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Aligbe:300% aviation ground handling charge justified

Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025 by Wole Shadare

NCAA brokers truce, suggests 15% discount on tariff A former spokesman of liquidated Nigeria Airways and aviation consultant, Mr. Chris Aligbe has weighed in on the face-off between airlines and aviation ground handling companies over increased in ground handling charges, saying the increment was justified in view of high cost of operations and other challenges. It costs N75, 000 to handle a B737 aircraft which had been the cost for some years. The ground handlers…

Minister admits fund paucity to tackle aviation sector infrastructure

Posted on February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has admitted that there is paucity of funds to adequately take care of all infrastructure needs in the aviation industry. Keyamo made the disclosure while fielding questions from our correspondent after receiving New Telegraph’s Minister of the Year (Transformative Leadership) award in Lagos at the weekend said all the ministries are facing infrastructure problems and have the envelop system that cannot carry all aviation infrastructure. He however stated that…

Keyamo: New Telegraph award ‘ll spur us to do more for aviation

Posted on February 22, 2025February 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has expressed gratitude to the management of New Telegraph for awarding him Minister of the Year (Transformative Leadership), adding that the award shows that Nigerians scrutinized his actions in office in less than two years he mounted the saddle. Speaking to journalists after he was presented with the award, an elated Keyamo used the occasion to thank the Chief Executive Officers of the aviation agencies,…

Ganduje cautions against aviation inter-agency rivalry

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and Chairman Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje has canvassed collaboration among agencies in the aviation sector in order to achieve the lofty Renew Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Ganduje Ganduje also cautioned against institutional rivalry among the agencies which he said detract from the overall objective of the Tinubu ‘s administration in fixing challenges in the…

Aviation Minister Grants Air Algerie Approval For Algiers–Abuja-Douala Flights

Posted on February 18, 2025February 19, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…pledges Smooth Process for Air Algérie The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has granted approval to Air Algerie new flight route from Algiers-Abuja-Douala. This was disclosed when the Ambassador of Algeria, Mezoued Hocine paid a courtesy visit to the seeking approval for Air Algérie’s new flight route from Algiers-Abuja-Douala, scheduled to launch on April 6th as the airline’s 7th route in Africa. A statement from the Minister’s office noted that…

Addressing Africa’s aviation market share

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The African aviation market has enormous growth potential but lacks a coordinated policy to tap into the burgeoning market. So many factors have conspired to limit the development of the sector in the continent, writes, WOLE SHADARE Defining the future Despite being home to 12% of the world’s population, Africa accounts for only 2% of the global air traffic market. Not a few attribute the discrepancy to several factors, including limited market access, high operational costs…

Najomo hinges Nigeria’s aviation future on transparent procurement system

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo has stated that the future of Nigeria’s aviation sector depends on the agency’s ability to implement a procurement system that is efficient, transparent, and aligned with global best practices. He stated this at a symposium on procurement processes in line with the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), due process and world best practices towards optimal performance held in Lagos on Thursday. The aviation sector,…

Airline group raises concern over South Africa’s aviation infrastructure

Posted on February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has noted with renewed concern and frustration the recent rash of incidents that disrupted airline operations over the summer peak travel season and throughout this month. The incidents are primarily related to the reliability of re-fuelling infrastructure, electrical power supply and redundancy systems at O.R. Tambo International Airport and Cape Town International Airport. There remains ongoing uncertainty regarding the management of fuel reserves as well as the security…

Nigeria’s fast receding, vanishing aviation market

Posted on January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Robust domestic market The Nigerian domestic market is robust and has elicited wide acceptance by many as one of the biggest in Africa and unarguably the biggest in West Africa propelled majorly by a huge population. The Nigerian airline industry has witnessed a high turnover of domestic airlines since deregulation; generally, many of the local airlines have been short-lived, with many operating for a few years and then folding Two things such as fear of…

Amid turbulence, 2025 holds promise for aviation

Posted on December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The year 2024 wasn’t awful for the aviation industry in Nigeria. If anything, it was a year when the country made tremendous progress amid daunting challenges. The year 2025 looks promising for the industry. It is a year that all the planting will be harvested, writes, WOLE SHADARE Roller coaster The aviation industry experienced a roller coaster in 2024 with domestic aircraft mishaps, raising safety concerns, the Federal Government’s game-changing deal with Boeing and aircraft…

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