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Sade Williams/Business a.m. An urgent need has arisen immediately to have Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, speed up any process it is involved in to begin flight operations between Nigeria and the United States. The airline has been working on introducing Lagos-New York-Lagos flights since it began its Lagos-London-Lagos operations. Here is why this has become […]

Lagos MMIA; Abuja NAIA; Kano MAKIA; PHIA Omagwa in the frame for global bids Approval given to minister by President Tinubu Minister Keyamo promises transparent process Sade Williams/Business a.m. Nigeria is all set to put four of its busiest international airports – Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in […]

L-R: Henry Àgbebire, director, special services, FAAN; Alex Nwuba, VP2, ASRTI; Albinus Chiedu, publicity secretary, ASRTI; John Ojikutu, (retired group captain), ASRTI; Adeola Omikunle, treasurer, ASRTI; Demola Onitiju (retired air commodore), president, ASRTI; Olubunmi Kuku, managing director/CEO, FAAN; Abdullahi Mahmood, director, operations, FAAN; Adebola Joy Ogunbiade, director, commercial & business development; Obiageli Orah, director, public […]

  L-R: Ade Onadofin, managing director, Aeroconsult; Bukola Teriba, regional manager, NCAA, representing Chris Najomo, director general, civil aviation (NCAA); A.W.O.Williams, representing director, licensing, training; Augustine Eboigbe, acting general manager, dangerous goods; and Sam Mokwenye, flight safety inspector, at the annual cabin safety workshop held in Lagos, recently Sade Williams/Business a.m. Airlines’ cabin crews in […]

Boeing 787 Dreamliner deployed United Airlines has one Nigerian route: Washington Dulles to Lagos. However, it flew from Houston for oil/energy reasons until 2016. Until now, Dulles-Lagos has operated three times weekly. As you may know, that will change in winter 2024/2025, when it will rise to daily. As the equipment remains unchanged, seats for sale have […]

Rita Egbadon (right) director, legal services and company secretary, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), presenting a copy of the MoU to Habibat Adubiaro (left), secretary to Ekiti State Government Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Ekiti State government have initiated a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that would ensure the seamless […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has held a sensitisation meeting with the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on the report of the ministerial committee set up to review the collection of helicopter landing levies. Odutayo Oluseyi, the ministry’s head of press and public affairs, said the committee was mandated […]

Bellido (second left), vice president, WORLDCOB; Adebanji Ola, PR & communications manager, Arik Air; Adetokunbo Adekunbi, chief operating officer, Arik Air; and Nicolas Caffaro, director, International Relations WORLDCOB. Sade Williams Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s important airlines, has been honoured with one of the world’s most prestigious business accolades, THE BIZZ Award 2024, in the […]

  Sade Williams/Business a.m. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has said the state government will give free land alongside other incentives to agro allied investors willing to invest at the Damaturu Cargo International Airport in the state capital. The governor said with the completion of its 3.6 kilometre runway, terminal building and the […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m. RwandAir is going daily on its Kigali-Lagos flight scheduling starting from October, the airline said in an announcement of a planned increase in capacity on the route. The airline is one of Africa’s fastest growing airlines with the youngest fleet of eight years on average. The airline made the disclosure recently at […]