Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Reports On AIB-N Office Demolition Preposterous-Oketunbi

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

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has set the record straight on the demolition of its Lagos office amid the numerous concerns expressed by Nigerians in response to a widely published, albeit misleading, media report in respect of the demolition of Lagos office buildings purportedly worth five N5 billion belonging to the agency. Spokesman for AIB, Tunji Oketunbi in a statement said that the published value of N5 billion five being peddled in the media is…

Aero Introduces Four For Five (FFF) Promo

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Wole Shadare

In a bid to encourage families to travel this Easter season, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company, Aero Contractors is introducing a promo tagged FOUR FOR FIVE (FFF) PROMO. With this promo, anyone who buys four tickets gets the fifth one for free. The sale of this promotional package is available for tickets bought on our website – www.flyaero.com and across the counter from the 26th of March to the 17th of April, 2022. To be eligible for…

Dana Introduces Roving Agents

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Announces Exclusive Deals for Dana Miles Club Members With a view to ease Passenger facilitation and check-in processes, Dana Air has added yet another customer-centric solution called Roving Check-in Agents. This is a cutting-edge innovation that will supplement the self-check-in kiosk at the airport and will aid speedy check-in for passengers travelling with just hand luggage. What we are offering in roving agents is an immense value addition for our guests, said the Media and…

Legendary Ethiopian Airlines CEO, GebreMariam quits

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Wole Shadare

He is one of those people you wouldn’t look twice if you passed him in the street unless you were returning one of his infectious grins. Modest, respectful, and quietly spoken but when he says something; it carries weight, substance, and direction. Africa’s biggest airline by profit and fleet size, Ethiopian Airlines shocked the continent’s aviation industry when it announced the retirement of its legendary Group CEO Tewolde GebreMariam. GebreMariam was the face of Ethiopian Airlines…

Prospects As Olumide Pilots National Carrier

Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria has tried unsuccessfully to set up a national airline. At a point, it looked like another exercise in futility, but the project is presently sounding realistic with Capt. Dapo Olumide as interim Managing Director of the much-awaited national carrier writes WOLE SHADARE The promise During electioneering in 2014, President Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC) promised to bequeath to Nigeria a national airline. In fact, the…

Green Africa Appoints Mbanuzo Chief Commercial Officer

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline has announced the appointment of Obiukwu (Obi) Mbanuzuo as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and a member of the Company’s senior leadership team effective from March 2022. Obi is an industry veteran with two decades of global industry experience and a unique understanding of the Nigerian and African markets. Prior to joining Green Africa, Obi was the COO, CCO, and Accountable Manager of Dana Airlines where he provided overall leadership…

Buhari seeks fast track of airports concession, N20b second runway for Abuja

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Foreign airlines blocked funds hit $$283m Newly commissioned terminal, four others for concession Q4 2022 Sirika lists ills of aviation, lauds aviation sector growth President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika to fast track the airport concession programme; an indication that four of the major four aerodromes in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port-Harcourt could be handed to new owners any time from now. In particular, the airport concession project (including the…

$182 million bailout delay forces Kenya Airways to reinstate salary cuts

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The management of Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways has commenced a series of pay cuts in order to stay afloat. The move has become imperative as the company has not received any of the bailout funds promised to it a full month after the country’s supplementary budget was announced. The pay cuts would see the company revert to similar reductions seen last year until full payment of salaries was restored on December 21, 2021….

Buhari to commission Lagos airport terminal nine years after, China offers seven years grace period

Posted on March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Loan repayment to last for 20 years on 2.5% interest Coordination hiccups from past administration slowed completion date Nine years after work started on a terminal that many said would ease pressure on the existing decrepit Murtala Muhammed International Airport terminal, all is now set for the commissioning of the newly built international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos slated for tomorrow. The brand new, international terminal is one of five,…

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic scrap face mask rule

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Wole Shadare

British Airways and Virgin will not be required to wear masks from tomorrow Both airlines said they believe their customers should have ’personal choice’ British Airways customers will only need to wear a face-covering onboard flight if their destination requires it, while Virgin Atlantic said it would be ‘gradually’ removing compulsory mask rules from tomorrow – starting with Caribbean flights from London and Manchester. The airlines welcomed the move after Heathrow announced they would be scrapping…

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