Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Xejet, all business class airline gets AOC

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has issued the Air Operators Certificate, AOC to Xejet. The new premium airline after the completion of the certification processes received the document at the NCAA office at the Murtala Muhammed International airport, Lagos. Xejet plans Business class seats only operations. Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of the NCAA during the presentation of the AOC said: “I must say, to go through this certification process is not an easy…

UAE Lifts Travel Ban On Nigeria, 11 Other African Countries

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have confirmed the resumption of all inbound flights for national and international carriers from 12 African countries, according to a report published by gulfbusiness.com The 12 countries from where transit passengers too will be allowed into the UAE, include Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. In addition, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and…

AIB-N, NCAT collaborate for capacity building for aviation development

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria (NCAT) have reaffirmed their commitment to stronger collaboration in the area of capacity development and other aviation industry projects. The Bureau has also announced that it will launch its world-class training facility that will be the first in Africa before the end of 2023. The Commissioner/CEO, AIB-N Mr. Akin Olateru disclosed this on Wednesday when the Rector of the Nigerian College…

Flight Delay: Nigerians Protest At Istanbul Airport

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

…as heavy snow disrupts schedule …Travellers sleep on floor Nigerian travellers to the United Kingdom have resorted to protest in Istanbul, Turkey, over their inability to proceed on the journey due to flight cancellation. They had hoped to get to their destinations but never bargained for the fate that would befall them. The Nigerian travelers were left stranded in Istanbul as a result of heavy snow, which led to over 24…

Six seriously injured in Police helicopter accident in Bauchi

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

An accident involving a Police helicopter has occurred. The incident occurred yesterday in Bauchi according to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). The Bell helicopter had registration, 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF). Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria said the agency was notified by Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) about an accident involving a Bell 429 helicopter with Registration Marks 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF). The accident occurred on 26th…

Coordinated Govt Policies Critical To Air Travel Recovery

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Travel experts have demanded that coordinated government policies remain critical to air travel recovery, adding that a COVID-resilient mindset must rise above COVID-free. They equally stated that blanket travel bans do not prevent spread and quarantines for the asymptomatic vaccinated which they described as ‘an unnecessary burden.’ A former Assistant Secretary-General of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Muhammed Tukur, noted that testing keeps travelers with symptoms away from airplanes but constantly changing policies must be…

Don’t meddle in NCAA internal matters, former scribe tells AON chairman

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

A former Deputy General Secretary of Airline Operators of Nigeria, (AON) and the Chairman of Hudson Bay Aviation, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur has faulted comments credited to the Chairman of AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa over what he described as his meddlesomeness in the internal matter of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA). The AON boss was reported to have written to the President of the Senate to request the removal of NCAA from the civil service…

IATA calls for travel restriction relaxation, says COVID-19 may be declared endemic

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to accelerate the relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. The clearinghouse for over 290 global airlines called for the removal of all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine. The group equally called for enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen test result, removal of travel bans,…

Airlines struggle to fill planes, face excess capacity

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Carriers set to return leased aircraft Lull in activities forced down fares Poor passenger patronage has led to a sharp decrease in airfares. There is hardly any fully-loaded aircraft as with the airlines’ fate hangs in the balance. October, November, and December last year witnessed astronomical airfares –between 100 and 150 percent. Now, fares to most cities, particularly Abuja and Port Harcourt, range between N25, 000 and N31, 000, depending on the…

UK abolishes COVID-19 testing for all vaccinated travelers

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The UK Government has today announced plans to remove all Covid-19 testing requirements for fully vaccinated passengers entering England. From 0400 on February 11th, passengers entering England who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to book a Day-2 arrivals test. A message from British Airways chairman and CEO, Sean Doyle to its trade partners said, “ Today’s announcement provides a welcome boost to the travel industry and UK economy”. He disclosed that finally, fully-vaccinated…

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