Author: Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has described as baseless and false reports that there is a prevailing disquiet in the agency regarding my assumption of duties of the newly appointed Director General (DG), Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi as well as issues bordering on the promotion of Staff.   In a letter he personally signed and made available to WoleshadareNews, Mashi stated that in line with letter and spirit of the letter of his appointment and…

A 2016 British Airways survey of travellers has revealed that some Nigerians are more familiar with UK sports and history than some of their European counterparts. Disclosing this last week while releasing its travel plans for the year, the airline noted that sport, culture and history were certainly among the reasons to visit London, adding that about 4,000 travellers were randomly surveyed to arrive at the report. On the planned schedule, British Airways named its…

As the general consensus on arms bearing by aviation security personnel at Nigerian airports plays out, the relevant authorities have been advised to be cautious, considering the sensitivity of the decision, writes WOLE SHADARE Crime is a perpetual disease, a plague. Crime’s epidemic is growing and finding new venues with which to spread its havoc. More specifically, crime has mobilised itself in society’s most vital link, transportation. Transportation plays an important role in a community…

No going back on airport closure, says Amaechi   Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, said that one of the airlines operating at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has been grounded due to gear damage caused by bad runway. The minister said that the Federal Government was not going back on the closure of the Abuja airport for six weeks for repair works.   The gear of the Lufthansa aircraft got damaged as a result…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has promised to support the Nigerian Air Force in the training of its critical manpower especially in the area of air traffic control.   The Managing Director of the agency, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu made this disclosure while receiving students and instructors of the Department of Air Warfare of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji at NAMA headquarters in Lagos.   He noted that the safety and security…

One of Africa’s fastest growing airlines; RwandAir has concluded arrangements to expand flight operations into Harare and Mumbai in April, 2017. This is just as the carrier said it hopes to expand flights into other routes including Lilongwe, Bamako Bamako , in Mali, Conakry , New York and London. Country Manager, RwandAir, Ms. Ibiyemi Odusi, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Monday. According to her, “This year, there are plans for New York, London, Mumbai,…

Nigerian airline operators said last year went down as one of the toughest and most challenging for them. They, however, see improvement in the sector this year, saying the industry has the potentials to witness good growth in 2017 if recession abates. Some operators, who spoke to Woleshadare.net under condition of anonymity, said the situation was caused by the far-reaching implications of some underlying factors in the macro environment such as the devaluation of naira…

  *We have capacity to process domestic, int’l flights-CEO     Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Lagos, said it has the capacity to process all domestic flights and passengers during the proposed closure of Abuja airport for total rehabilitation.   During the closure, it is expected that traffic to Lagos would increase exponentially as many international carriers said they would prefer to operate their flights to…

  *Backs closure, knocks NCAA, FAAN     Nigerian aviation industry pressure group, Aviation Round Table (ART) has taken a holistic assessment of the decision  to shut down the Abuja aerodrome and came with a verdict that the airport needs to closed to carry out comprehensive work.   The group faulted calls that the airport should not be shut but managed to allow smaller aircraft to land. It said that out of the 3.6km runway…