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BASA: X-raying profitability optics in Nigerian, Brazilian pact

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The restoration of flight services between Nigeria and Brazil, 31 years after Varig ceased operations to Nigeria, has been received with mixed feelings as investment in the route would determine how far Air Peace and other carriers eyeing the route can go to sustain operations, writes WOLE SHADARE Nigeria and Brazil, two nations with very strong economies in South America and Africa, inked a multilateral trade agreement last week when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited his…

Kenya Airways in strategic interline partnership talks with Nigerian carrier

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…Increases capacity by 21%, raises frequencies to ten on Lagos route The national airline of Kenya, Kenya Airways is in discussions for a strategic partnership and Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with a Nigerian carrier (name withheld). While not mentioning the name of the carrier, there are indications that the carrier in question is one of the airlines under the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Receivership. The collaboration according to the airline aims to…

IWD: Inspiring story of Nigerian women shaping aviation sector

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Wole Shadare

From defying societal norms to shattering glass ceiling, women have made significant contributions to aviation development, writes, WOLE SHADARE Resilience A few years ago when Aero Contractors conducted all female flight operations, the country was pleasantly surprised at what women can do. It sent a signal that women can undertake any role in aviation like their male counterparts from flying mid-size aircraft to super jumbo jets like the B747, B777, A330, A350 and the biggest…

Jacquorie: Nigerian route is a complicated market

Posted on March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Managing Director, International Customer Experience and Strategy, Delta Air Lines, Michael Jacquorie speaks to WOLE SHADARE in Atlanta, Georgia on the huge investment on its products, its plan on the Nigerian routes, interline arrangement with Nigerian carriers among others that have strengthened its foothold on the lucrative Atlanta-Lagos route What has been customers’ experience at Delta? Customer experience for us at Delta specifically over the last five years has been really focused on across all the different divisions that…

Anugom: Lessons learnt strengthened us on the Nigerian market

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Julian Ugochukwu Anugom leads in-flight entertainment and connectivity development at Delta Air Line. He speaks to WOLE SHADARE at the airline’s head office in Atlanta, Georgia on how the carrier is challenging the face of air travel with innovation. You have changed the face of Delta Air Lines in terms of In-flight Communication and Entertainment. How has it been with Delta? I lead in-flight entertainment and connectivity development here at Delta. If you have heard about the internet…

Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

Posted on December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Carrier launches flight to Banjul Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Overland Airways has been granted the Fifth Freedom right by The Gambian Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); a significant boost to widening the airline’s operations from any part of The Gambia to any destination within the sub-region in line with the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a policy of the Africa Union (AU) that liberalises the African skies. The Director-General of GCAA, Nfansu Bojang disclosed on…

Järvinen: We’re keen to work with Nigerian carriers on regional connectivity

Posted on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Juha Järvinen is the Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic. He leads the Commercial function which includes Airline Commercial with network planning, joint venture with Delta and Air France-KLM, partnerships, and revenue management among other high-profile portfolios. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks on the airline’s commitment to Nigeria’s aviation market, Africa as new frontier for airline expansion and growth opportunities and how Nigeria can leverage regional connectivity as one of the best options for…

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…

BA: Consolidating presence in Nigeria with improved lounge

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by Wole Shadare

When it comes to premium travel, British Airways prides itself as one of the leaders. Its newly refurbished First and business class lounge opens a new vista to giving high network passengers a new customer experience, writes, WOLE SHADARE Continuous improvement One of the world’s biggest carriers, British Airways may have cemented its position as a leader in the Nigerian aviation market just as the carrier is investing millions of pounds to improve its premium customers’…

Minister: Why Nigerian airlines can’t compete with big int’l carriers

Posted on April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by Wole Shadare

How aeropolitics, intrigues denied Air Peace Heathrow slot The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said that Nigerian airline operators are disadvantaged and would find it extremely difficult to compete with their foreign counterparts because lack of access to finance and the high interest rate charged by banks on loans. The lack of credit facilities for the carriers has made it extremely tough for the airlines to buy aircraft outright or…