Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

NCAA I’ll resolve identified deficiencies before ICAO’s audit-Capt Nuhu

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director General, of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has assured that the regulatory body would resolve deficiencies identified through the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) activities with a view to scaling the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit coming up next month. He said Nigeria was prepared to excel in the forthcoming audit of the sector by the ICAO. The ICAO-USOAP, which is conducted every four years, focuses on a…

Again, three electric cable thieves arrested at MMIA

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Wole Shadare

A combined patrol team of officers from Aviation Security’s Crime Investigation and Intelligence (CII) Unit, and the Joint Military Task Force (JMTF) have arrested three persons suspected to be cable thieves around the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Training School. Two of the suspects were caught at about 03.52 hours while digging and cutting electric cables connecting the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Powerhouse (International Wing, MMA) to the Domestic Terminal(MMA), while the third suspect,…

Olateru seeks pathway to aviation growth, Nuhu says sector making progress

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Akin Olateru has said that any robust economy is largely dependent on the functioning of one vital sector of its infrastructure-aviation. He further listed infrastructure, regulations, human capital, and equipment as the bedrock of an organisation’s success, especially in the aviation industry which is highly capital-intensive. He called on stakeholders in the sector to be proactive and seek ways and invest in equipping their staff with…

Man nabbed for stealing laptop onboard Ibom Air, faces prosecution

Posted on July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 by Wole Shadare

A passenger on Ibom Air Flight Q1300 from Lagos to Abuja, ogheneochuko David was on Wednesday apprehended for allegedly taking another passenger’s laptop from his laptop in the overhead cabin. Trouble started when the owner of the laptop, who suspected the movement of David within the aircraft, decided to check where his laptop was kept and immediately realized the item was no longer there. He raised the alarm by notifying the crew members accordingly. A…

Airlines doctor cockpit voice recorder to hide serious incidents, accidents-NCAA

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Agency warns carriers The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed serious worry over the high rate of Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) overwrites. The aviation regulatory body in a letter with reference number: NCAA/DGCA/AOL/11/16/365, signed by Capt. Musa Nuhu, NCAA Director-General stated that airlines indulge in the unprofessional act in order to circumvent investigation by the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). The letter dated July 24, 2023, addressed to the Accountable Executive, Directors of Operations,…

Airbus delivers 316 commercial aircraft in H1 2023, rakes in € 27.7 billion revenue

Posted on July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Aircraft maker, Airbus reported consolidated financial results for the Half-Year (H1) ended June 30, 2023. “During the first half of 2023, we progressed well across our businesses in an operational environment that remains complex. Our commercial aircraft are in strong demand, as demonstrated by more than 800 orders announced at the Paris Air Show. This demand is driven both by growth and fleet replacement as airlines invest in more fuel-efficient fleets,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus…

United Airline’s sustainable flight fund grows to nearly $200 million, adds strategic partners

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund – a way for companies and consumers to come together and increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through the support of start-ups – has increased its investment power to nearly $200 million and added eight new corporate partners, five months after its initial launch. American Express Global Business Travel, Aramco Ventures, Aviation Capital Group, Bank of America, Boston Consulting Group, Groupe ADP, Hawaiian Airlines, and JetBlue Ventures, will join…

FAAN, Bi-Courtney end over decade frosty relations, promise to partner with MMA2, aviation growth

Posted on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

After nearly two decades of frosty relations between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the concessionaire of the ultra-modern Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, the two parties may have ended deep animosity between them with the visit of FAAN Managing Director, Mr. Kabir Mohammed to the terminal operator. The meeting between Muhammed and the chairman of the terminal operator, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) was held behind closed doors on…

ASKY spreads wings, launches Luanda flights August 1

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

ASKY Airlines has announced it would launch three weekly flights from its hub in Lome to and from Luanda, Angola from August 1, 2023. The airline in a statement says Lagos to Luanda, Angola will have a seamless connection to ASKY’s vast network covering all of West and Central and South Africa markets with three direct daily services weekly per the attached schedule. According to the airline, the flight days are; LOS LFW LAD –…

MMA2 plans infrastructure expansion to accommodate growing travel demands

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) run by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) is a huge success story. The Chief Operating Officer of the terminal, Tosan Duncan Odukoya in this interview with WOLE SHADARE speaks on MMA2’s customer-centric approach to air travel Recently, you celebrated your 16th year of operation as the concessionaire of MMA2. As a successful PPP business model in the history of Nigeria, what will you attribute to this feat? 16 years…

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