Aviation

Sixth Bird Strike in 2026: United Nigeria Airlines Grounds Another A320, Triggers Fresh Disruptions

BY  OLAPEJU OLUBI United Nigeria Airlines has reported yet another bird strike involving one of its Airbus A320-200 aircraft, which has deepened operational strain and

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Domestic airlines threaten shutdown as Jet A1 hits N3,300/litre …Accuse marketers of exploitation

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI Nigeria’s domestic airlines have warned they will suspend operations from April 20, 2026, over what they describe as a crippling and “exorbitant”

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Bird Strike Forces United Nigeria Airlines To Ground CRJ-900, Disrupts Flight Schedule

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI United Nigeria Airlines has temporarily withdrawn one of its CRJ-900 aircraft from service following a bird strike incident during landing in Abuja.

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SAHCO Heads Ground Operations at Ogun Airport

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc has strengthened its position in Nigeria’s aviation value chain, emerging as the sole ground handling service

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MMA2 Tightens Parking Rules, Hikes Tariffs To End ‘Vehicle Abandonment Crisis’

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI The Management of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) has defended its recent increase in parking tariffs at the Multi-Storey Car

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Nigeria’s Airspace Safe, Radar Upgrade Underway — NAMA

BY OLAPEJU OLUBI The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) has dismissed reports questioning the safety of Nigeria’s airspace, insisting that communication, navigation and surveillance systems

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Gateway Air Launches Multi-City Network Expansion

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI Nigeria’s domestic aviation landscape is deepening its vibrancy as Gateway Air, the Ogun State-owned airline, has rolled out an expanded flight network

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Airspace at Risk: NATCA Threatens Nationwide Flow Control Over Failing Systems, Welfare Crisis

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI Tension is building across Nigeria’s aviation sector as the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) signals it may introduce nationwide flow control

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Northern Youths Name NCAA’s Achimugu ‘Vanguard of Good Leadership’

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu, has been honoured with the

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United Nigeria Airlines Breaks Into Global League with IATA MITA Admission …Opens Door to Code-sharing, Single-ticket Global Travel

BY   OLAPEJU OLUBI United Nigeria Airlines has crossed a defining threshold in its growth journey, securing admission into the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Multilateral