Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Why we operated all-female flight to Lagos, by Mekonnen

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Firihewot Mekonnen is the first General Manager, Ethiopian Airlines (Nigeria). In this interview, she speaks on the epoch-making all female flight by the airline captained by Amsale Gualu to Lagos last week Saturday and the stride the carrier has made in aviation sector. Your impression about the historic all women flight I am most honoured to welcome you all to the epoch-making event happening for the first time in Africa. I am most privileged to be…

Huge airline investments amid un-profitability

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The question is, if airlines are such a bad business model then why do businessmen keep lining up to start them? WOLE SHADARE highlights why airlines collectively have been in the black since 2010 Perpetual cry It is one of the most enduring folk wisdom dicta in all of commerce. “The airline industry, in its history, has never made money.” It’s been almost 30 years since the Nigerian airline industry was deregulated. Since then it has been…

Virgin Atlantic unveils ambitious 2018 plans for Nigeria

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria, land of immense opportunity, says Lindfield Virgin Atlantic Airways has expressed its appreciation to Nigerian for their support of their daily service to London over the last sixteen years. Virgin Atlantic has enjoyed a very successful 2017, which leaves the airline optimistic and ambitious for 2018 and beyond for operating from Nigeria. The carrier is about to embark on a further significant program of investment to the fleet, with the introduction of the A350-1000…

Airbus, Williams Advanced Engineering team to explore technology collaboration

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Airbus and Williams Advanced Engineering, the innovative engineering and technology business of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, are to explore potential areas of technological collaboration. Under the terms of a newly signed MoU, the two companies will examine in particular applications that may combine Williams’ innovation culture, lightweight composites and battery expertise with Airbus‘ Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) programme. Zephyr is a record-breaking, solar-powered, unmanned aerial system (UAS), or drone, with unique communications and surveillance capabilities. It…

Disquiet over N45bn ex-airways’ pay off

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

…as West Coast staff petition Buhari Former workers of the liquidated Nigeria Airways based in the West Coast have again petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the non-release of the N45 billion pay off that was announced about three months ago. The West Coast workers, Emetule Fina (Gabon), Eno Mao (Gabon), Bareng John (Cameroon), Ndoke Hannah (Cameroon), Afandoni Raymond (Cotonou) and Mensah Tetey (Lome) lamented that they were in agony and fear of abandonment as to…

Airspace congestion: NAMA installs radio communications across nation

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Navigation facilities working optimally-NAMA MD To reduce air traffic congestion, coupled with adverse weather associated with time of the year, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has installed new Very High Frequency (VHF) communication radios across the country. The agency is also installing Instrument Landing System/Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) at Lagos and Kano airports. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) is a navigation beacon, usually coupled VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) to enable aircraft to measure their position…

Passenger dies on-board Lagos bound Emirates flight

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

A Nigerian, Kofo Abaniwonda reportedly died on aboard Emirates Airline. She died Friday night shortly before the aircraft landed in Lagos. According to a source at the Lagos airport who pleaded anonymity, the deceased with passport number A07562816 was a young woman. Officials of the airline could not be reached as at the time of filing the report. Woleshadare.net learnt that the flight EK783 (DXB) arrived at 15:50 hrs with the corpse of Mrs. Abaniwonsa and was immediately evacuated…

End of an era: Iconic Boeing 747 takes last US commercial flight

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet that was the favourite American presidents and key to affordable mass market air travel in the United States, will pass into aviation history this week. Nearly 50 years after its debut, the B747 will take its final commercial flight with an American carrier Tuesday on Delta Air Lines’ Seoul-to-Detroit route. It “made flying available for everyone,” said Boeing chief company historian Michael Lombardi said of the iconic jet. “The B747…

Yuletide: Air Peace assures travellers, regrets hold on regional expansion

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has assured air travellers of smooth flight operations in the run-up to, during and after the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. In a related development, the airline has said it will operate all its daily flights into and out of the Enugu Airport between the hours of 7am and 2pm during the partial closure of the facility’s runway to traffic by the Federal Government. Meanwhile, Air Peace has regretted…

Bandits attack, rob as plane taxi to hangar

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Wole Shadare

FAAN probes incident Unknown bandits have robbed an aircraft shortly after it landed at the Lagos airport from Istanbul. The attack was carried out as the airplane was taxiing to the hangar. This is coming as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced investigation on alleged robbery incident on an aircraft which occurred on December 12th, 2017. The incident was reported to have occurred on a Vista Jet aircraft with Call Sign VJT…

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