Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Delta Enhances Lagos–Atlanta Service with A350-900

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier, Delta Air Lines, is enhancing the travel experience for customers this winter with the deployment of its next-generation Airbus A350-900 and Airbus A330-900neo aircraft on the Lagos to Atlanta route. The seasonal upgrade is designed to meet the strong demand for travel during the busy winter and holiday period, while offering customers more comfort, an improved onboard experience across all cabins of service, and increased cargo capacity. Through late November, customers will see…

Experts: How Jet A1 market proliferation creates black market, raises safety concerns

Posted on October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Ndulue calls for NCAA’s vigilance, Aisuebegun advocates competition in jet fuel market The proliferation of the aviation fuel business in Nigeria could force many suppliers of the commodity to seek alternative businesses, as many of them are said to be competing dangerously amongst themselves, a situation that has affected the quality of Jet A1 in the country. This was the view of aviation fuel stakeholders who spoke on the sidelines of CITA Energies Colloquium with…

FG to review air traffic controllers’ retirement age to 65 amid shortage

Posted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it will review the retirement age of Air Traffic Controllers in the country as part of efforts to bridge the manpower gaps in the country’s airspace management and development. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, said the retirement age will be reviewed upward to ensure experienced hands and personnel are maximised and allow them to pass their experience to the younger generation. Speaking while declaring…

Comparative air travel costs analysis in Africa

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Flying within Africa is more expensive than just about anywhere else in the world. Travellers pay higher ticket prices and more tax, write, WOLE SHADARE It is no longer news that Nigeria and some African nations possess some of the highest taxes and charges. This situation has led to an astronomical increase in the price of air tickets, one that has made air travel very expensive in these regions. Lost revenue Nigeria is said to be…

Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways Expand Partnership with Codeshare Flights to 19 Destinations

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways announce the launch of codeshare flights to 19 destinations, with more set to be added in the near future. Kenya Airways customers can book codeshare flights between Nairobi and Doha, as well as to 10 destinations connecting through the award-winning Hamad International Airport. Qatar Airways Chief Commercial Officer, Thierry Antinori, said: “We are pleased with the significant progress made in just a few months since the partnership was initiated with…

Air Austral, Airlink sign Bilateral SPA agreement to expand networks

Posted on October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Air Austral and Airlink have announced the signing of a bilateral Special Prorate Agreement (SPA), effective October 15, 2025. Under the partnership agreement, Air Austral passengers will have access to Airlink’s network of 45 destinations across South Africa and the Southern Africa region. These destinations will be offered through connections via Johannesburg on Air Austral’s Réunion–Johannesburg flights. The agreement allows Air Austral customers greater connectivity with the convenience of a single ticket, through check-in, and…

Excessive taxes, charges drive up costs, make travel expensive, says AASA CEO, Munetsi

Posted on October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

African carriers face more than $220 million in supply chain costs The Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), Aaron Munetsi, said airlines, airports, air navigation services, regulators and equipment suppliers all had a part to play in rewriting Africa’s aviation negative narrative and demonstrating that African carriers can hold their own globally. This is coming as he lamented that Africa’s carriers face more than $220 million in additional supply chain-related…

Najomo disagrees with Kalu over pilots’ substance use

Posted on October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Wednesday, gave clarifications on the comments made by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on the floor of the Senate, about alleged inadequacies in pilot preparation, and substance use among flight crew, and supposed lapses in the NCAA’s oversight responsibilities. In a statement personally signed and forwarded to journalists by Capt. Chris Najomo, Director General of the NCAA, disagreed with Kalu over his allegations on the floor of the Senate…

Onyema honoured At NITL Excellence Awards

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Air Peace Chairman, Dr Allen Onyema, have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s aviation and transport sector at the Nigerian Institute of Transport and Logistics (NITL) Annual Excellence Awards, held at the NICON Hotel, Abuja. At the prestigious ceremony, Air Peace clinched the “Airline of the Year” award, while Onyema received the “Trailblazer Award in Transport and Logistics.” Both honours underscore the airline’s industry-defining achievements and the exemplary leadership steering its continued growth….

Fadairo carpets Senator Kalu over pilots’ Indian hemp allegation

Posted on October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Says comment injurious to aviation sector Aviation journalist and publisher of Arrival Magazine, Adeola Fadairo, has criticised the former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, alleging that some Nigerian pilots smoke Indian hemp and are unfit to fly, describing the allegation as not only reckless and ill-considered but also gravely damaging. Fadairo, in a statement made available to Aviation Metric, stated that for a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…

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