Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Airlines, travelers in blame game over astronomic airfares

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Wole Shadare

NANTA, carriers, others bicker over probe While many Nigerians are finding it extremely difficult to travel air occasioned by astronomic airfares, particularly this Yuletide which some have described as a ‘crazy development’, some airline operators, travelers, and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) are trading blame over the issue. Nigerians in November this year woke up to the reality of high fares which went up from between N65,000 and N70,000 to between N90,000…

Dana takes delivery of aircraft from maintenance, named most innovative airline

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

Dana Air has been named the Most Innovative Airline of the year 2023 at the prestigious Nigerian Business Leadership Awards held at the Landmark Events Center in Lagos. The Nigerian Business Leadership Awards, renowned for celebrating outstanding business leaders, organizations, and individuals, focuses on recognizing entities that excel through innovative products, excellent services, and visionary executive leadership. The selection process for the Most Innovative Airline of the Year involved a thorough assessment conducted by the…

Flight delays, cancellations take joy out of air travel, NCAA begs travelers

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

Agency monitors refreshments handling, cares for stranded passengers Worried by incessant flight delays and cancellations, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has pleaded with passengers as a result of inconveniences in the last couple of days. Delays and cancellations currently experienced by passengers have taken away the joy of air travel, just as airlines have complained about poor visibility as a reason for the problems encountered by air passengers. Aside from that, airlines cannot attend…

Emulate Adurogboye, Najomo tells public relations managers, encomium pours in for ex-image maker

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Sam Adurogboye is a man of few words. His handling of the public relations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for many years placed him in the same bracket with notable names of public relations experts. Even at a difficult period when the aviation regulatory body was in the eyes of the storm over so many missteps of its Directors-General, Adurogboye conveyed the messages in a very convincing manner that helped the agency to…

‘IPADA’, Akinboboye’s 11th tourism product seeks process for return of people in Diaspora

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

Tourism icon, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye released, ‘Motherland Beckons’ as the product of the week. “But this week, our tourism product is IPADA, a Yoruba word that means ‘The Return’. Motherland Beckons and then The Return. Heed the Call and Return to the Motherland,” says the tourism icon. ‘Ipada’ he says, is the response to the command of Motherland Beckons. The return. Ipada is a clarion call on Africans in the Diaspora and lovers of Africans…

Bellagio Air promises to make impact, apply cutting edge technology to enhance air travel in Nigeria

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

As more airlines adorn the country’s sky, Bellagio Airlines said it looks forward to making a lasting impact on the aviation landscape, delivering enhanced travel experiences, and contributing to the growth and progress of Nigerian aviation. The carrier equally expressed its commitment to bridging process gaps, embracing cutting-edge technology, and utilizing ancillary channels to enhance domestic air travel within Nigeria. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Olorogun Festus…

Illegal charter operators pose danger to aviation-NCAA

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Ona Najomo has lamented the nefarious activities of illegal private jet operators, stressing that they pose a serious threat to the country’s aviation industry. Describing the culprits as ‘Cartel’, Najomo said their activities have seriously affected the fortunes of the genuine and licensed charter operators, vowing that the aviation regulatory body had concluded plans to publish the names of the operators of the…

Passengers to get 25% rebate for delayed, cancelled flight in 2024-NCAA

Posted on December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 by Wole Shadare

States to run aerodromes for five years before handover to FG Proliferation of airports political- Najomo State airports gulp over N400b The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) would in January 2024 make a wide range of decisions that would help the aviation industry in terms of consumer protection, airport certification, and new policies on the mode of handing over aerodromes to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by the state government among others….

FAAN inducts 201 AVSEC to boost airport safety capacity

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

In a bid to respond to the 21st century of airports and passenger management, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Tuesday inducted 201 aviation security cadets. Basic Standard Training Programme (STP 123) Course is a residential training programme with a duration of eight weeks designed to help integrate new Cadets into the Civil Aviation Industry to implement, monitor and enforce aviation security measures proactively by locally approved regulations. Kuku The managing director of…

Oneworld becomes first airline alliance to join IATA Co2 Connect

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the oneworld Alliance will work together in the field of CO2 emission calculations with all 13 oneworld member airlines committing to contributing operational data to IATA’s CO2 Connect emissions calculator. This will further improve the quality and accuracy of the tool, as the percentage of airline-specific fuel burn data used by the calculator will substantially increase, with the data provided by the following oneworld member airlines: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British…

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