Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Air accidents on decline globally says IATA

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria extends 11 years no fatality safety record A safety report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed a reduction in the number of fatal accidents and the fatality risk, compared to 2021 and to the five-year average (2018-2022). In Nigeria, air travel has become increasingly safer as the country has not witnessed serious air accidents since the crash of Dana Air’s Flight 0992 on June 3, 2012, killing everyone onboard and people on…

Kwara Gov, others laud NCAA approval for more students admission

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted approval for the admission of more students into the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin. The approval is coming on the heels of the readiness of the College and its compliance with International best practices and regulations after an assessment by the NCAA. The approval is contained a letter sent to the college by the NCAA. AIC, Ilorin Commenting on the approval, the Kwara State Commissioner for Tertiary Education,…

KQ Launches Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Policy, Awareness Campaign

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

National Carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has today launched its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Policy and Public Awareness Campaign in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC). The fully endorsed Trafficking in Persons Policy came into effect in January 2023 and outlines the airline’s stand and actions against Human Trafficking. The Public Awareness and Outreach campaign is designed to educate Kenya Airways staff and the public about the misconceptions, the realities of…

Qatar Airways gears up for growth in Africa

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways is gearing up for growth in Africa, establishing new routes and increasing frequencies on others. Africa is amongst the fastest growing aviation markets, with the sector expected to be valued at $400 billion by 2040 and with annual increases in passenger traffic of 5,4%. To meet this projected demand, Qatar Airways has this year added more flights on the Doha, Lusaka, and Harare routes and is now flying daily, up from three weekly…

Sirika: How political class, experts synergy helped meteorological development in Nigeria

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika has stated that one practice that has enabled meteorological development in Nigeria was the strong synergy and support between the political class which he represents and the experts represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) headed by Prof. Mansur Matazu. Sirika, who spoke during the 76th session of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) held at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland recently said the country strives to ensure…

Gulfstream Celebrates G700 World Tour Speed Records

Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Gulfstream commemorated the recent world tour of its sleek new G700 ultra-long-range business jet on Feb. 27 with a formal “blessing” of the 25-speed records it broke by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). During a nine-week global odyssey that started after the 2022 NBAA-BACE conference, two production copies of the still-to-be-certified twinjet logged 184 total flight hours, covering 53,882 nm in 22 countries across six continents, leaving numerous city-pair speed records in their wake. Among…

Ogun Cargo Airport: Relishing The Audacity Of Vision

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Wole Shadare

With work yet to be fully completed, the Ogun agro cargo airport recorded its first test flights last week Thursday to the joy of many. Not a few believe that with the airport expected to commence cargo and passenger operations this year, it would act as a catalyst for economic growth, writes, WOLE SHADARE So long, so good For more than 16 years, it looked like a dream that could only materialize on paper. The hiccup…

Jubilation as first airplanes land at Ogun new airport

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

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun made good his promise to deliver an airport to the state as the aerodrome witnessed the historic official landing of the maiden test flights. The Ogun State Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport at Iperu-Ilishan Road, Ikene local government.in Ogun State was a project whose idea was mooted 16 years by former Governor Gbenga Daniel but never left the conception state until 2021 when Abiodun, buoyed by a determination to…

Economics of narrow-body aircraft for Nigerian operators

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Narrow-body aircraft like Embraer 195-E2, Embraer 147, ATR aircraft series, and Bombardier Q400 among other smaller aircraft sizes are set to spearhead Nigeria’s airline industry’s recovery over the next decade as airlines adjust their fleets and operating models for a squeezed travel market, writes, WOLE SHADARE Paradigm shift Many Nigerian airline operators are seeing the sense or gains of operating narrow-body aircraft. There is a paradigm shift in the way established Nigerian airlines are thinking just…

Okonkwo: The focus of any airline is to manage costs

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Chief Operating Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Chief Osita Okonkwo speaks to WOLE SHADARE on the challenges faced by airlines which have made them seek better ways of remaining in business How have your operations been in the last two years? On February 12th, 2021 we did our inaugural flight and it was a flight that took us from Lagos to Enugu. That happened just a few days after we obtained our AOC. That period was towards…

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