Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Outrage as Senate directs NCAA to halt NG Eagle certificate processes

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Experts chide lawmakers, warn of consequences Amid public outcry over threat to undermine the independence of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) by the House of Representatives by directing the aviation regulatory body to withhold the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of NG Eagle, the Senate has equally mandated the NCAA to suspend the issuance of AOC to the soon-to-be-airline over protracted labor-related issues with Ari Air workers. The Senate Committee on Aviation on…

United Plans Largest Historic Transatlantic Expansion

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Wole Shadare

To add flights to Berlin, Amman, Jordan; Azores, Portugal; Bergen, Norway, others United today announced the largest transatlantic expansion in its history, including ten new flights and five new, vogue destinations – Amman, Jordan; Bergen, Norway; Azores, Portugal; Palma de Mallorca, Spain and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands. All of the new routes – which are set to begin in Spring 2022 – are not served by any other North American carrier. Additionally, next year, United will add new…

NAHCO gives support as Ethiopian resumes flight to Enugu, fetes stakeholders

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s foremost ground handling company, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, NAHCO Plc, at the weekend, held a stakeholder dinner commemorating the resumption of Ethiopian Airlines to Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu. The flight was initially scheduled for October 1, 2021, but rescheduled due to some domestic environmental challenges. The flight resumption by Ethiopian airlines at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu on October 9, 2021, was heralded with fanfare and fulfillment of…

Nigeria, Africa reject vaccine passports

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Say proposal against Chicago Convention African Ministers of Aviation have described the much-touted proposal to impose vaccine passports for air travelers as unacceptable as it is tantamount to discrimination against certain groups of the population, especially on the African continent which still has a considerable number of its citizens who are yet to receive the vaccines. They also described the proposal as going against the intent of the Chicago Convention on the need to preserve…

Intrigues, power-play may scuttle national airline project

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

NUATE’s allegations spurious-Minister Arik in N300b debt, assets worth only N150b AOC denial to NG Eagle I’ll shut out 20, 000 jobs An alleged conflict of interest between the Ministry of Aviation and the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over the floating of NG Eagle may truncate the setting up of a national carrier promised Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari administration as the clock is fast ticking on the project. While AMCON…

FAAN put on notice for cleared jet owners to operate as 29 others risk grounding

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Owners get fresh 14-days ultimatum The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) made good its threat to impound luxury jets of some prominent Nigerians over failure to statutory duties by releasing its report on the verification of privately-owned airplanes in the country on Tuesday in Abuja. It threatened to impound 29 jets on which the owners did not pay statutory import duties. This is coming as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had been…

Evaluating Dangers Of Regulatory Interference

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria is at the edge of other missteps with so many calls, pronouncements from politicians. WOLE SHADARE writes that despite all the odds, the NCAA is stronger and more effective in its regulatory functions Global aviation bodies lend voices Sometimes in June 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to maintain the critical separation between politics and aviation safety issues. Even the global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Organisation…

Virgin Atlantic sets ambitious carbon targets

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Wole Shadare

British mega carrier, Virgin Atlantic has announced ambitious carbon targets as the airline renews its mission to achieve net zero by 2050. The carrier is reinforcing its commitment to embed sustainability through innovation, transparency and accountability to do more for the protection of the planet. Carbon targets Virgin Atlantic’s new targets set a clear pathway to net zero by 2050, to achieve by 2026 15% gross reduction in CO2/RTK achieved through continued fleet transformation and…

FG invests N30b to tackle Nigerian airspace challenges

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

Airspace safety gets boost-Controller The country may begin to witness improved air safety following the commitment of N30b by the Federal Government for air space infrastructure. Director of Operations, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Lawrence Mathew Pwajok made the disclosure amid complaints about challenges faced by air traffic controllers and pilots while navigating the country’s airspace. Not a few believed that the present administration had spent more than any other government in the provision…

Aviation: ‘Hijacking regulatory functions ’ll spell doom for sector’

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

Aviation experts have expressed shock over pronouncement by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of NG Eagle, a new airline that is about to be established by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) should not be issued over a petition written by some labour unions over severance pay of some workers in Arik. There had been insinuations that Arik Air, which is in receivership by AMCOM, is…

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