Author: Wole Shadare

Jetex boss says he expects pandemic to have ‘minimal impact’ on the business aviation market as passengers turn from commercial to private flying. Growth in the business aviation market will return to pre-COVID levels well before the commercial airline industry, according to one of the Middle East’s leading figures in the private jet sector. Commercial airlines in the Middle East are set to lose around $7.1 billion in 2021, according to the International Air Transport…

34% fewer than in 2019 Aircraft giant, Airbus delivered 566 commercial aircraft to 87 customers in 2020, in line with the production adaptation plan set out in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to overcome international travel restrictions, the Airbus team developed an innovative e-delivery solution which represented more than 25% of the 2020 deliveries, allowing customers to receive their aircraft while minimising the need for their teams to travel. Chief…

Despite slump, continent’s  carriers’ report most resilient outcome The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said recovery in air passenger volumes stalled towards the end of the year, adding that industry-wide revenue passenger-kilometres (RPKs) fell by -70.3% year-on-year in November – the same contraction as in the previous month. According to the statistics compiled by IATA Economics using direct airline reporting complemented by estimates, including the use of FlightRadar24 data provided under license, African airlines’ traffic…

The aviation industry may witness a first of its kind as Dana and Ibom Air may collaborate to interline their operations in the New Year according to Director, Maintenance, Ibom Air, Lookman Animashaun.  Ibom Air was founded July 7, 2019 and has shown promise as it has carefully grown its operations and currently has the best On-Time Performance (OTP) in Nigeria’s aviation industry.    Should the cooperation sail through, it would be a master stroke and…

  Capt. Ado Sanusi has left his position as the Managing Director of Aero Contractors following nearly four year stint at the helm of affairs of the carrier. The decision by the brilliant aircraft pilot to leave at a critical period of the carrier’s life is yet unknown as Woleshadarenews frantic effort to reach him on telephone proved unsuccessful. His exit from the company is yet to be announced by the Assets Management Corporation of…

Plans to launch Dubai, Jeddah, China routes The management of Azman Air has concluded plans to “Mega Plan” to dominate the Nigeria aviation market in 2021. The airline on its Twitter handle says it is expecting the arrival of its second A340-600 for the commencement of its international operations into Jeddah, Dubai and China from Kano. The airline is also expecting the arrival of three B737-700-800 aircraft that would enable its expansion of operations into…

Three others receive N306 million   A list of other beneficiaries of the much awaited palliative in the aviation industry has been released. Aside the airlines, aviation ground handling companies, aviation fuel marketers, registered airport taxi operators and travel agents benefited from the Federal Government’s ‘kindness’ to get them out of the woods following the devastating effects of COVID-19 that has negatively affected the aviation and travel industry. Woleshadarenews had exclusively reported on Monday that…

Scheduled carriers share N3bn, non-scheduled receive N1bn The Federal Government has kept to its promise with N4 billion bailout that has been handed out to the carriers as a way of cushioning the effects of COVID-19 crises on the operations of the airlines. This is, however, not without rancour among the airlines on how the fund should be disbursed and how the executive of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), especially the President, Dr. Abdulmunaf Sarina…