Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

OAS Helicopters Expands Fleet with Factory-New, Offshore-Configured AW139

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

OAS Helicopters today announced the addition of a factory-new Leonardo AW139 I0GP offshore-configured, Phase-8 model helicopter (Year 2025) to its fleet. This new industry workhouse, delivered directly from Leonardo’s OEM factory in Italy on September 10, 2025, and landed in Nigeria on September 26, 2025, is registered 5N-CEN. The latest acquisition reflects the OAS’s ongoing effort, quest, and commitment to providing safe, reliable, and high-quality support to our Nation’s growing oil and gas exploration and…

Tinubu to Chair Landmark Transport Summit in Lagos

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of Primero Transport Services Limited, Mr Fola Tinubu, will serve as Chairman at the inaugural edition of the JustAlive Communications Limited Summit, taking place on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. A seasoned executive, Tinubu holds a BA in Economics and Politics from the University of East Anglia (Norwich, England) and an MBA from the University of Stirling (Scotland). Renowned for his dynamic leadership at both Primero Transport…

Supply chain challenges to cost airlines over $11 billion in 2025 – new IATA-OliverWyman study

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Challenges within the aerospace industry’s supply chain are delaying production of new aircraft and parts, resulting in airlines reevaluating their fleet plans and, in many cases, keeping older aircraft flying for extended periods of time. The worldwide commercial backlog reached a historic high of more than 17,000 aircraft in 2024, significantly higher than the 2010 to 2019 backlog of around 13,000 aircraft per year. Consequently, the slow pace of production is estimated to cost the…

NAMA bags aviation leadership, development award

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Musa wins integrity award The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has been recognised for its exceptional commitment to integrity, transparency, and accountability in the aviation industry, as it was recently conferred with the National Integrity, Leadership, and Development Award as the Most Efficient Aviation Agency by the Centre for Ethical Conduct Orientation and Empowerment in Abuja during the 2025 Summit and Awards. According to the citation by the organisers, the recognition highlights NAMA’s dedication…

Ogun Airport, fastest built aerodrome in Nigeria, as commercial flight services begin

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Project, outcome of hard work, says Gov. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the Gateway International Airport, Iperu-Ilishan, as one of the fastest constructed airports in Nigeria, built within four years, adding that the dream of the state is to ensure that its multi-modal transportation connects road, rail, air and water. The Governor who spoke at the inaugural flight of ValueJet’s operations to the airport, signaling commencement of commercial flight said, “Our…

Ogun Airport: Paradigm shift, stark dichotomy from the past

Posted on October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Airports are visible, “shiny” symbols of development and modernity. For governors, completing an airport allows them to boast about “connecting” their state to the rest of the country and the world, serving as a powerful legacy project, writes WOLE SHADARE When the Ogun State Government, little over five years came up with the idea of building the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport, many did not give it a chance that the projection would come to fruition. No one should…

Terminally ill retired AVM dies onboard BA

Posted on October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Aircraft makes emergency landing in Barcelona Crew battled to save his life A Retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal has died on board a British Airways flight to Abuja as the crew of the airline battled to save the Anambra State-born military officer’s life. The plane carrying the man made an emergency landing at the El Prat Airport, Barcelona, as they struggled to resuscitate the ailing military officer. Our correspondent learnt that the flight, which departed…

IATA age limit rejection by ICAO sparks pilots’ mixed reactions

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Age rule irrelevant if pilots are healthy, say Sanusi, Olumide Yadudu, Caulcrick disagree The rejection last week Friday of the proposal of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to increase pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 has elicited sharp reactions from notable pilots in the Nigerian aviation industry, while the Air Line Pilots Association, the largest airline pilots union in the world, applauded the decision. Over…

Kuku justifies N712bn Lagos airport rebuild project, says Terminal I obsolete

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, stated that Terminal One of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, is not only obsolete but also an infrastructure that has outlived its lifespan. She lamented that the facility that was built 50 years ago had not undergone major rehabilitation, stressing that it had not undergone rehabilitation ever since the facility was constructed. Kuku further stated that a lot of…

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