Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Sirika says Nigeria Air, investment between nation’s entrepreneurs, Ethiopian consortium

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Wole Shadare

….FG unveils aircraft The Federal Government has unveiled the aircraft Nigeria Air plans to operate with when and if the proposed airline comes to fruition. The plan to set up the airline by the Federal Government had pitted antagonists and protagonists of the carrier, especially from Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) that had gone to institute legal action against the airline. The national carrier aircraft was unveiled by the Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, at the Nnamdi…

Nnaji bags award, says aviation remains pivot of economy

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, has been honoured as Nigeria’s Aviation Ambassador. The honour was in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of the industry in the past four years of superintending its legislative oversight. The award came from the authors of the “Unsung Aviation Heroes”, Messrs Wole Shadare, and Gboyega Adeoye both veteran aviation and tourism journalists. The book which also contains some inserts of major activities and…

Airline operators ask Buhari to stop Nigeria Air’s flag off

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

As the Federal Government concludes plans to fly in some of the aircraft in Nigeria Eagle livery, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body of some airlines in the country have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the airline and asked the President to stop the airline. The operators raised a storm about plans by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika to flag off operations in Nigeria despite restraining court orders on the controversial project….

Nigeria Air plane arrives Friday – FG

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The plane for the proposed Nigeria Air will arrive on Friday ahead of the commencement of operations, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has confirmed. The Minister told a television station that a Nigeria Air aircraft will land in the country in two days as part of processes to commence operations and unveiling of the delivery process. He promised that the aircraft will be unveiled in Nigeria’s colours in fulfillment of all the promises…

BA racks up capacity with three more flights from Accra to London

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier, British Airways had added three more frequencies to its existing daily London Heathrow-Accra flight. The flight starts on October 29, 2023. With this, the carrier is further showing its strength in the West African country as an airline of choice for many travelers. The additional flights will operate into London Gatwick Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and offer Ghanaian travelers more choices of flight time and airports. British Airways Head of Sales…

OPINION: ‘Criminal’ negligence of MMIA

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

‘AIR RAGE WITH WOLE SHADARE’ The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) terminal is at best one of the worse airport terminals in Africa. The airport in all honesty has outlived its usefulness. The airport terminal is what you use in judging any nation because the very first impression starts from there. When the airport terminal was commissioned in 1978, even up to late 1990, it was processing just about 200,000 passengers in a year….

‘Brutal’ Accra route rivalry to persist for Nigeria, Ghanaian airlines

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Wole Shadare

When a Nigerian airline thinks it has matured it heads to Accra. When they lose out on the route they eventually collapse. Only a few airlines that lost on the route eventually survived. It’s usually a sign of tough times for the airlines, writes, WOLE SHADARE The big question The question on the lips of many aviation enthusiasts and stakeholders is what makes Accra attractive for Nigerian airlines? Nobody has readily come forward to offer an…

Gale of dismissal, redeployment, appointment in aviation, new directorates created

Posted on May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 by Wole Shadare

A gale of sacks swept through the aviation agencies leaving some Managing Directors losing their positions while many others were either elevated to the position of directors or general managers. A statement announcing the shake-up by Head, Press and Public Affairs of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace, Odatayo Oluseyi brings to a close few days of speculations and unconfirmed re-organisation in the various aviation agencies such as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (NCAA),…

On-going aviation agencies’ re-organisation has Buhari’s backing-Minister

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Commissions phase one protocol lounge Justifies N1.2 billion fire trucks cost The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika Monday said the ongoing re-organisation in many of the aviation agencies would continue. He denied that the exercise was shrouded in secrecy, maintaining that President Muhammadu Buhari gave his approval to the shake-up. He stated this yesterday while commissioning phase one of the expansion project at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), against the backdrop of recent…

ART berates Minister over aviation safety woes

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Aviation Safety Roundtable (ART) considers the last-minute activities of the Minister of Aviation as capricious, despicable, and unwarranted in the twilight of the Buhari administration. The ART condemns the change of name of the Federal Ministry of Aviation to that of the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace purportedly approved by the outgoing Federal Executive Council. The ART is convinced that the annexation of the underfunded National Aerospace Research Development Agency (NASRDA) into the…

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