Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

At 10th aviation summit, stakeholders draw road map for Africa’s sector recovery

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Wole Shadare

34 African airlines represented The 10th Aviation Stakeholders Convention hosted by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Kenya Airways kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya at the Emara Ole-Sereni hotel. The two-day convention will provide a platform for showcasing new developments and innovations in aviation, discussing industry business trends, networking, and forging new partnerships. The Convention, under the theme, “Beyond the crisis”, brings together over 500 delegates from 47 countries across the globe…

N550 Jet A1 price not sustainable, remains scarce-Oil marketers

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s aviation fuel price ranks lowest in W’A $$1.25 per litre in Ghana, $$1.51 per litre in Liberia Major oil marketers under the aegis of the Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) said the skyrocketing price of aviation fuel like other petroleum products is a result of the fact that the commodity used in Nigeria is not produced in the country and is subject to international price movements which are currently suffering the…

NAAPE, ANAP, ATSSSAN call off warning strike, say no justifiable reason for action

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the National Association of Aircraft Pilot and Engineers (NAAPE) have disassociated themselves from the planned two days warning strike slated for Monday, May 9, 2022. The unions in a special bulletin, dated May 8, 2022, to all staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Accident Investigation…

Airlines in volte-face, call off strike

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Airline operators under the umbrella of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) made a volte-face as they unanimously agreed to suspend the withdrawal of services originally planned to begin tomorrow. The airlines had on Friday night issued a threat to down tools over the astronomical rise in the price of Jet A1 otherwise known as aviation fuel. The airlines that threatened to shut operations are Dana, Azman, Arik, Air Peace, Dana Air, United Nigeria Airline, Overland Airways,…

FG charged to address Jet A1 iniquity as Overland, Arik, Aero shelve strike

Posted on May 8, 2022May 10, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Overland Airways has backed off from the planned strike to protest the incessant rise in the price of Jet A1. Also, the management of Arik Air Limited (In Receivership) and Aero Contractors (In Receivership) have also called off their planned strike actions slated for Monday, saying that both airlines would be operating all their scheduled flights on Monday, May 9, 2022. Both managements fully identify with and endorse the efforts of the…

Again, Minister appeals to airlines to shelve strike, pledges logistics support to foreign airlines

Posted on May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Lists FG’s various support to airlines Lauds Dana, Ibom Air, Green Africa for backing out of strike The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has again appealed to domestic carriers to shelve their strike action, stressing that the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) is purely private sector business, adding that they were reacting to market forces as a result of the rising cost of Jet A1 (Aviation fuel), The Minister said some people were of…

Ibom Air break ranks, declines not service withdrawal

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Ibom Airlines Limited (Ibom Air) has disclosed that it would not take part in the withdrawal of services by many airlines next in spite of admitting the excruciating difficulty in sourcing aviation fuel at exorbitant costs which to it is not sustainable for the airline business. The carrier attributed its reasons not to shut down services because of its financial obligations to suppliers, financiers, and workers who depend on an uninterrupted flow of revenue to…

Minister appeals to airlines over effects of plans to shut operations

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Says Jet A1 hike not within Aviation Ministry’s purview The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said the supply of aviation fuel, otherwise known as Jet A1 is not within the purview of the Ministry, adding that the much it can do in the present situation is to engage with agencies, institutions and individuals in positions to provide succour to the airlines. This, he said is already being done by the relevant team led…

Conditions of Service: Aviation workers to down tools, issue fresh warning

Posted on May 7, 2022May 19, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Unions laud FAAN, AIB All workers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NiMET) and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) have been directed to embark on a two-day warning strike scheduled to hold on May 9 and May 10, 2022. The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and…

Winding up Aero Contractors report misleading, preposterous –Management

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Management of Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractor has described a report (Not in Aviation Metric) that the foremost carrier is on the verge of ‘Going Under’ as highly speculative, preposterous and misleading. It noted that The management of the carrier in a statement said it had with the Newspaper had nothing to suggest that Aero Contractors was on the verge of folding up, adding that the discussion focused on the challenges facing all airlines in…

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