Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Huge boost for AMCON As Arik Air Airlifts 2.2m Passengers In 2024

Posted on April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Operates 10,699 Flights – NCAA Report Arik Air in 2024 airlifted 2,239,176 passengers between January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, a report sourced from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed. The airline, which has been under the receivership of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) since 2017, despite its challenges, also operated 10,699 flights within the year under review, making it the second most active airline in terms of passenger traffic…

Access Bank provides Naira debt facility to fund Green Africa’s ATR 72-500 airplane

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline, has announced the acquisition of its very first owned aircraft. The incoming aircraft, an ATR 72-500 with manufacturer’s serial number 852 and registration mark 5N-GAB, is expected to enter into service shortly after customary regulatory approvals. Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria and on the continent, provided a Naira debt facility to partly fund the aircraft acquisition. Founder and CEO of Green Africa, Babawande Afolabi said,…

Delta honours workers who propelled 100 years in the sky with Flight Museum

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

As the first U.S. airline to celebrate its centennial, Delta is honoring the dedication and spirit of the people who propelled the company through a century of flight with the newly renovated Delta Flight Museum. Officially opening Monday, April 7, the vast hangars-turned exhibit and event space captures the airline’s unique culture and people-first values, ensuring the stories of Delta’s first 100 years will forever be etched into history. Visitors and event goers alike can immerse…

Expert seeks dedicated Forex allocation to halt aircraft depletion, others

Posted on April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Chief Executive of Belujane Konsult, Mr. Chris Aligbe has called for a dedicated Foreign Exchange allocation to the airlines not just for anything but for maintenance and for payment of their lease rentals. This he said would alleviate the carriers’ burden of frantically looking for forex to bring back their aircraft that had been ferried overseas for maintenance; a situation he noted has led to depletion of operating aircraft by the airlines. Speaking to…

A look into Nigeria’s plummeting aviation market

Posted on April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria’s aviation market is fast receding. The country’s airlines are feeling the pain. The lack of strong airlines has not helped them. The policies are not helping and they find themselves in a big conundrum writes, WOLE SHADARE Decline Nigeria’s international and domestic passenger traffic after COVID has continued to show a remarkable decline. Other factors like low disposable income occasioned by economic recession in most countries of the world, particularly Nigeria and the predatory nature…

Aligbe: Nigeria’s aviation market vanishing

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The setting up of new airlines by Nigeria’s neighbours and some other carriers in East Africa and other places could further erode the country’s aviation market as the Chief Executive Officer of Belujane Konsult, Mr. Chris Azu Aligbe maintained that the lack of strong carriers from Nigeria could see the carriers take huge advantage of Nigeria’s aviation market. Speaking with Aviation Metric at the weekend, Aligbe disclosed that Ethiopian Airlines plans to invest massively in…

Green Africa’s operations disrupted over airline, lessor’s disagreement

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Green Africa Airways said it has suspended its operations until after the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays as a result of a sudden and unexpected development with its aircraft lessors. The airline that prides itself as a true version of low-cost airline in Nigeria said the issues it has with its aircraft lessors had prevented them from operating their flights over the next few days. The Chief Executive Officer of Green Africa, Babawande Afolabi in a statement…

United acquires $177M training facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Wole Shadare

United has announced another investment in its Houston hub by breaking ground on a new 140,000-square-foot Ground Service Equipment (GSE) Maintenance Facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The carrier equally opens a new, state-of-the-art Technical Operations Training Center at the airport that will give employees a cutting-edge training experience. United is the largest airline in Houston, with more than 14,000 employees and more than 500 daily departures. These planned infrastructure improvements underscore the airline’s…

Foreign jets flying domestic in Saudi? It’s happening from May 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Saudi Arabia is allowing international private aircraft to operate domestic flights from May, changing the luxury aviation game and bringing fresh competition to local operators On May 1, 2025, Saudi Arabia will take a landmark step by permitting foreign-registered aircraft to operate domestic flights, dramatically reshaping its private aviation landscape. This historic decision, part of the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030, aims to boost competition, elevate service standards, and position Saudi Arabia as a global hub for private…

A rash of BASA, commercial agreements amid airlines’ absence

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Wole Shadare

There has been flurry of activities recently around Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) Nigeria has with many countries. While the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has been very busy inking new deals or reviewing existing ones, the status-quo remains. Where are the airlines from Nigeria to reciprocate these one-sided agreements? Nigerian carriers are secondary operators because there are no airlines to reciprocate these deals. It is a case of a case of pitting…

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