Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Preview: Investment In Aircraft, Concession, Others’ll Shape Aviation In 2022

Posted on January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The year 2022 would be very exciting for aviation in Nigeria with expected massive investments in airlines, aerodromes, and other critical areas. It is a defining year for aviation in the country, writes, WOLE SHADARE Turbulence The year 2021 came with a lot of troubles for the airlines and they would likely encounter more turbulence in 2022 as international travel restrictions and the ongoing pandemic continue to impact demand. For the aviation industry in Nigeria,…

How Govs Wasted N374bn On Unviable Airport Projects

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Wole Shadare

…Many abandoned, others linger for years Abia makes U-turn, says only 5% of residents travel by air Ministry grants Edo approval Despite the obvious failure of some airport projects embarked upon by some state governments to take off effectively, more state governors are still desperate to build unviable aerodromes in their domains. In this circumstance, the regulatory authorities are “forced” to spend revenue earned from four viable terminals in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and…

‘How African Carriers Can Tap Into SAATM, ACfTA’

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Wole Shadare

For Africa to reap abundantly from the gains of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, the continent should be seen as a single market with free movement of persons and business with free movement of goods and services across the region. A former Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Richard Aisuebeogun, expressed this view to Aviation Metric at the weekend. He noted that it would pave the way for the…

Emirates under investigation after aircraft nearly impacted the ground

Posted on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Emirates flight EK231 was only 175 feet away from the ground, the aircraft has been reportedly grounded for four days to undergo further investigation. Consequently, the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is investigating a close call “technical incident” after an Emirates Airline’s Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, registered A6-EQI, nearly impacted the ground on 20 December. A close call The EK231 flight, bound for Washington Dulles International Airport was only 175 feet away from impacting…

New Charges: Aviation Ground Handlers Ink Deal To Avert Sabotage

Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Chief Executives of five ground handling companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guard against economic sabotage amongst its ranks The joint communiqué was signed by Olumuyiwa Olumekun; the Ag. CEO, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc; Mr. Basil Agboarumi, CEO, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, Mr. Samuel Oluwole, Director Aviation Handling Service (AHS), Alhaji Bello Salihu; CEO, Butake Resources Ltd (BRL) and Mr. John Adebanjo, the CEO, Swissport Nigeria, dated December…

Aisuebeogun: Flying Across Africa Poses Major Challenge

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Richard Aisuebeogun is a former Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, the air transport specialist speaks on how aviation can leverage on Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement and other benefits for the African continent. Is the aviation sector ripe enough to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement? In my opinion on the potentials of the Africa Continental Trade Area agreement,…

2021 Aviation Review: Admixture Of The Good, Bad, Ugly

Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The year 2021 was not particularly bad for the aviation sector in Nigeria despite the ravaging COVID-19. If anything, it was a year the country’s aviation showed promise. Despite that, there were bad and ugly scenes that dotted the sector, reports WOLE SHADARE Undermining factors The aviation industry crises in Nigeria and around the world have become a study of the forces that are undermining it. No thanks to an almost complete shutdown of both…

Ethiopian plans to resume MAX services in February

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Almost three years since the fatal accident of one of its Boeing MAX 8s, Ethiopian Airlines plans to bring the aircraft back into service from February 2022. The airline is now confident of the safety of the fleet, CEO Tewolde GebreMariam says in a message on Facebook. Elsewhere, the Indonesian regulators have approved the MAX to return to service. Ethiopian plans to resume MAX services in February. When Ethiopian flight ET302 crashed six minutes after takeoff from…

Kenya Airways, ITA partner for greater market access

Posted on December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Kenya Airways and ITA Airways, Italy’s new flag carrier, have announced a codeshare agreement providing passengers with seamless connections from the Kenya Airways network to destinations across Europe. Travellers will be able to connect on the Kenya Airways’ network to ITA Airwaysnetwork across Europe and reach some of Italy’s most picturesque cities and towns. Customers flying from Nairobi with Kenya Airways will be able to conveniently connect to 13 destinations in Italy: Brindisi, Bologna,…

UAE suspends entry of Nigerians on all flights, three other nations

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Transit passengers also affected, suspension takes effect Saturday The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have again thrown inbound and outbound Nigerian travelers into a fresh round of travel chaos as the UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have suspended entry for passengers from Nigeria and three other African countries. The other nations affected are Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The new travel rule has…

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