Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Afghanistan unrest worries IATA, airlines boycott airspace

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Carriers seek alternative routes for evacuation The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed worry over the situation in Afghanistan, noting that safe and secure flight operations are the top priority for aviation. The clearing house for over 290 global airlines said it was closely monitoring developments in the country. This is coming as airlines had advised IATA that they are avoiding the airspace owing to recent developments. IATA in a statement disclosed…

FG releases request for qualification for airports concession

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Lists conditions for bidders The Federal Government in compliance with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and National Policy on Public-Private Partnership (N4P) has released a request for qualification for the concession of four International Airport terminals and related services. In the document signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Hassan Musa, the four major commercial airports, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja; Murtala Muhammed Internatıonal Aırport Lagos, Malam Amınu Kano Internatıonal Aırport and…

Flights to Nigeria from UAE remain suspended till August 20

Posted on August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Dubai based Emirates airline said its flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until August 20. It was not however stated if the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria’s frosty relationship over the modalities for COVID-19 test would have been resolved on or before August 20 as resumption of flights is not in the hands of Emirates Airlines but the UAE government. Customers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the…

Kenya Airways, USAID’s ROUTES partner to protect African wildlife

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

Kenya Airways and the States Agency for International Development (USAID) Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership have come together to create awareness of the continued fight against illegal wildlife trade. Through the partnership, Kenya Airways has launched a video to create stakeholders’ awareness about protecting the nation’s national heritage. This effort is part of KQ’s sustainability strategy to contribute to Africa’s sustainable development through wildlife conservation. Much of Africa’s wildlife is threatened by…

Kenya’s domestic travel recovering quicker than int’l, says Kibe, DG KCAA

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

The Director-General of Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), Captain Gilbert Kibe has said that aviation contributes four per cent to his country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), just as he stated that domestic air travel is seeing quicker recovery than international operations. Kibe who disclosed this at a webinar hosted by President, African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), Nick Fadugba monitored by Aviation Metric noted that the country had already started seeing over 400 daily aircraft movements and had…

Ojikutu seeks probe of under-declared aviation revenue

Posted on August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Says yearly figure inaccurate, misleading Aviation Security Consultant and Secretary General of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI),Grp. Captain John Ojikutu (Rtd) has lamented what he termed yearly under-declared inaccurate Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the aviation industry. In a data made available to Aviation Metric, the renowned aviation analyst lamented that the inaccurate or unaccounted earnings could be the exploitation in the work of some Insiders’ Threats to national security. He however…

Embraer’s Eve, Kenya Airways ink deal on the future of Advanced Air Mobility

Posted on August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (“Eve”) has inked signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kenya Airways PLC, the flag carrier of Kenya, through its fully owned subsidiary Fahari Aviation. This collaboration aims to develop operational models for the wide accessibility of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to support Fahari Aviation’s key markets. In addition, this partnership will establish the co-creation of a foundation of concepts and procedures to safely scale electric vertical aircraft (EVA) throughout…

Lagos airport to rake in N30b annually from concession-Minister

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Wole Shadare

FG plans rail to link Lagos airport terminals The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said the concession of the four international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port-Harcourt would fetch the nation enormous investments. The Minister specifically disclosed that the concession of the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminals would bring investment of over N30 billion annually which would be boosted by the construction of a rail line to link both the domestic and…

Green Africa’s tortuous road to AOC

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Wole Shadare

After months of uncertainty over whether or not one of Nigeria’s, and perhaps African, airlines that promises so much would end up on paper, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) today granted start-up Green Africa Air Operators Certificate (AOC). This clears the way for the carrier to begin services. The carrier today indicated its readiness to start scheduled flight operations on August 12, 2021. Following the successful completion of all five phases of the AOC…

Galloping Jet A1 price impact on aviation

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Wole Shadare

There is still no solution to the skyrocketing price of aviation fuel otherwise known as Jet A1. WOLE SHADARE x-rays some of the challenges that has seen to unabated rising costs of the commodity in Nigeria Steady increase Since January 2021, the price of Jet A1 was approximately has been skyrocketing to the chagrin of airline operators. A litre of aviation fuel in the domestic scene goes as high as N305 and N315 per litre, depending on the airport…

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