Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

MEA, British Airways resume flight services to Nigeria after 5 months hiatus

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

After over five month hiatus, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos came alive as two airlines, Middle East Airlines and British Airways recommenced flights to Lagos. The country’s airspace was closed to international flight operations on March 23rd, 2020 following the outbreak of deadly COVID-19. First to come was Middle East Airlines (MEA) from Beirut, Lebanon with 222 passengers that came in at 2.30 pm. The mandatory water canon was performed on the aircraft, signifying…

Int’l flight resumption: FG bars Air France, KLM, other foreign airlines

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government has announced a list of international airlines that have been denied approval to restart operations in the country, following the resumption of international flight operations on Saturday, September 5, 2020. According to a monitored media report, these foreign airlines include Air France, KLM, Etihad, Rwandair, Lufthansa, TAAG Angola Airlines, and a host of others. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, during the daily briefing of the Presidential…

FG to open $500m China funded terminal at Lagos airport before Dec 2020

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has again assured that the brand new International airport terminal still under construction at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos which is funded through counterpart financing from the China Eximbank would be completed and commissioned for use before the end of the year. The Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu made the disclosure when he led the FAAN delegation to pay a courtesy visit to Lagos State…

Airline chiefs frustrated over closed borders, travel restrictions

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

IATA frowns at govts policies to air travel recovery Top airline executives are becoming increasingly frustrated as government policies such as closed borders, travel restrictions and quarantines continue to hamper the recovery of travel demand. This is at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to work together to come up with alternatives to blanket border closures and quarantine measures. “Protecting their citizens must be the top priority of governments,” said Alexandre…

NCAA, NAMA issue NOTAM, circular for int’l flight resumption

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Foreign carriers await 1280 allocated inbound pax to Lagos, Abuja To show that the country means business to ensure that international flights resume on Sept. 5, 2020, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has issued the Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) for air traffic control clearance. The Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said, “The NOTAM was issued immediately we received the circular from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday, adding that the…

FG cuts, merges NCAA directorates, sack directors

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government has cut the number of directorates in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to six from nine. This is coming as three directors have been relieved of their duties in what the aviation regulatory body termed restructuring. The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu in a statement disclosed that the directorates which are the major organs of the authority had been reduced from nine to six. Nuhu listed the new and retained directorates…

P/H airport to be shut as NLC, aviation unions plan showdown with Wike

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Aviation workers union in solidarity with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have served a notice to the Federal Ministry of Aviation, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), airlines and other users of the plan to shut the Port-Harcourt International Airport as they declare massive action against Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The unions were irked that the government of Rivers State embarked purchase of N484 million SUVs for Federal lawmakers…

Updated: NCAA directors lose jobs, directorates merged

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Some directors in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have been penciled down to lose their jobs according to a very reliable source in the Ministry of Aviation and the NCAA. At the moment, the aviation regulatory body is holding a meeting with a view to handing letters of disengagement to many of the directors. Director, Air Transport Regulation, Oyo-Ita said to have escaped the purge. Kayode Ajiboye, General Manager, Airworthiness is expected to…

Late schedule approval may scuttle foreign airlines’ Sept 5 resumption

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Many international airlines may not operate their flights into the country from September 5th 2020 as they await approval of their schedule from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) The carriers are apprehensive as late approval may hinder their schedule and rubbish their initial plans to begin services to the country. A top official of a mega carrier from United Kingdom who pleaded anonymity told Woleshadarenews that all the airlines are waiting for their schedules to…

IATA Warning: Airline Capacity Expanding ‘Too Quickly’

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Airlines are increasing capacity at a quicker rate than passenger demand is recovering, causing carriers to burn through dwindling cash reserves and threatening to destabilise finances. That is according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has said that quarantine measures and uncoordinated government policies are making it tough for airlines to plan flight schedules and deploy the correct level of capacity. Meanwhile, government policies are said to be making it hard for airlines…

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