Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Air India Express Crash: Black Box Recovered, Investigation To Begin

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Air India Express Flight 1344’s black box has been recovered and authorities are searching for the cockpit voice recorder as investigators begin looking into the circumstances that led to the aircraft crashing on Friday. The Boeing 737 NG was carrying 190 people when it slid off the runway while trying to land for a second time at Kozhikode Airport in India during heavy rain, killing 18 people, including both pilots, and causing the plane…

Etihad Airways CEO Optimistic Despite $758 Million Loss

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Etihad Airways’ Chief Executive Officer, Tony Douglas said he “remains optimistic” about the coming months despite operating losses in H1 2020 increasing by nearly 30% to $758 million. The United Arab Emirates’ national airline posted a record performance in Q1 of 2020 before the outbreak of the pandemic but performance dived in Q2 when international travel restrictions zapped passenger demand and grounded fleets. The airline had been on track to double its EBITDA…

We are not shielding members from NDDC probe-Nnaji

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji has faulted the media report accusing the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila of shielding some members of the House listed by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio as beneficiaries of the Niger Delta Developments Commission (NDDC) contracts. Nnaji described the news report carried by BusinessDay, captioned “NDDC Probe:PDP Reps Accuse Gbajabiamila of Shielding Defaulting Lawmakers” as untrue and…

FAA recommends changes to B737 MAX MCAS system blamed for crashes

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued Boeing with a list of recommendations and fixes for its grounded 737 Max after completing a series of flight tests last month. In the fairly substantial list of fixes, the FAA recommends changes to the MCAS system, which is partly blamed for the two Max crashes. The FAA also expects computer changes, the addition of a warning light and the rerouting of electric wires. The FAA’s…

NLC issues ultimatum, sets to ground Air Peace, Bristow over sack of 170 workers

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 by Wole Shadare

**Airlines’ actions wicked, callous-Waba Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned and rejected the recent sack of 69 pilots by Air Peace, 100 pilots by Bristow Helicopters and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) executives working with Turkish Air. A statement made available to Woleshadarenews and signed by NLC President, Ayuba Waba described the sack by the airlines as ‘highly insensitive, callous and unjust’. The NLC called on the management of Turkish…

Nigeria to reopen intl air travel in few weeks- Minister

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria will reopen for international air travel in a matter of weeks, the aviation minister said on Thursday, without giving a specific date for the resumption after months of closure due to the global coronavirus pandemic. “It will be in weeks rather than in months,” Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika told a regular briefing in the capital Abuja on coronavirus. Nigeria began to close its airports in March, a month after Africa’s most populous country confirmed its…

No hidden agenda in Medview’s dealings-Mgt

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The management of Medview Airlines Plc has said that the pending suit instituted by its chairman, Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Thunayan has nothing to do with the operations of the carrier including the sale and leasing of aircraft. Al-Thunayan has a matter currently in the subject of a suit bothering on non payment of his dividend which is pending at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court. In a statement made available to…

Africa’s Aviation Sector ‘At Risk Of Collapse’ If Pledged Money Doesn’t Reach Carriers

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Wole Shadare

African airlines are set to lose $2 billion in 2020 and the continent’s industry is “at risk of collapse” without more urgent financial relief, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The governments of Sub-Saharan Africa Rwanda, Senegal, Côte D’Ivoire and Burkina Faso have pledged a total of $311 million in direct financial support to air transport. A further $30 billion has been promised by some governments, international finance bodies and other institutions…

Sirika intervenes in Bristow, pilots face-off, Labour Ministry, NAAPE meet

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has intervened in the protracted industrial action embarked by National Association of Air Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) which has paralysed activities at Bristow Helicopters. According to NAAPE, the Minister pleaded with the unions to sheathe their swords pending the determination/ outcome of a meeting at the instance of the Ministry of Labour in Lagos today. The pilots under their umbrella body had yesterday threatened to ground the aviation…

Pilots threaten to ground aviation over sack, issue ultimatum

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Wole Shadare

*Want NCAA to stop unilateral sacks Aircraft pilots have concluded plans to down tools in two weeks if Air Peace and Bristow Helicopters fails to recall their colleagues sacked on Monday and Tuesday by the airlines. The threat to carry out their strike action could worsen the fragile aviation industry and ground skeletal operations of carriers that has been impacted by COVID-19. Pilots umbrella body, the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and…

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