Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Nigerian carriers enhance safety as IOSA registered airline numbers grow

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association has boosted its commitment to improving aviation safety not only in Nigeria but Africa. With United Nigeria Airlines and Ibom getting IATA’s safety ratings recently including four others that are already IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) -certified and more on the line, the sector could witness enhanced safety, WOLE SHADARE writes United Nigeria Airlines, Ibom Air join the fray Two airlines, United Nigeria and Ibom Air are the two carriers that have joined the…

Max Air aircraft tyres burst on landing at Abuja airport

Posted on May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

A Max Air flight with 143 passengers and one infant on board departing Yola experienced two tyre bursts on landing in Abuja with the emergency response team quickly responding to the situation. The cause of the tyre burst on landing is yet unknown. The situation forced other aircraft coming to land to abort the flight while those scheduled for departure could not because the aircraft was stuck on the lone runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe…

Runview Estate Demolished Houses Within Red Zone, Reps’ Fact-Finding Team Affirms

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Nnolim Nnaji has established that the houses being demolished by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) in Runview Ajao Estate in Lagos were indeed within the red zone. The Committee which held a public hearing on the demolition exercise on May 3rd, 2023 resolved to send a fact-finding team headed by Ifeanyi Chudi Momah to visit the site last week Friday. Momah who was conducted along…

Amb. Manta lauds NANTA for intra-Africa travel promotion, says Nigeria to address SA visa hiccups

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Amb. Haruna Manta has harped on intra-Africa travel, lauding the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) for the promotion of tourism to address trade-related matters in Nigeria and the continent. Speaking at a farewell dinner organised by the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa for NANTA delegates and their partners from the Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) held in Hotel Sky, Johannesburg, South Africa Saturday night, Manta…

Stage set for ‘Aviation Unsung Heroes’ launch, dignitaries confirm attendance

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

All stones turned, the stage is now set for the launch of the book; Nigeria’s Aviation: Unsung Heroes and Heroines, a chronicle of aviation events in the country since its inception, with records of Nigerians that have made progress possible in the sector. The book, authored by Wole Shadare and Gboyega Adeoye will debut Tuesday in Lagos with the unveiling of the Nigeria Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHAF), a reward-based non-governmental organisation, anchored by the…

Strikes: Agencies write Minister over danger to investment, follow the law, Babalakin chides unions

Posted on May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Sector lost over N25b to industrial action in five years, latest strike primitive-FAAN MD Why we removed structures on land-Yadudu The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt Rabiu Yadudu said the agency and some others have written to the Minister of Aviation on the need for government to actively protect aviation from the actions of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), adding that airports are not avenues for people…

Despite tough operating environment, Q1 2023 confirms strong demand for Airbus products

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Delivers 127 aircraft in Q1 2023 Order backlog rises to 7, 254 airplanes Aircraft maker, Airbus reported consolidated financial results for its First Quarter (Q1) ending 31 March 2023. Airbus Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Faury said the first quarter confirmed strong demand for their products, particularly for commercial aircraft, stressing that they have delivered 127 commercial aircraft, which is reflected in the Q1 financials. According to the Airbus chief, “The quarter also benefited from…

N’A to send fact-finding team to Lagos on demolished buildings on airport land

Posted on May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Illegal occupiers served demolition notice since 2008-FAAN The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Nnolim Nnaji will on Friday 2023 dispatch a fact-finding team to the Runview, Ajao Estate Lagos where the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced demolition of houses allegedly obstructing the safety and security of flight operations. The committee had on Wednesday summoned the management of FAAN following the uproar generated by the demolition of the buildings initially…

Lufthansa Group back on track, expects travel boom by summer, posts strong results

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Lufthansa Group is poised to maintain strong leadership in the global aviation industry. The Group reported strong bookings in the first quarter of 2023 and expects another travel boom in summer. Consequently, the Group revenue increased by 40 percent to 7.0 billion euros with the number of passengers increased significantly to 22 million while the average yield of 19 percent is above the 2019 level Adjusted EBIT at -273 million euros. The firm equally…

Passengers stranded at airports as NLC bars flight to Owerri, others

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Hundreds of passengers were this morning left stranded at many of the airports across the country as the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) disrupted flights they declared a “No Flight To Owerri” action at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. While the action lasted, airlines were equally made to go through excruciating pain as some of them lambasted the organized labour unions for involving them in an action they knew nothing about. Not only were flights to…

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