Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Nigeria’s NCAA fails ICAO audit, gets 70%

Posted on September 11, 2023January 20, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria has for the first time since the audit of the aviation industry began over 15 years ago failed to scale the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme. The country represented by the NCAA tried in its oversight function of the sector but failed to score the least pass mark of 75% in ICAO Audits with many opening gaps that must be closed within 60 and 90 days. The Nigerian Civil Aviation…

Breaking: United Nigeria gets nod for flights to US, UK, Netherlands, Italy, UAE, Ireland

Posted on September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 by Wole Shadare

United Nigeria Airlines will soon join the list of Nigeria’s flag carrier airlines as the carrier has received approval for the operation of international flights. According to the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development’s approval, the airline would operate international flights to the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A letter dated September 8, 2023, conveying this approval from the Ministry of…

Minister sets up task force to resolve airlines’ relocation crisis, appeals for seamless exercise

Posted on September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Worried about the problems encountered by airlines, passengers and users of the old Murtala Muhammed International Airport terminal as a result of relocation to the new one, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has set up a task force to resolve these challenges within the shortest possible period. The members of the task force are: Engineer Hassan Musa, (Retired PS and ex-Dir of Dept. of Air Transport Management (Team Leader)…

United Nigeria skids off runway, NSIB begins investigation

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Wole Shadare

A United Nigeria Airlines aircraft Friday night skidded off Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos runway on landing due to a downpour. The aircraft which was coming in from the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri operated and landed normally but skidded off the runway upon landing. According to the spokesman of the airline Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, all passengers were safely evacuated alongside their luggage and no passenger was hurt in the incident. “Relevant authorities have been…

Chaos, gridlock as airlines begin relocation to new Lagos int’l terminal

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Airlines were on Thursday subjected to chaotic passenger facilitation as they tried to beat the October 1, 2023 deadline for carriers to relocate to the new Murtala Muhammed International Airport terminal in Lagos. Many passengers waited endlessly for their baggage to be sorted out for onward loading into the belly of the aircraft and offloading of baggage from arriving airplanes. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo had last week on inspection…

NCAA Lifts Suspension On Xejet Operations

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Management of the XEjet Airline has announced that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on its operation due to an insurance issue with one of the aircraft in its service. In a letter to the airline signed by the Director General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu titled: Lifting Of Suspension On Your Air Transport Licence (Atl) And Air Operators Certificate (AOC) reads, ‘Further to the NCAA’s letter on the…

Dana Air, Bi-Courtney plan new initiatives for future projects

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Dana Air has announced that it will partner with Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) on its future plans and new initiatives during a courtesy by the Terminal operator to the airline. The airline also revealed that it is engaging the terminal operator on the way forward for parties, future projects, new initiatives, and plans to continue raising the bar of service delivery to the flying public. Speaking during a…

Turkish Airlines places order for ten additional A350-900

Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Türkiye’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced a new order for 10 additional A350-900 aircraft, taking its total for the type to 40. This latest agreement is in addition to one announced in August for four A350-900s. Turkish Airlines already operates a fleet of 14 A350-900s. Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International said, “We are delighted that Turkish Airlines has decided to further enlarge its fleet with the purchase of…

Inverter battery at Lagos airport terminal basement sparks fire

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Users of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos ran for safety following the outbreak of fire at a section of the terminal. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in a statement attributed the incident to a suspected electrical spark at the baggage hall ceiling that caused the smoke incident that was reported at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The source of the smoke which occurred at about 0723 hours was identified…

African airlines post strongest performance in July with 2.9% cargo volume

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for July 2023 global air cargo markets, showing a continuing trend of recovering growth rates since February. During the month under review, African airlines had the strongest performance in July 2023, with a 2.9% increase in cargo volumes compared to July 2022. Notably, Africa–Asia routes experienced significant cargo demand growth (10.3%), capacity was 11.0% above July 2022 levels, while the continent accounted for 2.0% of the total global air…

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