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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
There has been a flurry of activities recently around Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) Nigeria has with many countries.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
Ethiopian Airlines Group, in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB), has embarked on an ambitious project to construct the Bishoftu International Airport near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This $7.8 billion initiative aims to transform Ethiopia’s aviation landscape by significantly increasing passenger capacity and positioning the nation as a premier African aviation hub.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has received treaties to regulate the downstream sector. This move follows a request by the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA). The body wants the CAA to sanitise the sector by targeting illegal operators. These were part of discussions when the travel agency body met the Regulators at its Abuja headquarters March 20, 2025. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Micheal Achimugu, led the NCAA delegation.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare |New Telegraph-Admin
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has decommissioned the category 3 Instrument Landing System (ILS) installed a couple of few years with a category 2 system because of the unreliability of the category of the category 3 landing tool at the Lagos airport.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
A former Secretary-General of African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Iyabo Sosina, has said the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM), otherwise known as Africa’s version of the United States ‘Open Skies policy, has helped to increase capacity and flight services in the continent.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc has unveiled its acquisition of the Rapiscan Itemiser 5X, the newest breakthrough in Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) technology. This makes SAHCO the first and only ground handling company in Nigeria to integrate this advanced system.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
The Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo, has said the presence of a board of directors in aviation agencies plays a critical role in its corporate governance in providing strategic direction, overseeing management and making key decisions, while being guided by the Civil Aviation Act.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
From defying societal norms to shattering glass ceiling, women have made significant contributions to aviation development, writes WOLE SHADAREResilienceA few years ago when Aero Contractors conducted all female flight operations, the country was pleasantly surprised at what women could do.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
Former workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCo) Plc have taken their plight to the Federal Government. Their plight is a direct result of the privatisation exercise that took place in 2005, which left 936 of them without their one-time severance package. The group urged the Federal Government to intervene in the bureaucratic bottlenecks that have delayed their settlement.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Wole Shadare
African airlines saw a 14.9 per cent year-on-year increase in demand just as capacity was up 11.2 per cent year-on-year. The load factor rose to 75.9% (+2.4 ppt compared to January 2024). This was disclosed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in a data released for January 2025 showing global passenger demand. Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 10.0 per cent compared to January 2024.
