By Cosmas Okereafor The Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), Mr. Adedayo Olawuyi has disclosed that its airline is positioning to operate on major routes across West and Central Africa including London and New York routes in the nearest future. The airline presently operates 15 destinations across Nigeria, including Accra, with a daily…
By Cosmas Okereafor In a rare development in the history of Nigeria aviation story, the United Nigeria Airlines has unveiled two Boeing 737-800NG aircraft, named after two prominent Igbo sons: the Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, and the late literary renowned, Professor Chinua Achebe. The unveiling took place yesterday, been thursday,…
By Cosmas Okereafor Boeing has commenced its first tranche of advanced technical training program in Lagos for Nigerian airline engineers as part of its continued commitment to strengthen aviation safety, operational readiness and workforce development across Africa. The training, taking place from June 16 to July 29, will instruct 16 engineers from Nigerian carriers, United…
By Cosmas Okereafor The executive chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, is set to deliver the 14th Convocation Lecture at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), and will also receive an honorary degree from the institution at this year’s convocation ceremonies scheduled for October. In a letter from the university’s chancellor, Afe Babalola, he…
By Cosmas Okereafor One of Nigeria’s leading carriers, United Nigeria Airlines, on Monday, June 1, rewarded its passengers with the recently released Samsung Galaxy phones in the “Awesome Row” partnership it has with the phone company. The winners, Hamid Ibrahim, Chidi Chinedu, and Gbenga Bello, were among passengers selected through an onboard lucky dip on…
By Cosmas Okereafor A Leading Traders and Market Association in Lagos State (Ndị Igbo Amaka Progressive Markets Association), has adopted United Nigeria Airlines as its official carrier and airline partner, formalising the partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). United Nigeria Airline is one of the leading and fast growing airline in the country that…
By Cosmas Okereafor United Nigeria Airlines says it is proud to announce their official admission into the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Clearing House (ICH), marking a definitive step in its integration into the global aviation financial ecosystem. Effective for transactions originating from 1 February 2026, the airlines joins a prestigious global network of carriers…
By Cosmas Okereafor The United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), yesterday, February 12, celebrated five years of successful operations in Lagos. It was also remarked that, the airline will begin internatiomal operations on the lucrative Lagos — New York route by the second quarter of 2026.The Chairman of the airline, professor Obiora Okonkwo, during the anniversary ceremony…
