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Business a.m. Gabriel Semelas, newly appointed president of Airbus, Africa,Middle East Airbus has named Gabriel Semelas as president of Airbus in Africa and the Middle East, effective from 1st January 2025. Gabriel Semelas brings more than 24 years of experience in the aeronautical industry, having held key senior executive roles. He returns to Airbus from […]

With ICAN’s 54th Annual Accountants Conference fast approaching, Aura by Transcorp Hotels appears to have been digging in with a view to putting out accommodation possibilities for accountants who will be arriving Abuja from all over the country and from abroad. And like they advised, “now is the perfect time to secure your accommodation with […]

Charles Anosike (right) a professor and the director general/CEO, and the permanent representative of Nigeria with World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), with the visiting Vaisala and MFI team in his office in Abuja, recently Sade Williams/Business a.m. As part of the ongoing effort by the management of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), under the leadership of Charles […]

To lift investor confidence Access to lower cost of aircraft acquisition Enhance growth of Nigeria aviation industry Job creation, economic development seen Vice President Kashim Shettima (right) receiving the signed Cape Town Convention (CTC) Practice Directions issued by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, in Abuja, recently Sade Williams/Business a.m. A major boost […]

2,051 aircraft movements also booked A total of 124,000 passengers were processed by the management of Osubi Airport located in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria between January and June 2024, with 2,051 aircraft movements also recorded during the same period. Winston Egwuatu, Osubi airport manager who disclosed this at the just concluded Aviation Business Summit and […]

Mary Gbobaniyi,  new manager, sales-West Africa, Delta Airlines Delta Airlines says it has appointed Mary Gbobaniyi as its new manager sales, West Africa, effective immediately. According to the airline, following Gbobaniyi’s appointment, she will be based in Lagos, Nigeria in her new role, from where she is expected to oversee Delta’s sales and commercial operations […]

Chairman Fadeni, welcomes carrier back to Nigeria Reaffirms NAHCO-Emirates’ partnership Seinde Fadeni, chairman, NAHCO Plc. Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (NAHCO) has once again secured the bid to provide passenger and cargo ground handling services for Emirates Airlines at Lagos Airport, following the resumption of Emirates’ flights to Nigeria. This renewed […]

With promotion, cash, ambassadorship L-R: Adeoye Emiloju, chief financial officer; Indranil Gupta, group managing director/CEO; Auwal Dankode, the honest NAHCO staff; Didier Steullet, chief operating officer; and Sola Obabori, group executive director, all of NAHCO Plc, at the event to appreciate Dankode at the company’s head office in Lagos, recently Sade Williams/Business a.m. An honest […]

ACP Afegbai Albert Igbafe, director, aviation security services, FAAN Sade Williams/Business a.m. The deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) for security screening across airports in Nigeria is in the works, says Igbafe Albert Afegbai, a retired assistant commissioner of police and the director of aviation security services (AVSEC), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The plan […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m. Farouk Ahmed Umar, managing director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), and his counterpart, Chris Najomo, acting director general, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), accompanied by some top management team from NAMA, led discussion at the just concluded 14th Air Navigation Conference (AN-Conf/14) held at the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organisation […]