Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

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…

Odunowo hands over to Farouk Umar as NAMA MD

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The immediate past Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Tayib Odunowo on Monday handed over the reins of leadership of the organization to Umar Ahmed Farouk. The colourful but brief ceremony at the NAMA head office in Abuja saw Odunowo and Umar exchange signed handover documents. The event had in attendance some directors like a former Acting Managing Director of the agency, Mr. Lawrence Mathew Pwajok, former Director of Public Communication, Mr….

FG mulls 50% fare subsidy, Minister, airline operators hold strategic meeting

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government is tinkering with the idea of subsidizing airfares to reduce the high costs of tickets. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo was said to have held a meeting last week Friday with airline operators through their umbrella body, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) with a view to fine-tuning modalities for its realization. Present at the meeting with the Minister are the President of AON, Dr Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina,…

How one-hour fare rose by 400% in 22 months

Posted on December 17, 2023December 17, 2023 by Wole Shadare

S’East, S’ South mostly affected Nigerians, accustomed to a certain range of airfare prices, are now grappling with the shock of exorbitant costs for domestic flights. The price of air tickets, especially for routes from Lagos and Abuja to other parts of Nigeria, has witnessed an alarming 100% increase in the past few weeks. In recent times, the skies above Nigeria seem to be soaring to new altitudes, not just in terms of flights…

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