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Why Nigeria’s Aviation is Unattractive for Investment

The aviation industry creates jobs. It is said to be a catalyst to economic development, but in Nigeria, few are interested in investing in the sector, writes Chinedu Eze. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported in 2018 that air transport supports 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion in global economic activity; that over 10 million […]

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Hard Landing: Our Aircraft Airworthy, Says Air Peace

Nigeria major carrier, Air Peace has said that the hard landing incident of flight P4 7191 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on Tuesday had nothing to do with the airworthiness of the airplane. In a statement signed by the Safety Manager of the company, Godfrey Ogbogu, the airline said preliminary in-house investigation […]

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Revisiting Issues of Aero Politics

  Last Friday Air Peace marked inaugural flight to Dubai via Sharjah as its first foray into international operations. Air Peace was not the first Nigerian carrier to operate to Dubai. In fact, the Dubai route was largely opened for West Africa by the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) before it became a popular destination. […]

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Aviation Politics Hurting Nigerian Airlines’ International Operations, Says Onyema

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has said one of the reasons why Nigerian airlines have failed to successfully operate international destinations is because of international aviation politics, which according to him does not favour the airlines since they are not major players in the global air travel market. He […]