Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Low-cost carriers confront Africa’s airlines

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Wole Shadare

Before Fastjet launched low-cost flights between Harare and Dar es Salaam last year, Zimbabwean businessman Jonathan Jabangwe had to brave a three day bus journey to meet his clients in Tanzania. Fastjet is among a wave of low-cost airlines launching or expanding operations in Africa as they seek to capture middle-income people who are tired of dangerous road journeys but cannot afford major international carriers. According to Reuters, the new airlines hope to undercut larger…

Lagos airport undergoes America’s security audit

Posted on March 4, 2016March 5, 2016 by Wole Shadare

A four-man team from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) United States of America is currently in the country carrying out the security audit of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos in line with TSA security procedures. The team, led by Transportation Security Specialist (TSS) was at NCAA on Monday to brief the Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman on the exercise. According to him, they would in the course of…

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