Author: Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has unveiled an application, initiated by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) for service users to give feedback about the quality of services being rendered by government agencies at the nation’s airports. The commissioning of the APP was held at the E – Arrival of the Murtala Muhammed international Airport, Lagos today, June 6, 2018. With this initiative, passengers and the general public can now register their complaints…

Invests $410 million on planes A start-up Helicopter support services, Tropical Arctic Logistics Limited (TAL) has launched six fleet of AW139 helicopter and a Challenger fixed business executive jet. President and Chief Executive, TAL, Emperor Chris Baywood Ibe disclosed that each of the helicopters costs $35 million, bringing the total investment on the six aircraft to$410 million. He added that the firm would consider scheduled operations in no distant future with the right type of…

Air Peace female flight and cabin crew members will on Thursday step into an arena that has been dominated by their male counterparts for almost four years running, taking full charge of the carrier’s four-sector flights on the Lagos-Abuja, Abuja-Owerri, Owerri-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos routes. The development is coming days after Air Peace gave command to Sinmisola Ajibola, who made history as the airline’s first female captain and was decorated with her new rank by the Chairman/Chief…

 modest 4.2% growth in rest of world African airlines saw freight demand contract 2.0% in May compared with the same month in 2017.  At the same time, capacity (supply) increased by 20.4%. Following a surge in international freight tonne kilometres (FTK*) volumes in 2017, seasonally-adjusted international freight volumes have now trended downwards at an annualised pace of 15% over the past six months.  In the main, this reflects a softening demand for air freight between Africa…

Offers 17% discount For 17 years since, Virgin Atlantic has been connecting friends, uniting families, flying people to epic business meetings, conferences and life-changing deals.  Flying travellers on honeymoons, dream holidays and their must-see destinations, Virgin Atlantic have been making dreams come true for 17 years and 35 000 ft. Samuel Lindfield, Head of Virgin Atlantic in Nigeria says, “It’s with immense pride that we celebrate 17 years of flying to Nigeria, connecting Nigeria to…

  FG sets to build new FAAN Hqtrs, staff quarters in Abuja     Elysium Integrated Development Company has concluded plans to invest $27M (N9.72b) in a mass transit ground transportation structure at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.   The team also has the mandate to source for, and identify prospective Public Private Partnership (PPP) partners, and to also consider an unsolicited proposal by a firm This is coming as Minister of State for Aviation,…

In half-year 2018, aviation sector has benefited from sound policies, commitment and great drive never seen for a long time. WOLE SHADARE writes that the sector is on the right footing If there is one sector in Nigeria that has done well in the half year 2018, it is the aviation industry. Between 2015 and early 2017, the aviation industry in Nigeria recorded what seems to be the worst period since civil aviation started. This was occasioned by recession,…

Envoy petitions minister, accountant-general  Counsel to West Coast workers of liquidated Nigeria Airways, Ebong Makoge Samuel, has appealed to the Nigerian government to ensure that their severance pay is calculated based on recent exchange rate and not what was computed when naira exchanged for N132 to $1. He made this call in a petition titled: “Payment of final entitlements through promissory notes and bond issuance,” a copy of which was made available to Woleshadarenews in Lagos. Samuel…

Ethiopian Airlines has announced the delivery of the largest B737 MAX fleet. The carrier took delivery of the aircraft today in Addis Ababa. The B737 MAX 8 features the new Boeing sky interior, highlighted by modern sculpted sidewalls and window reveals, LED lighting that enhance the sense of spaciousness ultimately boosting customers’ experience. The environmentally friendly aircraft has a minimal carbon emission and consumes 15% less fuel than the 737-NG. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr….