Author: Wole Shadare

Nominations are now open in the three following categories: ·       Inspirational Role Model: Will be presented to a woman who holds a senior position within the industry who has had a significant impact on the aviation agenda through her strong contribution to business delivery, as well as her ongoing support of the diversity & inclusion agenda. Open to all female participants in the aviation industry (IATA members and non-members alike). In 2019, the Award was presented…

  His persistent coughs inside the Ethiopian Airlines flight to Lagos from Addis Ababa, Ethiopian triggered concern of another case of Corona virus in Nigeria. The uncontrollable cough outside the aircraft further raised concern, prompting  the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in conjunction with Port Health Officials took into medical facility a Chinese for observation for symptoms associated with Corona Virus. The heavy cough of the Chinese onboard Ethiopian Airlines alerted airline crew and others…

  Helicopter services giant, Calverton, has signed the factory acceptance deal for manufacture of the AW139 Reality H Full-Flight simulator with Thales. The agreement was sealed in Cergy, France, last week Thursday and first of its kind to be installed in Africa. This is coming less than one year after the contract signature and before its departure to its ultra modern Caverton Aviation Training Center in Nigeria. The Thales Reality H Full Flight Simulator level…

      Advises carriers, passengers, others on preventive measures     The Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu said the agency has put measures in place that would continue to ensure that airlines assist with the tracking of passengers who may have come in contact with suspect or ill persons as well as other measures the National Surveillance Systems requires.   He said the measures adopted to curb the spread…

The industry went into wild jubilation when the government announced in the last quarter of last year that it had purchased a new set of Instrument Landing System (ILS) CAT 3 to be precise for Lagos and Abuja airports respectively which was installed while the functional CAT 2 ILS in these airports were moved to other airports in the country. The icing on the cake was another announcement that informed of the arrival of a…

  The past one week witnessed perhaps unforeseen flight diversions and cancellations. While it lasted, it left a bitter pill in the mouth of airlines, passengers and the nation for the huge embarrassment. WOLE SHADARE writes that never shall the country witness such huge economic losses again Shock amid new equipment The recent flight delays and cancellations experienced by airlines came as a shock and embarrassment to the nation. It was shocking in the sense that it…

  FG to hold minority stake in new airline Bidders shortlisted, Egypt Air, Ethiopian to set up leasing firm Arrangements are in top gears to birth a new national carrier for the country as the Federal Government has approved new road map for aviation. The Minister of Aviation in his verified Twitter handle @hadisirika yesterday said, “The new approved Aviation Roadmap is on course”, adding, “We had investor conference yesterday as promised”. He disclosed that…

  The estimated cost of flight diversions and cancellations by airlines can never be quantified as many of the carriers are still computing figures. Events in the past one week had been horrendous for passengers and airlines occasioned by harmattan haze over Lagos that made it extremely difficult for airlines to operate as scheduled to Lagos. While domestic airlines had their own fair share of flight disruptions and cancellations, foreign airlines were the hardest hits…