Author: Wole Shadare

See President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Nyesom Wike and others at the commissioning of Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa,Rivers State.  

One of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air, has won the Best Customer Service Airline award at MamaJ’s Aviation Careers Conference held recently in Lagos, at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Annex, Lagos   MamaJ Aviation Careers conference is an annual seminar to create a platform to introduce and mentor aspiring youths and other invited guests to the many career opportunities that exist in the aviation industry and also to celebrate and honor outstanding Aviation Professionals…

  West Africa’s leading carrier, Air Peace on Wednesday wove the celebration of the fourth anniversary of its flight operations around rewarding the loyalty of its customers with gifts ranging from free tickets to souvenirs and improved inflight refreshment. In a related development, members of the flying public and aviation players have commended the carrier for leading efforts to transform air travel in Nigeria and the West Coast of Africa. A statement signed by the…

  Global air traffic to hit 8.2 billion in 2037, says IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037.   The latest update to IATA’s 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast, shows that an increasing shift Eastwards in the center of gravity of the industry is behind the continued strong growth. Over the next two decades, the forecast anticipates a 3.5% compound…

The situation the country airlines have found themselves can only be resolved through strict aviation regulation that would make would-be airlines to be built on solid foundation. Former Assistant Secretary-General of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Mohammed Tukur, disclosed this to Woleshadare.net in Lagos. He noted that although, the country’s airlines have shown resilience to operate in a very harsh environment, the aviation regulatory agency, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) need to do more…

Commissioner/CEO, Accident Investigation Bureau, (AIB), Engr. Akin Olateru, (middle) flanked by Director of Operations, (AIB), Capt. Dayyabu Danraka, (left) and Assistant General Manager, (AGM), Engineering, (AIB), Engr. Nwanyanwu Henry at a press briefing on the release of four occurrence reports held at AIB Safety House, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on 22/10/2018. From right, Commissioner/CEO, Accident Investigation Bureau, (AIB), Engr. Akin Olateru, Director of Operations, (AIB), Capt. Dayyabu Danraka and Assistant General Manager, (AGM),…

*Proceed at “pilot’s discretion” controllers tell crew The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) yesterday released four more final accident reports involving Bristow Helicopters (Nig.) Limited Sikorsky S-76C helicopter, registration 5N-BGD, Oworonsoki, Lagos, which occurred on August 12, 2015 Also released were reports on the serious incident involving an Emirates Boeing 777-200 aircraft with registration A6-EWD and a parked Boeing 737-400 aircraft belonging to HAK Air with registration 5N-BOU which occurred at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, on July 6, 2015; report on the serious incident…