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By Stanley Olisa It is incontrovertible that Nigeria’s aviation industry is laden with humongous challenges, ranging from foreign exchange crunch, fuel crisis, inadequate technical manpower, statutory bottlenecks, etc, making it tough for airlines to stay afloat and sustain themselves.  These factors, coupled with other internal drawbacks, have led to the untimely demise of some indigenous airlines while some others are …

The strong but reassuring leadership of Capt. Musa Nuhu keeps Nigeria’s civil aviation on course with the just concluded 7th African Indian Ocean (AFI) Regional Meeting in Abuja. By Sam Adurogboye  “In a gentle way, you can shake the world” –  Mahatma Gandhi. PERMIT me to start this conversation with a reference to the statement credited to Mahatma Gandhi, one …

Our attention has been drawn to a letter of complaint written by one Isa Bayero to DG of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA) against Air Peace and which is published in the public domain. In the said letter, Mr. Isa Bayero alleged that Air Peace disrespected the Emir of Kano and the people of Kano for not delaying our 6.15am …

AFRICA has the smallest number of air passengers, accounting for roughly 2 percent of global passenger and freight traffic. That small number is predominantly driven by international tourism – which is the number one determinant of who leads the air travel business to/from in the continent. However, with Africa’s rapid population growth and improving incomes, the continent is projected to …

The AOC order from the House Committee is coming at the backdrop of a similar order to the NCAA asking them to suspend the implementation of the new ground handling tariff, which is coming 36 years after the last tariff approval, without asking questions or calling all parties to the table. The ground handler has called off the proposed strike, which is noble and saves the industry from unnecessary distortions, while negotiations are ongoing to resolve the impasse.

AIRLINES, a major player in the aviation industry, are one of the most complex organizations to manage because of the capital-intensive nature, the slim profit margin, safety, technicality,professionalism, and the risk associated with the business. Therefore attainment of a high-level performance through improving productivity and efficiency has always been an organizational goal of high priority to any airline that wants …

Stanley Olisa IN the last couple of weeks, the media have been saturated with news of multiple route launches by West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace. In less than 10 days, the foremost airline extended its wings to three new destinations- Ibadan in South West Nigeria, Gombe in North East Nigeria and Douala in Francophone West Africa. One …

Shadrach Swante Kambai THERE is generally gross under-utilization of aircraft capacity which has great negative implication on the profitability of airlines in Nigeria. It’s an open secret that the number of seat occupied in a commercial flight is directly related to the profitability of that flight. With the addition of four (4) new airlines, competition for passengers is inevitable therefore …

 By Stanley Olisa WHEN Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, in 2018, announced a firm order for 30 brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, some people, especially skeptics and nitpickers, took such announcement with so much grain of salt. They would have taken it as a mere ‘news making gimmick’. However, little did they know that Air Peace’s founder, Allen Onyema, a …

By Stanley Olisa IF you have been keeping tabs on the foray of Air Peace and the rise to prominence by the Chairman of the airline, Allen Onyema, you would agree that the airline was never established primarily for profiteering purposes. Air Peace is one of Onyema’s economic interventions which are predominantly poised to solve the unemployment challenge in Nigeria. …