Author: Wole Shadare

The Civil Aviation Act 2006 established the Accident Investigation Bureau as an autonomous agency that reports to the President of the Federation through the Minister of Aviation. The agency had at inception remained almost unknown not just because of a lack of ideas to drive it but the political will to make it rank amongst its peers around the world. The appointment of Commissioner/CEO of the agency, Akin Olateru, an aircraft engineer in 2017 opened…

Angst as National Assembly invites airlines, NCAA, others for talks FG to rehabilitate abandoned airstrips     The incessant delays and cancellations of flight which has found expression in the rot in the aviation industry could be a thing of the past as the National Assembly is seeking a reduction in the problem that has taken the joy out of air travel and one that has exposed the helplessness of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…

Airlines inside and outside Africa are upbeat about the growing opportunities and huge potential in the continent’s aviation industry. Driving this growth is Qatar Airways as it adds more routes on the continent and scales up its operations by acquiring or forging partnerships with other airlines operating there. Kano and Port Harcourt will join Qatar Airways’ Africa network, meaning the carrier will now serve four Nigerian cities. That’s twice as many as Emirates, one more than Turkish Airlines,…