Author: Wole Shadare

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….

The Director of Safety Electronics and Engineering Services in the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Ahmed Umar Farouk at the weekend made the list of 32 eminent Nigerians inducted into the prestigious Fellowship of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).  The event which took place at the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) Conference Centre, Abuja was part of activities marking the 60th anniversary of the society.  Speaking at the induction ceremony, the President of the Nigerian…

Lagos, Abuja airports may not be affected The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned pilots and airline operators to observe safety precautions in line with Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) during flight operations in adverse weather conditions. This warning was contained in an Advisory Circular with reference no. AC: NCAA-AEROMET- 26: to all pilots and airline operators signed by the Director General of the Authority, Capt Muhtar Usman. This warning is coming amid acquisition…

    Nigeria Ranks 5th Overall in Global Survey of 25 Countries   Travellers Embrace a Total Digital Travel Experience   Nigerian travellers are forward-thinking and ready to embrace new technologies more readily than their counterparts from Europe and other parts of the world. This was a major finding of the 2018 Global Digital Traveller Research, an independent global travel study conducted by Travelport, the world’s leading global commerce platform. The 2018 survey, which covered 16,200 respondents…

By Eugene Onyeabo Aligbe The Aviation industry is one of the highly regulated sectors in the world. The same rules and regulations by International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, apply to all airline companies in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa to Middle East.  The rules and regulations border on Safety, technical, manpower development and consumer protection. Here in Nigeria, NCAA is saddled with the responsibility to domesticate the strict aviation regulations as stipulated by the world aviation…

Airbus has reached an agreement with easyJet that extends the airline’s fleet plans into 2023, exercising purchase rights to firm orders for 17 A320neo. This takes its combined order for the NEO to 147 (including 30 A321neo) and means easyJet has ordered 468 A320 Family aircraft  to date.   “This repeat order cements  easyJet’s  position as the largest European operator  of our leading A320 family,” says Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer. “We are delighted…

Taking a flight between cities in different African countries is often expensive and circuitous. WOLE SHADARE highlights the impediments to travel and tourism in the continent   Bitter-sweet Although, no Visas are required today for West African citizens to travel from one country to another, major travel impediments remain. Air transport in particular, and transport infrastructure generally, remain, to date, the biggest challenges for travel and tourism development in Africa in general and for West Africa, in particular. Fortunately,…