Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Experience luxurious in-flight dining with Delta from Lagos to Atlanta

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Travelling in style and comfort is what makes the journey as thrilling as the destination itself. If you’re flying in Delta One on Delta Air Lines from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) this holiday season, you’re in for a luxurious treat! Delta One premium cabin elevates your travel experience with a delectable range of continental and traditional culinary delights, designed to satisfy your appetite while you soar across the…

Olumekun replaces Gupta as NAHCO’s GMD/CEO

Posted on January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC, (nahco aviance) has announced the appointment of Olumuyiwa Olumekun as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of the Company effective January 1, 2025. Olumekun replaces Indranil Gupta whose tenure expired December 31, 2024. In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) dated December 27, 2024, the Company Secretary, Bello Abdullahi, disclosed that “the Board approved the appointment of Olumekun as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of…

Amid turbulence, 2025 holds promise for aviation

Posted on December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The year 2024 wasn’t awful for the aviation industry in Nigeria. If anything, it was a year when the country made tremendous progress amid daunting challenges. The year 2025 looks promising for the industry. It is a year that all the planting will be harvested, writes, WOLE SHADARE Roller coaster The aviation industry experienced a roller coaster in 2024 with domestic aircraft mishaps, raising safety concerns, the Federal Government’s game-changing deal with Boeing and aircraft…

Gambia to leverage Nigeria’s population to grow travel, tourism

Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Gambia’s Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrimah Sillah said his country is leveraging on Nigeria’s huge population and the love of travel by Nigerians to rebuild its hospitality and tourism sector. He explained that the hospitality industry in The Gambia was very strong until COVID harmed the sector as the country was badly affected and the travel sector nosedived. Sillah and Boyo He spoke to Aviation Metric during Overland’s inaugural flight to Banjul, The…

Flight delays, cancellations, poor mgt undermine confidence in aviation, NCAA threatens more sanctions

Posted on December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Acting Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo has lamented that flight cancellations and flight delays are twin monsters that have done incalculable damage to air travel in the country and one that far-reaching implications for passengers, businesses, the credibility of the aviation industry and national development as a whole. Najomo stated this at a meeting he held in Lagos with airline Chief Executive Officers and stakeholders in the aviation industry…

Irate passengers turn violent, NCAA holds emergency meeting with airlines today

Posted on December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…NCAA seeks reports to ascertain carriers’ weather excuses The swift intervention of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has averted what could have resulted in ugly situations at many of the country’s busy airports as airlines have engaged in flight delays and cancellations, leaving many passengers from reuniting with their loved ones. While the carriers have attributed this ugly scenario to bad weather, others who are knowledgeable about domestic airline business have linked the problem…

Turkish Airlines Sets Guinness World Records as ‘Most Countries Flown’ to by an Airline

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Turkish Airlines, which has held the title of flying to most countries in the world since 2012, has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the record holder. The national flag carrier has successfully achieved the Guinness World Records™ title for the “Most Countries Flown to by an Airline”. The record certificate was presented at Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport following Turkish Airlines’ inaugural flight to Chile. The ceremony was attended by Turkish…

Ethiopian Airlines, Air Maroc, Air Peace, Aero, Arik face NCAA’s sanctions

Posted on December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators). They are to be sanctioned for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations including nonpayment of refunds within the stipulated time frame, non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage, short-landed baggage, delayed and cancelled flights, amongst others. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection (NCAA), Mr. Michael Achimugu disclosed on Tuesday….

Ogun Airport: Redefining Aerotropolis possibility

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Gateway International Airport is 95% completed and should be commissioned in early 2025 bearing no regulatory impediments. It is set to redefine Nigeria’s aviation and economic landscape vision of becoming the country’s first aerotropolis, writes, WOLE SHADARE Airport proliferation In Nigeria, airports are springing up at an alarming rate. Cities of less than 100 kilometres are now been connected by air through aerodromes that state governments are constructing; one as a tool for attracting economic…

African nations meet to cut high aviation taxes, Gambia, Senegal seal pact on charges

Posted on December 23, 2024December 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Poor connectivity, high taxes, obstacles to African aviation growth-Minister Director-General of Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa and policymakers in the continent are tinkering with cutting high aviation taxes and charges as they lamented that high taxes and charges are killing the African travel industry. The Gambian Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah disclosed on Saturday when Overland Airways launched flight services to Banjul, The Gambia with a brand new Embraer E-175 aircraft. He…

« 1 … 82 83 84 85 86 … 628 »