Author: Wole Shadare

Air Peace has scaled a major regulatory hurdle in its path to international flight services, successfully performing the partial emergency evacuation and ditching demonstrations as part of the safety tests for the operation of its Boeing 777 aircraft. Emergency aircraft evacuation refers to an exercise aimed at evacuating those on an aircraft when an emergency occurs on the ground, in water or mid-flight. The ditching demonstration, however, simulates a planned water landing and evaluates the airline’s ability to handle…

  Set for expansion with more airplanes in 2019     Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Dana  Air has concluded its re-certification exercise conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).   The carrier has assured its customers  of additional flights to ease the pain of travelers who have had to bear the high cost of tickets as a result of flight shortage across the country.   The airline also revealed its plan to acquire more…

Air Peace’s foray into international routes may be a mirage except government’s policies in aviation are relaxed for the carrier to compete with their foreign counterparts, the Chief Operating Officer of the airline, Mrs. Obligation Olajide, has said. The airline was designated on long haul flights to Houston, London, Guangzhou-China, Houston, Mumbai, Johannesburg, Dubai and Sharjah but yet to operate any of the routes. She said this on the sideline of the just concluded 5th…

 Dana Air has shown clear leadership in crew professionalism among domestic airlines in Nigeria as it crew clinched the Excellent Crew Professionalism Award, and Cabin Crew Excellent Award at the Nigerian Aviation Business Exhibition 2018 and Cabin Crew fair 2018 held in Lagos recently. The Aviation Business and Exhibition 2018 and the Cabin Crew Fair 2018 organised by Mamanaviworld and Mama J Aviation Consult respectively, are platforms designed for stakeholders to deliberate on industry best…

Air Peace on Thursday urged members of the flying public not to panic over the shortage of scheduled flights on domestic routes, assuring that it would soon deploy more aircraft to service destinations currently experiencing air travel difficulties. A statement issued by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah said the carrier was concerned about reports of shortage of scheduled flights across the country and was ready to do everything within its capacity to…

With massive infrastructural development in Abuja, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport may well be regarded as Nigeria’s modern and best aerodromes with the most modern light rail system and other facilities, writes, WOLE SHADARE Nauseating experience As a widely travelled person within and outside the shores of Nigeria, the differences between aviation infrastructure (and by implication, airport experience) in the Western world, and even in some African countries, including South Africa, Ethiopia and even nearby Ghana…

 TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the world’s first new generation wide-body A330neo and, as the launch airline, will be the first to benefit from the aircraft’s unbeatable operating economics, increased range, and Airbus’ new Airspace cabin offering passengers the best in class comfort. The Portuguese carrier will take delivery of a further 20 A330-900s in the coming years.  TAP Air Portugal’s first A330-900 is leased from Avolon. It features 298 seats in a…

 Sector’s taxes, charges, fuel highest in the world Continent, expensive place for business To enable aviation to be an even bigger driver of prosperity across the African continent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it is working closely with governments to realise $55.8 billion of economic activity and 6.2 million jobs in Nigeria and the continent as a whole.   The group carpeted the continent’s operating environment, saying, “Africa is an expensive place for airlines to do business….