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Knee-jerk reactions expose aviation soft underbelly

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The past week witnessed one of the best confusion ever witnessed in the country’s aviation sector over United Nigeria’s mistaken flight to Asaba. The NCAA and by extension, the Minister panicked over what should just have gone as one of the mistaken flights. The reaction sent a wrong signal to investors and the global aviation industry, writes, WOLE SHADARE Difficult week The past week was awash with an incident involving an incident involving United Nigeria flight…

Nigeria’s aviation space struggling to harness potential @ 63

Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The aviation industry in Nigeria has evolved over time in the past 63 years. The sector has made an appreciative impact on one hand and faces numerous other challenges that have hampered it from achieving its potential. The growth in the sector took a long time to achieve. The question is: Is the sector supposed to remain where it is today? The answer is no, writes WOLE SHADARE Peep into sector Despite the aviation industry being…

Aviation’s contribution to economy insignificant despite potential, says Nwuba

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Wole Shadare

President of Aircraft and Owners Pilots Association of Nigeria (AOPA), Dr. Alexander Nwuba has lamented the insignificant contribution of aviation in Nigeria to economic growth despite its potential to generate revenue, create employment, and spur the development of other industries such as hospitality and tourism. Nwuba in a paper he presented at a Webinar, entitled, “Repositioning the aviation sector for revenue generation and growth: Role of Legislation, “branded the country’s airlines as one of the…

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