Author: Wole Shadare

The world’s aviation summit in Abuja has come and gone. WOLE SHADARE appraises the challenges of the continent’s air transport system and possible solutions Inexistent transit Until recently, it was not uncommon for passengers flying between two African cities to transit through Europe. It was cheaper and faster, for instance, for passengers travelling to Ethiopia from Côte d’Ivoire to fly first to Paris with Air France and then catch a connecting flight to Addis Ababa….

 The Airbus Foundation and Air Côte d’Ivoire have organised their first goodwill flight to transport school supplies and clothes for underprivileged children aboard the airline’s newest A320.    As part of Air Côte d’Ivoire’s corporate social responsibility policy, this mission will support the education and health sector – areas in great need in the region.  The aircraft took off from Toulouse on 25 November carrying 3 tonnes of goods, donated by Aviation Sans Frontières, to…

 Newrest ASL Nigeria Plc (formerly Airline Services and Logistics Plc) has continued to post dismal performance following fluctuating unfriendly operating environment.CHRIS UGWU writes After deregulation of airline services industry in Nigeria, the sector has witnessed a new era of growth and advancement. The deregulation regime offered an increased interest and investment in the dormant Nigerian aviation industry as more airlines entered the market. The services offered witnessed a turnaround as market-driven innovations came to bear to…

…set to release four reports The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has developed a new App that would help it enhance accident investigation and one that could help report incidence/ accidents wherever and whenever they occur. This Application, termed, “I Report”, meaning that travellers can from wherever they are post pictures, videos and text messages of very unpleasant incidents that could assist the investigators to have first-hand information on how incident or accident occurred before the…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for collaboration to boost the aviation sector in Africa.   The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization World Aviation Forum – Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure – in Abuja, Nigeria by IATA’s Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Alexandre de Juniac, and African Development Bank…