Author: Wole Shadare

One of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air has won the award for Africa’s Best Airline of the year 2018 in the domestic operations category, at the Development in Africa Merits Award held recently at Sheraton Hotels, Lagos. DAMA awards is a yearly conference and awards ceremony organized annually by Delta Business School Limited to recognize  Corporate organizations and Individuals who have contributed immensely to the development of Africa through their service, humanitarian activities, business model…

The African Union together with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the African Airlines Association and the African Civil Aviation Commission, have today published the SAATM handbook.  The handbook is a guide to the origins, objectives, economic and social benefits as well as the implementation of SAATM) by the AU and its member states.  SAATM is intended to open up intra-African air travel with enhanced connectivity and African competition.   This will enable and promote growth…

Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria has just set another standard in the region, as regards to releasing timely and accurate air accident report in Sao Tome and Principe. This is as a result of effective collaboration and corporation the Bureau has garnered in the last 24 months with the aviation stakeholders and the endless work by the Bureau’s investigators. The Commissioner/CEO, Engr Akin Olateru on yesterday led his team to submit the final report of the…

A new entrant into the aviation sector, Quorum Aviation Services Limited has concluded plans to begin services after it recently got the all-important Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Already, the airline has put together its Board comprising some of the best brains in the country’s aviation industry including former Managing Director of Nigerian Air and Chief Executive of Ropeways Limited, Captain Dapo Olumide and former Managing Director of Nigerian…

  Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd., a leading aviation player in the service of Nigeria’s oil and gas has boosted human capital development as it donated two multi-million naira blocks of classrooms and two solar-powered boreholes to the Nigeria Immigration Training School, Kano as parts of its corporate social responsibility. The company has also revealed that it will soon unveil similar projects at NIS training school in Ahoda River State in due course, with a view…

Continent records a 4.2% decline African carriers saw freight demand decrease by 4.2 per cent in October 2018, compared to the same month last year.  This was the seventh time in eight months that demand shrank. Over the same period, capacity increased by 5.4 per cent year-on-year.  Also worrisome is report that demand conditions on all key markets to and from Africa remain weak.  Nonetheless, seasonally-adjusted international freight volumes have stopped declining and recovered sharply in recent months. Africa currently accounts…

From Johannesburg, South African Airway’s hub, the national carrier of South Africa flies to over 35 destinations across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Australia and North and South America. From its first flight in February 1934, the carrier has welcomed the world to South Africa by showing off the warm generous heart of the country. South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s oldest airline and formerly its most successful until recently. In truth, the government’s embarrassment…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it was excited with Africa’s impeccable air safety record, which it said has improved over the years. The clearing house for over 290 global airlines stated also that the continent has had no jet hull losses for two years running and is two years free of any fatalities on any aircraft type. The Director-General of IATA, Alexandre de Junaic made these known in a statement he sent to Woleshadarenews from…

SAA to be profitable in three years- CEO Airlifts 3.5 million passengers in 20 years The visa bottlenecks between Nigeria and South Africa may soon be a thing of the past as the Chief Executive of South African Airways (SAA); Mr. Vuyani Jarana said they are in talks with the South African Government through its Ambassador with a view to relaxing visa policy for Nigerians who want to visit the Rainbow nation. This is coming…