Author: Wole Shadare

Nigerian flag varrier airline, Medview Airline said it has completed the airlift of Pilgrims for the 2016 Hajj back to Nigeria, the first to carry out the NAHCON assignment at a record time. The carrier is among the three carriers contracted by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the 2016 Hajj operations. The airline last two flights for the NAHCON assignment arrived Port Harcourt International airport  and Kaduna International airport respectively on Monday….

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has re-accredited AirMed International critical care transport operations through July 2019.   With global reach, AirMed International is one of the leading air medical transport companies in the world, having performed more than 20,000 missions in all 50 states and over 150 countries on six continents.   AirMed offers unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation on a worldwide basis and has some of the most experienced…

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has announced its partnership with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group on the forthcoming Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#22), scheduled to hold from 10th to 12th October, 2016, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.   In line with this year’s theme, the Nigerian Economic Summit 22, will provide the platform to facilitate stakeholders’ discussions / agreements on practical issues, opportunities, policies and regulations needed to make ‘’Made in Nigeria’’ a success in the country.  It will also…

The estimated total earnings in foreign exchange that accrued to the aviation industry were $1.132 billion according to statistics of passenger traffic for 2014/2015. The figure shows that within that period 2.5 million litres/ day of fuel was sold to foreign airlines at $0.60 per litre, which amounted to $400, million. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Passenger Service Charge (PSC) of $50 per passenger on about 3.5 million outbound International Passengers (2014/2015 FAAN…

  The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahco aviance) continues to demonstrate excellence in the Aviation industry with the recent recertification of its operations by IATA which issued it with fresh ISAGO Certificate. The re-certification which runs till June 12, 2018 replaces the one which expires June this year. NAHCO had always had the certification, getting re-certified by IATA at the expiration of one certification. IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations Program (SAGO) is a…

    11 Others To Gulp N22bn Most Runways Expired 10 Years Ago   The Federal Government has spent over N33.09 billion to resurface most of the country’s airport runways between 2004 and 2015, Woleshadare.net has learnt. Despite this colossal amount, the facilities are still in terrible shape with most of them ridden with potholes, causing danger to life and equipment. A document made available to our correspondent shows that the resurfacing of the runways…

*Egypt frees $240 million trapped funds Foreign airlines operating to Nigeria can now heave a sigh of relief as the value of ticket sales owed to foreign airlines in Nigeria has been reduced by over 50 percent since June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said yesterday, adding that it is making progress to recoup billions of dollars in revenues blocked by some countries. The clearing house for global airlines  in June this year put…

In the first picture we have Mr Arthur Dieffenthaler, Commercial Director Air France KLM with the winners of the grand finale of Dare2Dream Season 3, a KLM sponsored Youth empowerment competition in conjunction with Kinabiti Fashion Italy. The event was held in Lagos recently. In the second picture, we have Arthur Dieffenthaler, Commercial Director Air France KLM, and Mr Kunle Afolayan, Brand Ambassador for Air France, flanked by representatives from Top travel agencies in Nigeria…

More than a month after the management of the airline grounded its operations because of lack of airplanes; workers of Aero Contractors today staged a peaceful protest over the continued closure of the airline by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). The protest was organised by the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE). The workers, who began the protest at about 8.45a.m, marched…