Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Med-Trans New Headquarters at Denton Enterprise Airport

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Wole Shadare

National air medical transport leader Med-Trans Corporation has moved its headquarters operations into a new building at the Denton Enterprise Airport. The new 31,500 square foot facility includes 24,000 square feet of office and classroom space in addition to 7,500 square feet of hangar accommodations. The facility becomes Med-Trans’ principal base of operations, including the company’s operational control center, maintenance control center and communications center. The facility also houses flight operations and maintenance training capabilities…

Delta marks 10 years of service to Nigeria

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Wole Shadare

For ten years, America’s flag carrier airline, Delta provided remarkable services on the Atlanta-Lagos route. This is coming as the airline marked its tenth year in Nigeria and remains the only US carrier flying nonstop between Nigeria and the United States. The carrier in a statement today in Lagos where it marked its 10th anniversary said it has airlifted more than 1.1 million since December 4, 2017 between the two nations. “It’s an honour to serve Lagos. For…

Skytrax rates Lufthansa only five-star airline in Europe

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Lufthansa German Airline has received five-star certification from British aviation consulting specialist Skytrax. This puts Lufthansa in the select group of now ten airlines that have been given this coveted rating. The Skytrax jury has already been awarding five stars to Lufthansa First Class for years – now the entire airline has received the same certification. “The award is a well-deserved recognition of our major efforts to make Lufthansa one of the world’s…

Adesina: Africa accounts for 3% global traffic, 9% of crashes

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Akinwumi Adesina, who previously served as Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, is the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), which was heavily involved in the just concluded ICAO World Aviation Forum (WAF) held in Abuja, Nigeria, penultimate week. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks on myriads of problems confronting the sector in Africa where mortality rate of the continent’s carriers, infrastructural gaps and financing of aviation among others, continue to put…

Capacity building: NAMA train controllers, critical safety managers

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Wole Shadare

In keeping with its determination to build staff capacity for effective service delivery, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has organized two separate training workshops in Lagos for some of its critical personnel in Safety Management. Facilitated by Aviation Academy for Southern Africa (AAFSA), the trainings include a three-day workshop on Safety Management Systems (SMS) and a five-day training which focused on the Impact of Human Factor in Air Traffic Management Safety. While the former was for members…

Medview set for Dubai Dec 7, offer package to tourists, others

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Med-View Airline Plc has concluded all arrangements for December 7 Inaugural Flight to Dubai from Lagos via Abuja The airline CEO, Alhaji Muneer Bankole at the weekend commended the Federal Ministry of Aviation, government parastatals, travel agencies and passengers who have keyed into the airline inaugural flight and assured that the carrier was committed to a dedicated service on the route. He said the airline package for tourists to Dubai…

China Airlines take delivery of A350 XWB powered with biofuel mix

Posted on December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 by Wole Shadare

China Airlines of Taiwan has become the second airline to join a programme to use a blend of traditional and sustainable biofuels to power aircraft for delivery flights from Airbus. The aircraft involved is the tenth A350-900 for China Airlines, which left the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Toulouse today for its new home in Taipei with a 10 percent blend of sustainable jet fuel in its tanks. The sustainable fuel option for delivery flights has been developed by Airbus in association…

Air freight demand: Africa posts largest year-on-year increase

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Africa posted the largest year-on-year increase in demand of all regions in October; with freight volumes rising 30.3 per cent, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 5.9 per cent in October 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. IATA stated that capacity increased 9.2 per cent, adding that during the same period international freight volumes grew by 28.5 per cent….

First A330-300P2F enters service with DHL

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Wole Shadare

DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus. This delivery, which took place at EFW’s freighter conversion facilities in Dresden, follows the successful completion of test flights in October and awarding of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in November. DHL Express has firm orders for eight A330-300P2F…

Air Peace begins Abuja-Uyo flights Dec 7

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Air Peace has pledged a seamless and exciting air travel experience on the Abuja-Uyo-Abuja route from December 7. A statement signed by the carrier’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah confirmed that the airline will now fly daily from Abuja to Uyo and Uyo to Abuja. The new flights, Air Peace said, will complement its Lagos-Uyo-Lagos service and afford members of the flying public more options to choose from in making their business and leisure trips….

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