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Defying The Graveyard: How Aero Contractors outlasts Nigeria’s aviation mortality trap

Posted on October 13, 2026October 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

In an industry notorious for chewing up capital and spitting out household names, surviving in Nigeria’s commercial aviation is an extraordinary feat. Over the past four decades, the nation’s skies have seen a dizzying succession of airline launches, each accompanied by grandiose promises, sleek liveries, and ambitious route networks, only to succumb, within a matter of years, to systemic economic shocks, management failures and crushing debt overhangs. WOLE SHADARE writes To understand the volatile terrain…

IATA says Nigeria’s aviation needs help, laments access to Forex

Posted on October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Aviation runs on dollar-Fatokun The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent assistance for the country’s aviation, stressing that the entire aviation value needs help to stay afloat and be profitable. This was the view of IATA’s Area Manager, West and Central Africa, Dr. Samson Fatokun when the group presented the IATA certificate of membership to United Nigeria Airlines that has been showing promise since the carrier was set up on February 12,…