Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

How Nigeria’s risk rating exposes airlines to expensive wet-lease

Posted on April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria is the largest market in Africa. The potential is there. The market is large. The country seems to be getting its act together as it tries to exit aircraft lessors’ ‘blacklist,’ writes WOLE SHADARE High risk The consensus is that aircraft lessors and financiers are still reluctant to lease or finance aircraft to African operators, which are considered high risk relative to other placement opportunities. The reason is that prospecting in the African continent…

Dana Air’s plane veers off runway, 83 passengers unhurt

Posted on April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

An aircraft with registration number 5N BKI belonging to Dana Air was involved in a runway excursion. The aircraft with 83 passengers was flying from Abuja to Lagos on Tuesday. A runway excursion is a runway safety incident in which an aircraft makes an inappropriate exit from the runway. The spokesman for the airline, Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa said, “We are relieved to confirm that all 83 passengers and crew onboard the flight disembarked safely without injuries…

NAMA to improve obsolete navigational facilities with N40 billion intervention fund

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ahmed Umar Farouk said the N40 billion presidential intervention fund would improve obsolete navigational facilities that have spanned nearly two decades. Speaking to Aviation Metric at the weekend, he disclosed that as soon as it is done, the agency would be able to tackle safety critical challenges that are before them regarding communication. ‘For the navigational aids, “As soon as it is done, we will be able to…

Farouk: We are going to review navigational charges to match current economic situation

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Ahmed Umar Farouk, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, speaks on the strides the agency has made to overhaul the country’s airspace safety architecture and some of the challenges that require urgent attention. NAMA seems to be taking a new shape and direction. How has it been since you were appointed Managing Director of the agency? Farouk, NAMA MD I am an insider in NAMA. Before…

Ibom Air Dedicates Best Airline Of The Year Award To Customers

Posted on April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s promising airline, Ibom Air has been adjudged “The Best Airline of the Year” for the third consecutive year at the African Travel Quarterly Travelers Award ceremony, 2024 for its performance as a domestic airline and pivotal role in shaping the aviation sector. The award event, held on April 19, 2024, at the National Museum, Lagos, had in attendance the Minister of Tourism of Nigeria, Ms Lola-Ade John, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Akwa…

Aggrieved passengers to file class action lawsuit against Air France over rights violation

Posted on April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Some aggrieved Nigerians have decided to file a class action lawsuit against Air France for what they described as the carrier’s inhuman treatment of travellers who are billed to travel to Nigeria. For more than one week Air France had been in the news for the wrong reasons as their flights particularly to Lagos were never on time as the carrier failed to inform connecting passengers and passengers from Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris of…

Dana Air to Host Free Health Talk, Screening for Staff, Others

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Dana Air, dedicated to excellence and corporate social responsibility has announced two significant initiatives aimed at promoting health and wellness among its staff and customers. These two significant events are scheduled to be held on the 25th, 26th and 29th of April in Lagos while the Abuja Half Marathon will be held in Abuja on the 20th of April at the Old Parade Ground Garki, Abuja Speaking on the two initiatives for staff and customers,…

Arik makes air turn back over potential fire in cargo aft area

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

A B737-700 aircraft belonging to Arik Air Thursday morning made an air return following the detection of an indication light suggesting a potential fire in the aft cargo area. An air return or turn back is a situation where an aircraft returns to land at the departure aerodrome without having initially planned to do so. The most common reason for air turnback is an emergency or abnormal during or shortly after take-off, the most common being…

Sacked aviation agencies’ directors drag FG to industrial court, tag removal ‘illegal’

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Some staff of the aviation agencies recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the Federal Government to an industrial court saying that their appointments were statutory and that they should be allowed to finish the remainder of their tenure. In separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara said they should be reinstated or paid the salaries of what they would have earned if they remained in office for the years stated in their employment…

Unruly passengers: Nigeria, ICOA Member states plead for protocol amendment

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Wole Shadare

If the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regarded as the regulatory body for global aviation accedes to the request of member states to ratify the 2014 Protocol to amend the convention on offences and certain other acts on board aircraft, it would go a long way to curb unruly air passengers incidents. Member state plea to ICAO is a result of the rising reports of unruly passenger behaviour on international flights. Unruly passenger behaviour has…

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