Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Air Peace implements seamless boarding policy for customers

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has begun the implementation of a new boarding arrangement aimed at delivering an even more seamless, convenient, and professional travel experience for all passengers. Under the new structure, boarding will now be prioritized in the following order: military personnel, passengers with wheelchairs or special needs, and business class passengers. This initiative reflects Air Peace’s ongoing commitment to elevating service standards and fostering a new culture of care, respect, professionalism…

NAMA to overhaul airspace infrastructure, deploy HF communication facilities, others

Posted on April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…Farouk, Director in Germany for equipment Factory Assessment Test The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has concluded plans to overhaul the nation’s airspace infrastructure architecture as it is set to deploy the Rohde & Schwarz High-Frequency (HF) transceiver, equipped with advanced signal processing algorithms that significantly reduce the noise levels typically associated with traditional HF systems. This technology leap is expected to boost the long-range air-to-ground communications capabilities across the Nigerian airspace. It is…

Qatar Airways Nears Boeing 777 Fleet-Wide Starlink Upgrade

Posted on April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…Set to Expand to Airbus A350 this Month Qatar Airways, the largest global airline offering Starlink’s high-speed internet on-board, is now a few aircraft away from completing its Boeing 777 fleet-wide upgrade. The airline’s rapid rollout reinforces in-flight innovation leadership and marks one of the fastest and most ambitious Starlink installations in the aviation industry. In its latest global first, Qatar Airways will begin equipping its Airbus A350 fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi this month,…

NANTA holds summit to tackle travel trade hiccups

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s biggest travel trade professionals body, National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) will on Wednesday deliberate on key efforts geared towards institutionalising protective measures to insulate and deflate the strange travel trade market viruses troubling the sector and also create opportunities to share and spread prosperity to its members. The association which was recently readmitted into the fold of global travel trade industry association, the United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA), whose President, …

Beyond the ‘disputed’ traffic figure

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Data and statistics are crucial for gauging airline performance as they provide insights into key areas like operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and financial health, enabling airlines to make informed decisions and improve their services. Recent data/statistics said to emanate from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has generated controversy from airlines that based their misgivings solely on the omission of certain number of flights done without reflecting accurately on their in-house figure. Simply put, a…

IATA: African airlines record 6.7 per cent year-on-year increase in demand

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2025 global passenger demand for all the regions of the world. According to the statistics, African airlines saw a 6.7% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity was up 4.0% year-on-year. The load factor rose to 75.3% (+2.0 ppt compared to February 2024). “While traffic growth slowed in February, much of this can be explained by factors including the leap year, and lunar new year falling in January…

Analysts: Regular performance update I’ll improve airlines’ performance

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

‘Why Nigerian carriers may not attract int’l interline partnership’ Despite the furore that greeted the executive summary of flight operations in Nigeria in 2024 released last week by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that highlighted airlines’ huge flight delays, cancellations and gross poor service, analysts are of the view that regular update of such traffic data and reports would help to make airlines improve their services. This is coming as the Chief Executive…

AI-powered machines to detect explosives, narcotics, drugs deployed by FAAN at Lagos airport

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

…Expands e-gate system The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is ushering in a new era of security and efficiency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with the deployment of advanced screening technologies, e-gate systems, and a renewed inter-agency collaboration framework aimed at modernizing Nigeria’s aviation environment. The agency has deployed a state-of-the-art security screening system, the Orion 928DX, described as one of the most advanced technologies in global aviation security. The highly…

Oyo, NAMA in strategic partnership to transform Ibadan airport

Posted on April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ahmed Umar Farouk has held a strategic meeting with the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde over the planned transformation of the Ibadan Airport into a world-class facility. This ambitious project aims to significantly enhance passenger experience, boost air traffic, and drive economic growth in Oyo State and the entire Southwest region. Governor Makinde has not hidden his desire to upgrade the Ibadan airport with world-class…

NCAA threatens to fine, suspend intl carriers over deportation of passengers, denied boarding

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed concern over the actions of foreign airlines it accused of selling tickets to passengers only to airlift them halfway their destinations and deport them back to Nigeria. It stated that it had received several complaints about the issue that has caused pain to travellers. The authority has however warned that any airline found to be engaging in such practices will be subject to regulatory action, including but…

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