Author: Wole Shadare

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….

May hit 31m by 2030 There are indications that air traffic figure this year may surpass the 2017 number by over 20 per cent, Woleshadarenews has learnt. This is according a source in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) who spoke to this newspaper under the condition of anonymity. The source noted that already, the signs are there going by first quarter traffic, adding that if the momentum is maintained, the increase could be as high as…

Namibian national carrier, Air Namibia has marked its inaugural entry to Nigeria with flight from Windhoek, capital of the southern African nation to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The airline which starts with four times a week flights said successful opening of the Lagos route was the actualisation of long term plan to connect many countries in West Africa to southern Africa and other parts of the continent. Welcoming the airline to Lagos…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has sealed a deal with Benue State Government to operate flights to the state capital, Makurdi in a few weeks’ time. Speaking at the agreement signing ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, Chief Operating Officer for the airline, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide assured that the airline would deliver exceptional flight experience to residents of Benue and others travelling on the Makurdi route. The route will be serviced by an Embraer 145 jet under…

In a bid to tackle communication challenges in the country’s airspace, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has deployed two Jotron high-powered very high frequency (VHF) long-range communication radios, each installed in Lagos West and Lagos East Area Control Centres (ACCs). The installation of equipment which began a few weeks ago culminated in the successful Site Acceptance Test (SAT) carried out by NAMA engineers in conjunction with their counterparts from Jotron AS, Norway. Speaking during…

Visits 15 cities to test aircraft readiness for airline operations    Airbus will fly its brand new A330neo to Mauritius for the first time, as part of the final phase of test flights leading to the Type Certification of its latest mid-size wide-body airliner.     The aircraft, an A330-900 painted in the livery of launch operator TAP Air Portugal, will arrive at 12:50 am on 30th June at Sir-Seewoosagur-Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) after a flight from Kuala Lumpur…

The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has won the contract to provide Aviation Ground Handling services to Air Namibia at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The new contract will see SAHCOL providing unequalled Passenger, Ramp and Cargo Handling Services to the Airline from Friday, the 29th of June, 2018.   Air Namibia which is wholly owned by the Namibian Government is the National Airline of the Republic of Namibia. The airline whose flights will…