Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

NCAA warns private jet owners against illegal flights

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned holders of Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) also known as private jet owners to desist from engaging in commercial flight operations forthwith or face stiff penalties. It will be noted that holders of PNCF are not permitted to use their aircraft for carriage of passengers, cargo it mail for hire or reward which amounts to commercial operations or charter services. In line with Section 32 (4) of…

BREAKING:South Africa terminates SAA’s strategic equity partner, Takatso’s deal

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Takatso allegedly underpaying for an airline Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has announced that SAA’s deal with strategic equity partner Takatso has been terminated, a major setback to one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s biggest privatisation drives amid pushback from some in the ruling party. “Late last week there was agreement that by mutual consent this transaction should be terminated as there is no clear path forward,” Gordan said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday….

SAHCO appoints director, GM cargo services

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Board of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC, has confirmed the appointment of Adegbesan Abiodun as Executive Director of Finance and Administration. Abiodun Olugbenga Adegbesan is a highly accomplished seasoned professional in the realms of Accounting and Finance, boasting a wealth of qualifications and a career spanning over thirty years. The foundation for his career commenced with a BSc (Hons) in Accounting from the University of Ilorin in 1989, followed by an MBA…

Deep reflections on Africa’s troubled airlines

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Africa’s airlines must wake up to the brutal competition outside the continent. That remains their biggest challenge, writes, WOLE SHADARE Sharp contrast The sheer size of Africa, the distances between cities, and the poor state of road and rail infrastructure should, in theory, make aviation an ideal mode of transport for the movement of goods and people alike. Air transportation, however, has failed to fill this gap and the market remains small by the standard of…

Lagos, Abuja airports selected as ICAO team begins Nigeria’s aviation security audit

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Two of Nigeria’s biggest airports, the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport would be used for rigorous security tests to ascertain the country’s level of aviation security. All security implementation verification will be carried out at the two airports. This is coming as a team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, to commence the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach…

Keyamo leads agency, airline chiefs to France to explore aviation opportunities for Nigeria

Posted on March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and airline operators are in France to exploit business opportunities to improve the development of the aviation industry. The Minister who is on a four-day working visit to France tagged the Nigeria-France Bilateral Business Forum aims to strengthen cooperation and explore business opportunities in the aviation sector between both nations. Accompanied by the Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, Managing…

Bridging fare gap, stemming exploitation

Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The unblocking of lower fare inventories by foreign airlines has elicited joy among travellers as the stability or volatility of the naira will now go a long way to determining appropriate pricing and eliminating exploitation, WOLE SHADARE writes Front burner Airfare increase on Nigerian routes has been on the front burner for more than two years. Fare disparity, however, took a different dimension when many of these foreign carriers capitalised on our indiscretion to keep…

Qatar Airways, Access Bank ink deal on discounted fares

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways, the unprecedented seven-time winner of the Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Access Bank to offer the bank’s customers across Africa exclusive discounts on flights – embodying its commitment to enhancing air transport accessibility and convenience. In efforts to ease financial barriers to air travel, the multiple award-winning airline will offer a 12 per cent discount on both business and economy class tickets to Access Bank customers who…

African airlines’ cargo volume up by 17%

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for January 2024 global air cargo markets indicating a strong start to 2024. During the month in review, African airlines saw their air cargo volumes increase by 17.0% with much improved compared to December’s performance (-1.2%). African airlines benefitted from strong growth on the Africa-Asia trade lane with capacity was 19.4% above January 2023 levels and accounting for 2% of total global air cargo traffic. Total demand, measured…

NANTA President fumes over members’ anti-competition, retrogressive practices

Posted on March 3, 2024March 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has carpeted people she called mischief makers whom she said are peddling rumours that could tarnish the image of the association and has vowed to confront them using all the legal means available to NANTA. Reacting to’ insidious and damaging narratives’ targeting NANTA members holding International Air Transport Association (IATA) licence under the Golite category as fraudulent trade operators, she warned the purveyors of…

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