Author: Wole Shadare

African carriers saw freight demand grow 5.6% in April 2018 compared to the same month last year, after a decline of 3.4% in March. Capacity increased by 23 per cent. After a surge in international FTK volumes last year, seasonally-adjusted international freight volumes have trended downwards from a peak in late-2017 and are now at levels seen mid-2017. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in…

The national carrier project may afterall come to fruition December this year, signposting a new phase in Nigeria’s aviation industry. WOLE SHADARE writes   Green light   There are indications that the proposed national carrier may after all become a reality going by flurry of activities in the past few weeks. Many had already lost hope that the much talked about national airline may be a mirage going by lip service paid to the establishment…

    Integrates various UAM activities with new Munich-based unit Airbus has appointed Eduardo Dominguez Puerta, 40, Head of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), a new Airbus unit, effective June 1, 2018. In his new function, he will report to Patrick de Castelbajac, Executive Vice President Strategy and International.  With this appointment, Airbus is integrating all its UAM activities – except its current air vehicle projects – through the set-up of a new unit to foster coordination both vis-à-vis internal…

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has described as acts of lawlessness the threats by two of the unions in the aviation sector, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), to disrupt operations at MMA2 following the termination of services of some members of staff. A statement by the company in Lagos yesterday said: “The attention…

Recent statistics about prevalence of HIV/AIDS has shown that the Transportation sector is one of the vulnerable sectors. Therefore, in the fight against the virus the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has classified the aviation sector as one of the social intervention sector. This is due to its mandate in policy formulation, oversight of large number of both public and private workforce and other allied businesses. The World Bank and NACA ranked…

Acting Managing Director of Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), Mr. Basil Agboarumi has decried ground handling rates charged by aviation ground handling firms. He called on the Federal government to initiate policies that will improve ground handling business in Nigeria. Agboarumi who spoke at an interactive forum with aviation journalists at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos called on the Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to intervene in the price war…

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Kuru has described as shame and hinted that Nigeria has remained where it is today because of some bad decisions of the past, which he said has denied Nigeria the desired economic growth. He however expressed optimism that Nigeria as a nation with enormous human and natural resources can still make haste and progress from being a third world country to a 2nd and even 1st world…