfolio. He disclosed that…

Aircraft Supply Crisis: Tripple Whammy On Revenue, Costs, Performance

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

With aircraft production delays stretching into the next decade and maintenance backlogs worsening, airlines are being forced to rethink their expansion plans. Nigerian carriers are already reeling under many issues that threaten their existence. This additional global issue has taken a huge toll on them, compounding aircraft in their feet to an abysmal level, fuelled by an under-capacity problem, writes WOLE SHADARE Struggle to keep pace Aircraft manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand,…

NAMA Conducts Aircraft Emergency Table Top Excercise In Lagos

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Tuesday conducted an aircraft emergency tabletop exercise to enlighten aviation stakeholders on how to manage aircraft emergencies and disasters. The exercise which took place at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Conferences centre brought key stakeholders in emergency management and Search and Rescue Units drawn from all the aviation agencies, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Department of State Security (DSS), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),…

Aircraft scarcity, Nigerian airlines’ biggest challenge-Okonkwo

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Wole Shadare

· 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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