Author: Wole Shadare

●28 nations sign up to air pact The slow process of ensuring that all 54 states of African countries sign to the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is because of high protection of borders by many of the nations, Director-General of International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac, has stated. The IATA boss disclosed this to Woleshadarenewsafter the conclusion of its 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in Seoul,…

At the Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget, Airbus SE will present a broad portfolio of innovative products, technologies and services which meet the aerospace industry’s requirements for today and into the future. This year Paris is also the stage to celebrate Airbus’ 50 years of pioneering progress which created a string of world aerospace firsts to drive the industry’s transformation.  In the flying and static displays at the show, Airbus will demonstrate its modern…

Sets to dominate domestic, regional flights with ten jets in two years A start up airline, Ibom Air has unveiled its plans to be one of the major players in the Nigerian aviation industry. The Chief Operating Officer [COO] of the airline, Mr. George Uriesi while speaking at the airline’s inaugural flight operation to Lagos from Uyo, Akwa Ibom, said the vision of the airline is to be a world class regional. His words, ‘We…

  Forget champagne, fully flat beds and on-board showers.WOLE SHADARE writes that for airlines’ travellers, the must-have facility these days is WiFi Changing times At over 37, 000 feet above sea level, air passengers can make video calls, send Short Messaging System(SMS) and be in contact with their loved ones and continue with their works as if they are in their homes or offices. That is the power of technology, which was a rarity many years ago, as airlines…

…Receives 279 orders from region’s airlines Aircraft giant, Airbus, said it had received 279 commercial aircraft orders from African airlines – out of which 240 are presently in service with 37 operators. The firm disclosed this to our correspondent in France. Similarly, over 600 Airbus’ helicopters have been delivered to African customers, more than half of which are in service with customers in Southern and Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. This is coming…

…fears high charges by investors The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it would follow up on Nigeria’s plan to privatize some of her airports to know the modalities it plans to adopt so that airlines would not be at the mercy of the new investors. IATA’s Regional Vice- President, Africa and Middle East, Mohammed Ali Albakri, told Woleshadarenews on the side-lines of the Association’s 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS),…

Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer, Carsten Spohr, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term effective from the conclusion of the 75th the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea as announced by the clearing house for over 240 global airlines  Spohr is the 78th chair of the IATA BoG. He has served on the BoG since May 2014. Spohr…

A Cameroonian, Fadimatou Noutchemo Simo made Africa proud as she emerged the winner of the ‘High Flyer’ category of the inaugural IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards held at the concluded 75th Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Seoul, Korea. “The IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards are sponsored by Qatar Airways. Each winner receives a prize of $25,000, payable to the winner in each of the categories or to their nominated charities.”says IATA. Other…

Jet A1 highest in Nigeria, other producing nations   Wole Shadare, Seoul   Nigerian and African airlines would find it extremely difficult to be profitable as long as taxes, charges and high cost of aviation fuel persist. This was the verdict of the Regional Vice President, Africa and Middle East, International Air Transport Association (IATA)  Mohammed Ali Albakri at the on-going IATA 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) holding in Seoul, South Korea….