Author: Wole Shadare

The European Commission (EC) would henceforth thoroughly scrutinise Nigerian carriers designated to Europe following allegations that Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Medview, presented documents that did not correlate with what it presented to the EC.   A source close to an EC official told Woleshadare.net that for the intervention of the Director- General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Usman Muhtar, the car rier would have been out rightly banned rather than the ban…

   The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said it has begun immediate implementation of the recent executive of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo which encourages the ease of doing business in the country. NAMA’s Managing Director, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu is driving the process.   In a statement, Akinkuotu noted that in order to beat the June 8 deadline for full implementation, the agency has already updated its website showing the requirements, conditions and procedures for doing…

      The conference scheduled to hold on Monday, June 5, 2017 will hold at the Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja. According to a statement by Mr Kayode Ariwodola- AADF Director and the conference coordinator, the forum seeks to provide a veritable platform through which the entire spectrum of the industry is reviewed and addressed particularly with regard to issues bordering on aviation education and aerospace education infrastructure in Africa’s most populous country .   The conference, which…

  The strict process of getting Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) could stop at least 27 prospective airline operators from completing the process.   A document made available by NCAA to Woleshadare.net showed that the airlines are in different stages of certification. While some have totally abandoned the process, others have put theirs’ on hold with plans to resume the process.   Operators, who stopped at stage one are…

Ink new MoU      Airbus and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on aviation and aerospace, further enhancing a spirit of cooperation.    The MoU was signed in Berlin by Fabrice Brégier, Airbus COO and President of Commercial Aircraft, and He Lifeng, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China.   The MoU strengthens and deepens mutually beneficial collaboration between Airbus and Chinese aviation industry in various fields.    Based on an already established solid foundation, Airbus…

    Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates said it will offer one night’s free accommodation at the Radisson Blu hotel on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island to all guests travelling in Economy Class from the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, and stopping over in the national capital. The offer is valid from now until 15 September 2017.   Mohammad Al Bulooki, Etihad Airways Executive Vice President Commercial, said: “Etihad Airways is…

South African Airways put smile on the faces of the children of Arrows of God Orphanage home in Lagos to celebrate Children’s Day celebration. The South African national carrier as part of its corporate social responsibility provided food items including rice, soft drinks and special gift packs to over 70 children of the orphanage. According to South African Airways National Sales Manager in Nigeria, Kemi Leke-Bamtefa,  the airline is glad to bring joy and happiness…

In a bid to reduce dependence on electricity from the national grid to sustain its very expensive navigational grid, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is at the verge of deploring solar panel and batteries to boost its equipment, Woleshadare.net has learnt. The equipment, which is valued at several millions of naira, would be deployed to eight locations in Lagos, Calabar, Enugu, Sokoto and four others. General Manager, Electro Mechanic, Adebisi Anjorin, an engineer, conducted…

says FG unserious over deal Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airline, Tewolde Gebremariam, has stated that his airline may pull out of the deal to revive Nigerian troubled airline, Arik Air. He said that lack of cooperation by Nigerian government was putting the deal in jeopardy. Speaking to Woleshadare.net in Accra, Ghana, at the BBC Africa Debate on ills affecting the African aviation sector, Gebremariam advised government to begin the process of starting another airline…