January 2023 - Aviation metric

MMA2 Partners Dana, Aero To Reward Loyal Travellers

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in conjunction with Dana Airlines and Aero Contractors have concluded arrangements to reward loyal travellers at the terminal. According to BASL Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Oluwatosin Onalaja, the idea was conceived to show appreciation and reward travellers that consistently patronise airlines at MMA2. BASL’s Head of Aeronautical and Cargo Services, Mr Oluremi Jibodu, stated that the MMA2 Fly and Win…

Wakanow Partners ValueJet to Boost Local Flight Inventory

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Wakanow, Africa’s foremost travel tech company, has today announced an exclusive distribution partnership with ValueJet, a Fly for Value Aviation Company and Nigeria’s newest domestic airline, to host ValueJet’s inventory on their website and increase local flight inventory available to local travelers. This partnership is aligned with Wakanow’s aim of delivering access to all local flight inventory in real time and an all-year-round flight schedule. It also showcases her continuous commitment to the development of the domestic…

Airline, others want special funding window for operators

Posted on January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Worried by some of the difficulties faced by airlines in the country, the Chairman, of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) Prof. Obiora Okonkwo has urged the Federal Government to leave a legacy by providing a “Special Funding “window for the aviation sector operators. Okonkwo made the call in Abuja on Thursday while speaking at a retreat organized by the management of United Nigeria Airlines to mark its two-year operation in the aviation industry. The retreat, which has…

IATA welcomes Somalia, Oceanic’s airspace ‘Class A’ ranking

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the reclassification of airspace over Somalia and the surrounding region to Class A. This will take place one-minute past midnight on 26 January 2023 when air traffic control services will be operationally restored after a 30-year disruption. Some of the region’s busiest airways – linking the African subcontinent south of Ethiopia with the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent as well as Western Europe with the Indian subcontinent…

FG Moves To Stop Aviation Workers From Strikes, Enforces Civil Aviation Act

Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said the Federal Government has decided to enforce the section of the Civil Aviation Act (2022), Act prohibiting “strikes and riots around our airports”. According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Act. He also said the Federal Government had approved N10.08 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of projects in the aviation sector. The minister confirmed these to newsmen ahead of the weekly Federal Executive…

Early warnings, effective ways to mitigate disaster, flood impact, Perm Sec, Meribole

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Ministry of Aviation has said that one of the effective ways of mitigating the negative impact of flood events is the availability of early warnings. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole at the public presentation of the 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) lamented that the 2012 flood was considered unprecedented in Nigeria, adding that in 2022 a new record of the worst flood in Nigeria’s history was experienced which destroyed over…

Our expansion is gradual but effective-ValueJet MD

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

ValueJet Airline recently marked its 100 days fare cut promo and planned the introduction of the Jos route. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, the Managing Director of ValueJet, Capt. Dapo Majekodunmi unfolds the airline’s plans to offer quality services to its customers and plans for the future ValueJet is a new airline, what are the unique things that you are bringing to your customers and the travelling public? As much as we are a…

Qatar Executive Announces Record Year with massive fleet growth

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

QE becomes world’s largest Gulfstream 650 operator Qatar Executive (QE), the private jet charter division of the Qatar Airways Group, experienced significant year-over-year (YOY) growth in flight arrivals and departures at their exclusive Premium Terminal FBO during the completion of a historic FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Qatar Executive’s FBO, located at Doha International Airport (DIA), saw a record-first YOY increase of 595 percent for arrivals and 574 percent for departures between November and…

Air Cargo: A Peep Into Nigeria’s Huge Aviation Potential

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

There has been a huge increase in the number of air freight throughputs in Nigeria despite the increasing fare on freight shipment and some associated challenges. WOLE SHADARE, examines the econometric analysis of air cargo freight in Nigeria Back seat Nigeria seems to be lagging behind in the air cargo business, with a high population of goods imported from other parts of the world despite all kinds of agricultural produce with ready markets both local and international….

Updated: Chaos at Lagos airport, Qatar, RwandAir divert flights, passengers stranded over NAHCo workers’ strike

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Wole Shadare

· Air Peace counts over N500 million loss Firm, unions reach agreement, call off strike ·Passengers in frenzy Scores of international passengers were left stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos as workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCo Plc) down tools over alleged salary issues. Delta, Turkish Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Qatar, and Air France-KLM are some of the airlines the company handles. It handles check-in, boarding, and ramp services for…