Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Vipper.com, Kenya Airways enter unilateral inter-modal interline pact

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways Plc has entered a unilateral intermodal interline agreement with one of the fastest-growing multi-modal mobility platforms in Europe, Vipper.com. This agreement will provide passengers with onward limousine and train connectivity to various European destinations through the airline’s gateways of Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Rome. Through this partnership, customers will be able to enjoy a seamless experience through Kenya Airways and Vipper’s networks including, Deutsche Bahn, Société Nationale des Chemins de…

13 Yrs After, FG Liquidates Ex-Airways Workers’ Benefits

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Wole Shadare

PICA to close Airways’ ex-employees register month-end Thirteen years after its liquidation and closure to airspace, the Federal Government has cleared the entitlements owed to ex-employees of the defunct national career, Nigeria Airways. “Every ex-employee of the defunct national carrier, whose name is captured in the book of the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) has been paid as of this month,” a source told Aviation Metric. Checks by this medium on Wednesday at…

Delta approaches 14th anniversary on Atlanta-Lagos route, focuses on safety, health

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Wole Shadare

As the United States carrier, Delta Air approaches its 14th anniversary of operating services from its base in Atlanta to Nigeria; the airline has continued to focus on the health and safety of its customers and crew on flights between the capital and the United States. The carrier has however stabilized its operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos after the COVID-19 hiatus. Delta now flies daily to Atlanta, its biggest hub, from where…

Dana Committed to Nigeria’s Economic Growth- Jacky Hathiramani

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Supports 14th Annual Banking and Finance conference The Chief Executive Officer of Dana Air, Jacky Hathiramani has restated Dana Air’s commitment to Nigeria’s Economic growth. The Dana Air boss made this known at the 14th Annual Banking and Finance Conference with the theme “Economic Recovery, Inclusion and Transformation: The Role of Banking and Finance” held recently at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja Hathiramani who was represented by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications Kingsley Ezenwa said,…

AIB submits interim report of crash that killed ex-COAS

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

Report contains 27 findings, 8 safety recommendations Three months after the crash involving a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) King Air 350 aircraft at the vicinity of Kaduna Civil Airport, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Akin Olateru on Wednesday submitted an interim report on the sad incident to the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Amao, at his office at NAF Headquarters, Abuja. The accident occurred on May 21, 2021. Air…

Driver who returned lost N10.5 million, other valuables at MMA2 gets reward

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

Management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, MMA2, has rewarded Mr. Eluu Emmanuel for returning a bag containing bundles of local, foreign currencies, jewelry, and other valuables worth millions of Naira. The bag was left inside one of the passenger buses used for conveying travellers at the Airside of MMA2. While narrating his experience, Mr. Eluu said he was returning to the Operations office when he discovered…

Amid COVID-19, Domestic Air Travel Shows Quick Recovery

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

NCAA, airlines in N5bn debts reconciliation Insecurity fuels air connectivity With the increase in the number of airlines in operations and about four others that are on the verge of securing their all-important Air Operators Certificate (AOC), Nigeria is seeing a boom in domestic airline operations despite the ravaging impact of COVID-19 on aviation and travels. Amid the gloom of the pandemic, domestic carriers are said to be on their way to recovery with more…

Airport Concession: MMA2 As Symbol Of Looking Inward

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Wole Shadare

With MMA2 serving as the first airport concession experiment in Nigeria, authorities are again looking to attract public-private partnership for Nigeria’s four major airports, as the government struggles to fund capital projects and restrain public debts. WOLE SHADARE writes that the government should look inward to apply a model that has been adjudged to work Fast pace The airport concession by the Federal Government is said to be moving fast towards actualization amid calls by some…

IATA DG: Air Travel More Secure Now After Sept 11

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Wole Shadare

Says security constantly evolving challenge More than a fifth of the U.S. population is too young to remember what air travel was like before Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers’ loved ones used to be able to greet and bid them farewell at the gate. Travelers weren’t required to take off their shoes and belts or remove liquids from carry-on luggage before going through checkpoints, let alone wait in long security lines. It was years before…

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…

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