Author: Wole Shadare

Dana Air has been announced as the airline of the year 2017, at the 8th edition of the Nigerian Aviation Awards and Presidential Dinner, held recently at the Oriental Hotel Lagos. The airline’s CEO,Jacky Hathiramani, Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa also bagged the CEO of the year, and Aviation Corporate Promotions Personality of the year 2017 awards respectively, while the airline’s crew members; Collins Ginika and Chiogo Okani, won the King and Queen of the Air…

For the second year running, the first privately-funded airport in the country, the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of the Resort Group, has clinched the Most Functional Terminal of the Year 2017 Award organised by the Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, the industry’s watchdog. MMA2 won the same award in 2016. The award is coming less than a month after the Chairman of the Resort Group, Dr….

The commercial aviation sector in Africa is yet to find its feet, but with over one billion people, a burgeoning economy, poor rail and road infrastructure, the indicators for growth are promising. WOLE SHADARE, who was at the just-concluded 27th MRO Africa in Cairo, Egypt writes Africa’s voice Publisher of one of world’s authoritative magazines, Nick Fadugba is perhaps one of Nigeria’s few exports to the aviation world. His deep understanding of the workings of…

 The aviation industry watchdog, Nigeria Aviation Awards (NIGAV), has bestowed 2017 Aviation Most Remarkable Medical Personality Award on Flying Doctors Nigeria Founder, Dr Ola Brown. NIGAV is a prestigious annual award conferred on outstanding individuals and corporate bodies who have distinguished themselves in the Nigerian aviation sector. The 2017 award, which was bestowed on Brown by NIGAV this year, is a recognition of Flying Doctors Nigeria’s role in saving lives during critical and emergency situations in…

The Minister of State, Aviation,  Hadi Sirika said the Federal Government has approved the carrying of arms by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) aviation security personnel, adding that they would be licensed to carry arms across the country’s airport in other to complement other agencies in security threat. Many aviation security personnel in most parts of the world bear arms to ward off new security threats.  Sirika who made this known in Katsina…

—Agency to develop non-aeronautical revenue sources The Development of non-aeronautical sources of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) could help boost the revenue of the agency from N38 billion it generated last year. This Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma disclosed this Woleshadare.net on the side-line of his interactive session with the media last week. Although Dunoma did not disclose how much revenue it could add to the agency’s revenue generation, he simply said that, “We have…

Aviation unions have again threatened a showdown with the Federal Government over inability to offset former Nigeria Airways’ workers severance allowances and other packages over nine months since President Muhammadu Buhari gave directive that the ex workers be settled. The industry unions were also dissatisfied by the alleged insensitivity of the Ministry of Finance to pay the workers over 10 months after the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The unions, National Association of…

  Air France has confirmed its place as the leading airline supporter of the Nigerian entertainment industry by flying Nollywood filmmakers and actors to the historic, inaugural Nollywood In Hollywood event showcasing the best of Nigerian films to the giants of the entertainment industry in Hollywood, California.  Air France is the official airline sponsor of the event. Leading the Nollywood contingent are directors Kunle Afolayan and Steve Gukas, and actress Dakore Akande.  Co-presented by two…

…Baru, Onyema, Sikira, others commend airline for promoting indigenous aviation   After a rigorous tender process, Caverton Helicopters Limited was recently selected as the preferred air transport provider for the NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture based in Escravos, Nigeria. To celebrate this feat, Caverton Helicopters Limited hosted a formal Business Luncheon at its Executive Flight Facility at Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja where the fleet of brand new helicopters to be used on this Contract were…