Author: Wole Shadare

The hammer has fallen on top aviation security officers following the unfortunate airside incursion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos early today. Embarrassed by the security lapses at the Lagos airport that led to a man gaining access to sterile area of the airport, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) suspended indefinitely the Aviation Security unit heads who were on duty when the incident occurred, pending completion of ongoing investigation into the regrettable…

  Pandemonium, Police arrests intruder Captain took preemptive action-Airline Aviation rot seems to have found expression in lax security collapse as young man who had obviously hidden inside one of the engines of Azman Port-Harcourt bound plane was seen crawling out, leading to pandemonium by already checked in passengers at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Passengers inside the aircraft could be heard in a video sent by one of the passengers asking the airline crew to…

 Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has boosted safety of Nigerian airspace, as the agency commences installation of 14 new Very High Frequency (VHF) radio sites to ride on the new VSAT network.   Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Folayele Akinkuotu, expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for its support and intervention leading to the final clearance of the agency’s VSAT equipment at the Apapa port.   Not a few believe that the installation of the…

 Rumours have been circulating for some time that the A380 production is shutting down. However, right now is probably the closest we’ve ever been to cancellation becoming a reality. With multiple airlines pulling out of A380 orders and no more orders incoming, Airbus have got a tough decision to make, and soon. But what really caused the failure of the A380? After all, it is a legendary aircraft, the biggest the world has ever seen with bars and rest…

90% traffic carried by foreign airlines Experts took a holistic look at Nigeria’s aviation and came to a conclusion that the country’s airlines need urgent rescue to stem the tide of collapse associated with many of them. They admitted that virtually all the airlines are in proverbial Intensive Care Unit (ICU), maintaining that the Federal Government’s unfavourable policy of frittering away Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) and designating foreign carriers on multiple designations in Nigeria…

Airline body seeks support for Air Peace on Dubai route Airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have urged the Federal Government to engage in international aeropolitics as well as assisting the country’s flag carriers excel on the highly competitive foreign routes, especially, the Dubai route. The airline body decried a situation where foreign airlines dominate and edge out Nigerian operators, thereby leading to about $3bn capital flight annually. The Dubai route…

Fadugba, Demuren, aviation chiefs, others to deliver speeches Tomorrow, investors, Captains of industries, stakeholders, professionals will gather in their hundreds to set a direction for the aviation subsector as the the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) holds its 23rd Annual Conference. The Conference, which holds at Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos for the 23rd year running   with theme:  Boosting Aviation Investment through policy will have in attendance the creme de la…

All over the world, airlines are positioned to be at the mercy of middlemen, black marketers, service providers and others who eke a living out of them. WOLE SHADARE writes   Middlemen play an important role in every aspects of marketing, as they act as a bridge between the producers and consumers. However there are still some areas where the services of middlemen need a second thought.   Dire straits Airlines are wonderful generators of profit—for everyone…