Author: Wole Shadare

Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier, the independent airline is increasing its Latin American marketing and sales presence to include Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Airlink has also appointed AVIAREPS as its General Sales Agents (GSA) in Latin America to promote its convenient schedule of flights which serve an unparalleled network of routes currently connecting 45 destinations throughout Southern Africa. AVIAREPS will represent and raise Airlink’s brand visibility in the three new markets and will support the airline’s…

N’Assembly seeks more funding for aviation     The National Assembly joint committees on aviation have emphasized the need for adequate funding of the sector to enable it to cope with the increase in demands for air travel. This is coming as high safety records so far achieved by the country in the last couple of years had brought the insurance premiums on wide-body aircraft from $800,000 a year to between $150,000 and $200,000. The…

Entire operating aircraft less than 50 Nation’s airlines lack critical mass to compete-Fadugba   The Chief Operating Officer of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi stated that it is impossible for any airline in Nigeria to have a sustainable operation with four, five, or six aircraft. Uriesi, who spoke at the Aviation Breakfast Meeting with the theme, “Aviation in Nigeria: What Next? Held at the Eko Hotel and put together by Phillips Consulting Ltd held last weekend…