Outrage grows as stakeholders raise airport security, safety concerns over picketing of Air Peace
By Dickson Omobola The decision of aviation unions to picket Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, Tuesday, has elicited sharp criticism from stakeholders in the country’s air transport sector, with many saying the action constituted serious safety and security concerns. From the early hours of Tuesday until about noon, members of the National Union of Air […]
How we’re repositioning airports as economic hubs — Agbebire
By Dickson Omobola Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mr Henry Agbebire, in this interview, speaks about the vision, progress and discipline driving the agency’s renewed transformation agenda. Agbebire also identifies the challenges confronting the reform process and the measures being implemented to sustain improvements across […]
When birds strike planes
Since the beginning of this year, no fewer than 10 bird strikes have been recorded by Nigerian airlines, thereby leading to operational disruptions and financial losses.
Stakeholders divided over Airbus maintenance hangar project
Mixed reactions have trailed Tinubu’s announcement that Airbus has proposed establishing a maintenance hangar facility in Nigeria
EBOLA: Airlines warned against transporting suspected cases
Stakeholders in the air transport sector have urged airline operators to avoid transporting individuals suspected of showing symptoms associated with Ebola
NCAA issues Ebola protocol for airlines, airport operators
By Dickson Omobola Following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has directed airlines and airport operators to deepen public health surveillance measures. NCAA stated that while no confirmed case linked to the outbreak has been recorded in Nigeria, it […]
Air Peace blames airspace access issue for Lagos-London disruption
West Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace, has disclosed that its scheduled Lagos–London Gatwick service of May 13 experienced an operational disruption.
Our first flight to Lagos signals accelerated business mobility, integration – Binani Air
.sustained collaboration between regulators, operators needed – Chiroma By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – IN a bid to galvanize air transport services, BINANI AIR, Monday, said its successful first commercial flight to Lagos signals economic growth, business mobility and national integration through efficient air transport services. In a statement issued by the Airline, it also explained […]
Air Peace suspends Lagos-Gatwick departure over technical issue
West Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace, has disclosed that its scheduled Lagos–London Gatwick service experienced a temporary disruption.
How aircraft financing, insurance costs, others weigh down airlines — Okonkwo
By Dickson Omobola Professor Obiora Okonkwo is spokesperson for the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, and the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, UNA. He was a panelist at the 2026 edition of International Air Transport Association, IATA, Focus Africa Conference, themed: ‘Elevating Aviation Safety, Connectivity, and Operational Efficiency in Africa,’ held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During […]
M/EAST crisis: Ethiopian Airlines laments fuel supply disruptions, passenger stranding
Ethiopian Airlines has lamented the negative impact of the Middle East crisis on the aviation sector, specifically pointing to the disruptions in jet fuel supply and the inconvenience or stranding of passengers in some countries.
