Author: Wole Shadare

From right, Area Manager, South-West Africa,  International Air Transport Association, (IATA) Mr. Samson Fatoki, presenting IATA Certificate (Aviation Safety Rated Certificate) to Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, (MD/CEO), Med-View  Airline Plc, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, Head, Flight Operations, Med-View, Capt. Godfrey Ogbogwu and Executive Director, Technical, Med-View, Engr. Lookman Animashaun at the Company’s Corporate Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos yesterday.     Area Manager, South-West Africa,  International Air Transport Association, (IATA) Mr. Samson Fatoki, (2nd right) presenting IATA Certificate…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Medview received a boost to its operations as the carrier was awarded the  IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) audit, meaning that the airline has complied with all safety regulations. The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. IOSA uses internationally recognised quality audit principles and is designed to conduct audits in a…

•NCAA wants forex priority for carriers The over 40 per cent devaluation of Nigeria’s currency – the Naira coupled with the astronomical rise in the price of aircraft lease or outright purchase, have constrained Nigerian airline operators’ growth, WoleshadareNews has learnt. This was disclosed by the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Muhtar Usman, on the sideline during the visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation in Lagos. The naira, which…

*How Sirika pressured govt. to act    Nigerian airline operators are still pessimistic about securing special sectorial allocation of foreign exchange for them in the Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS), saying the implementation would determine its success. Some of the operators who lauded the initiative told WoleshadareNews that that does not clear the immediate problems of the airlines, adding that the modalities and availability of forex from Banks would determine its workability. The Managing Director…

*Singapore Airlines A350 Headed for San Francisco Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 10,000th aircraft, and Singapore Airlines’ seventh A350 plane which will launch on Singapore’s new route to San Francisco this month. It is one of 67 A350s that Singapore Airlines has ordered from Airbus, and was decorated with a special 10,000 livery to mark its significance. The A350 is the airline industry’s latest state-of-the-art plane, and promises to quickly become a passenger favourite….

  By John Ojikutu   The Honourable Minister of State for Aviation had recently briefed the public and the industry stakeholders of government plans to concession certain airports to private investors as part of the larger plans to privatise some public enterprises. Following the Honourable Minister’s Briefings, there had been some emotional reactions from the public and more too from the aviation stakeholders who ordinarily should be better informed of what had over the years…

  If the captain hadn’t needed a bathroom break, there might be no mystery about Malaysia Airlines flight 370. That’s the theory of aviation journalist Christine Negroni in “The Crash Detectives,” a new book about the investigations of notable air disasters.   The Malaysia Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12:42 a.m. on March 8, 2014, with 227 passengers and 12 crew — including two men in the cockpit, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah…

  A pale of gloom descended on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over the recent sack and demotion of top officials of the agency.   A visit by WoleshadareNews to the headquarters of FAAN was like a ghost town as many were seen discussing in hushed tune, expressing uncertainty over their own future.   Meanwhile, most of the demoted General Managers, have tendered their resignation letters, an indication that they have rejected their…

 Poised to promote the culture of honesty, dignity and hard work in the work place, the management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), has honoured an honest cleaner with Spakleen Professional, the concessionaire in charge of MMA2 upkeep. The gesture, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BASL, Captain Jari Olubunmi Williams, was designed to promote the culture of truthfulness and uprightness in the work…

Air Europa and Turkish Airlines have jointly announced the start of a code-sharing partnership effective October 1, 2016 that enables both carriers to tap into new markets and offer their passengers more travel options.   At the initial stage of their cooperation Air Europa will place its marketing code on Istanbul-Madrid v.v. route operated by Turkish Airlines while Turkish Airlines will place its marketing code on Madrid – Las Palmas/Ibiza/Palma de Mallorca v.v. and Madrid…