Author: Wole Shadare

*Carrier unfolds expansion plans at 10th anniversary   *Airlifts 19.5 million pax in 10 years   Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik said it has deployed diplomatic option to get its trapped $4.5 million of its funds trapped in Luanda, Angola just as there are indications that the carrier also has almost the same amount of money trapped in Sierra Leone. Chairman of Arik Air, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide made the disclosure woleshadare.net on the side-lines of a…

The difficulty in getting flight rights, devaluation of the naira and foreign issues are some of the major factors inhibiting the operations of airlines in Nigeria – especially the foreign carriers, Country Manager for Turkish Airlines in Nigeria, Tarkan Ince, has said Ince, who spoke with WoleshadareNews in Lagos, noted that foreign exchange problem experienced by many foreign carriers operating to Nigeria is causing huge problems to airlines. Converting naira to US dollar and transferring…

Nigerian’s flag carrier airline, Arik has re-affirmed its partnership with Emirates Airline in view of their recent decision to suspend their Abuja service. Emirates last week disclosed of its plans to stop services to Abuja following issues related to trapped funds and other sundry issues that have seriously impacted its operations. Early this year, the carrier took a far reaching decision  to stop its second air services to Lagos, citing same issue. The airline now…

 Emirates Aviation University has announced today the introduction of a new Executive MBA Programme in Aviation Management in collaboration with Coventry University in the UK. The specialised programme will begin in January 2017 and applications will now be accepted on EAU’s website. The Executive MBA curriculum was designed for students who plan to pursue a career in aviation management or want to transition from an operational role into a general management role. Professionals enrolled in…

The Nigerian Meteorolgical Agency (NIMET) has advised citizenry, especially rural dwellers resident in north and central parts of the country  to avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and stay in cool and ventilated environment as a result of increase in temperature.   The agency stated that the increase in temperatures would result in deterioration in human comfort leading to dehydration and heat stress. It also disclosed that incidences of meningitis epidemics are also likely.   The…

A major fire outbreak was today averted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.   The fire incident, which occurred at about noon emanated from the avio-bridge E-54 at the terminal.   It took the timely intervention of the fire fighters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, for the fire and the smoke, which envelope the entire environment to be put off.   The reason for the fire incident remained unknown as…