Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Kenya Airways signs lease, cargo codeshare pacts with Congo Airways

Posted on September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways PLC has entered a partnership with Congo Airways just as the East African carrier equally signed an aircraft lease agreement with Congo Airways. The two airlines have begun a cargo codeshare partnership. The agreement will see Kenya Airways lease two Embraer E190 jets to Congo Airways, boosting domestic operations and flight frequencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In addition, Kenya Airways has today commenced direct cargo flights from…

Ground Handling: FG To Stem N15bn Loss With New Rates

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Wole Shadare

price takes effect 35 years after amendment Fresh charges range between $1,500, $5,000 Thirty-five years after the last amendment to ground handling rates charged by aviation ground handlers, the Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved new ground handling charges for relevant companies. The new rate commences from October 1, 2021 (international carriers) and January 1, 2022, for domestic operators. Investigation by Aviation Metric shows that the Federal Government and the…

NCAA directs airlines to board Nigerians amid travel portal hiccups

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a circular to all foreign airlines operating in and out of Nigeria not to deny Nigerians boarding for their inability to show evidence of payment for the Day-7 COVID-19 PCR test or generate paid QR code. The cumbersomeness of generating the PCR code after payment of the statutory fees has led to many travelers from Nigeria and into Nigeria being denied boarding by airlines. The Director-General of…

Study: Exposure risk to COVID-19 for passengers 72 hours after negative test 0.1%

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The risk of exposure to COVID-19 while traveling after all passengers’ test negative 72 hours, is less than 0.1 percent That’s according to a unique study that examined real-world customer data on Delta’s COVID-tested flight corridors between New York-JFK, Atlanta, and Italy’s Fiumicino International Airport. The peer-reviewed study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings showed a single COVID-19 molecular test performed within 72 hours of departure could decrease the rate of people actively infected onboard a commercial aircraft to…

Nigeria-Vietnam Trade/Cultural Association Debuts

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria-Vietnam Economic, Trade, and Cultural Association, (NVETCA) has been born with the aim of promoting economic and cultural relations between the two counties. The prime promoter of the association, Alhaji Sani Bako stated that he was delighted that after rigorous scrutiny by the Ministry of Justice and various organs of government and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, (NACCIMA) the association was eventually registered. Bako who was Nigeria’s pioneer…

Green Africa begins two flight services to P/H from Lagos

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Less than one month after commencing flight services, Nigerian start-up airline, Green Africa Airways has added another flight to its Port-Harcourt service, making it two daily flights to the oil-rich city. The airline is growing its routes carefully rather than the rush some airlines apply in the spread of their route network without corresponding passenger traffic. The airline in a statement made available to Aviation Metric said, “We are pleased to inform you that we…

NCAA lists challenges of cargo business in Nigeria

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has listed too many handling charges, inadequate enlightenment programs to galvanize the different supply chains in the air cargo transport system, inefficient packaging of export cargo to meet buyer’s standards, and substandard and poorly preserved agricultural produces as some of the challenges of air cargo in Nigeria The Director-General of the NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu stated this at a recently concluded Aviation and cargo symposium, christened, “CHINET”, held in…

Airports need innovation to survive, says ex FAAN MD

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by Wole Shadare

A former Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun said airport operators, airlines, and other service providers must work in a symbiotic relationship to achieve a common goal of viability. Aisuebeogun in his presentation titled: Viability of Airport in Nigeria– why airlines fail at the CHINET Aviation and Cargo conference also proposed improved Infrastructure, modernization, and innovation which he described as part of airport business intelligence which airports and…

Africa’s empty skies amid SAATM rhetoric

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by Wole Shadare

When the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) was launched in January 2018, it was enthusiastically embraced as the key that would unlock air travel growth in the continent. WOLE SHADARE writes that more than two years after the launch, interconnectivity within the African continent has been problematic as it was even before SAATM Long way to go Although 33 countries in the continent are signatories to the project, the agreement appears to be on paper rather than being…

Why Cargo Planes Fly Near Empty In Nigeria –Experts

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government has been urged to focus on expanding other underutilised airports across the country with a view to incorporating a cargo section to improve air cargo transportation within and outside Nigeria. Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Calabar, and Port Harcourt are the leading cargo centers in Nigeria. Chairman, Boff and Company Insurance Brokers Limited, Babajide Olatunde-Agbeja, made the appeal while speaking to Aviation Metric at the just concluded Aviation and Cargo symposium christened: “CHINET 2021,”…

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