Airlines

Elin Group Receives NCAA Maintenance Certification

Elin Group Limited has secured Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) and Operations Specification (OPSPEC) certification from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to conduct checks on certain aircraft types. According to statement from the company, the certification, awarded in September 2025, followed Elin’s historic completion of Africa’s first 7,800 hour landings check on a Bombardier Challenger […]

Airlines

Anambra Airport: Onyema Truthful on Paying N100m for Aircraft Maintenance Facility Land

  It has been confirmed the Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Dr. Allen Onyema, told the truth about making a payment of N100 million to the Anambra State Government for the purchase of land intended for the airline’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport, Umueri, Anambra State. […]

Airports

Gateway Airport: Strengthening Ogun’s Position as Industrial and Economic Hub

  By Femi Ogbonnikan Finally, intending passengers can now take flights to their desired destinations at the Gateway International Airport (GIA). The official inauguration of commercial flights at the Airport located in Iperu Remo, Ogun State, took place on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, amid public excitement. For Governor Dapo Abiodun, whose vision and commitment culminated […]

IATA

Africa Posts Strongest Growth as Global Air Cargo Demand Climbs

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Africa posted the strongest growth, as the global air cargo industry is maintaining its resilience as demand rose 4.1 per cent in August 2025 compared to the same period last year. According to the report, the growth marks the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year expansion, underscoring the sector’s crucial role […]

Airports

Revamping Maiduguri’s Airport for International Operations

In June 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, renamed the Maiduguri airport to Muhammadu Buhari International Airport and designated it as international facility. The re-naming of the airport, according to industry stakeholders, will allow the airport to provide services to both foreign and local airlines for scheduled international flights. Maiduguri Airport was established in 1950, 10 years […]