Author: Wole Shadare

“Bellview’s 2008 plane bombed” Former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode disclosed that one of the plane crashes that occur in 2005 was as a result of a bomb planted inside the ill-fated aircraft, describing all the crashes that occurred between 2005 and 2006 as man-made. The former Minister did not mention the name of the airline, but everything points to Bellview B737-200 airplane that crashed in Lisa, Ogun State killing all 117 passengers on-board….

Nigerian flag carrier airline, Arik Air today resumed flight operations after 48 hours of shutting its services owing to issues bothering on renewal of its insurance. The airline’s first flight took off at about 1 pm with many passengers unsure when their flights would be as many flights already booked before the disruptions were rescheduled. Many who had planned to depart at 7am today following text messages received by the airline could not do so….

Prominent Nigerians where among hundreds of passengers that were left stranded in London following inability of Arik to airlift passengers from London Heathrow Airport. Some of the prominent Nigerians were former Governor of Ogun and Cross River States, Aremo Olusegun Osoba and Donald Duke. One of the passengers who called yesterday alleged that Arik Air cancelled its Sept 13 flight to Nigeria without telling the passengers the whys and wherefores surrounding such unilateral decision.  …

  *Situation may continue for days-Airline * We will be back-Arik’s CEO   We are Scores of passengers across the country from New York, Johannesburg and London booked on Arik Air were left stranded following the inability of the airline to airlift them to their destinations. Idowu showunmi who called Woleshadare.net from London expressed his frustration, saying they were left stranded at Heathrow Airport. Many others called from Accra, New York and across West Africa…

Wole Shadare Passengers travelling to Accra and other West African nations are in for a tough time as no airline ply the lucrative Lagos Accra route. The only Nigerian airline, Arik Air curr‎ently operating to Accra, Ghana could not operate out of Lagos to Accra and other destinations left so many people travelling to the neighbouring West Africa nation stranded. Before now, Arik Air, Dana, Medview and Aero Contractors dominated the West African market, connecting…

Rather than their problems coming to an end, more Nigerian airlines are in deep trouble as one of Nigeria’s biggest airlines (Name withheld) has technically grounded its operations after its insurance on its airplanes was said to have expired. It was however curious how the airline allowed insurance on all its airplanes expired in one day, making it very unlawful to operate the equipment out of their destinations. It was also curious why the operator…

Airlines can’t pay salaries, debts Renowned economist and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has expressed concern over the nation’s aviation sector concerning the present economic recession, lamenting that Nigerian airlines are bleeding. In his monthly economic news and views bulletin made available to Woleshadare.net, he hinted that the airlines are unable to service debts and pay salaries; two issues that shows that the carriers are in dire straits.   The…

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA), The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have joined forces to address evolving aviation security risks with integrated solutions. Key topics such as securing landside spaces at airports, information sharing among governments, managing the risks of home-grown terrorism and preventing cyber threats will top the agenda of the 25th AVSEC (Aviation Security) World Conference, taking place from the 25 to 27 October 2016…