Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Evaluating TRACON, airspace architecture performance 13 years after

Posted on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria was hailed for pulling through the total radar coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) system. That era began the modernisation of the country’s airspace. WOLE SHADARE evaluates the effectiveness of the system 13 years after installation From worse to applause There was a time when Nigerian airspace was categorised as one of the worst in Africa comparable with many others put in that bracket. This was a horrible period in the history of aviation in the…

Dubai braces for high-season travel surge

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is gearing up for a significant increase in passenger traffic as the summer travel season approaches its peak. The airport is set to welcome over 3.7 million travellers between June 12 and June 25, with daily traffic averaging 264,000 passengers. The busiest day is anticipated to be June 22, with over 287,000 travellers expected. To ensure a smooth travel experience, DXB aims to expedite passenger formalities, allowing travellers ample time…

Africa’s high operational costs cause of low propensity to spend on air travel

Posted on June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Air connectivity hiccups dampen aviation expansion The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has described Africa as a continent with a high operational cost base and a low propensity to spend on air travel. The clearing house for over 300 global airlines in its region-by-region roundup of airlines profitability outlook for 2024 said in 2024, all regions are expected to generate profits for a second year in a row with the most significant increase being for Asia-Pacific…

‘Unidentified’ aircraft over Presidential villa known, NAMA dismisses radar coverage claim

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ahmed Umar Farouk said the country’s entire airspace is covered by radar, dismissing claims that the country lacks adequate radar coverage as false and misleading. Farouk in a statement Saturday morning disclosed that the radar stations in Nigeria (Kano, Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt) are serviceable, stressing that radar services for Terminal and Enroute flights are positively identified and provide air navigation services to airspace users. He…

Foreign airlines returning to full capacity, fares may further tumble

Posted on June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Offer more seats, seek additional frequencies, expansion The release of $850 million blocked fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to foreign airlines has begun to have a catalytic effect on the overall aviation travel chain as the sector is set to reap bountifully. Airlines have relaxed a lot of rules and regulations and are willing to launch back and begin to make money. Better things await the sector. The airlines see it…

Air transport, soft target for labour unrest

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The aviation industry has come under severe disruptions whenever labour unions call out their members for protest. It is seen as a soft target for protesters and its damaging effects on an industry that is on life support, writes, WOLE SHADARE Familiar feature Hardly six weeks goes by without the announcement of a strike in air transport in all its components: flight crews, airline ground staff, airports, handling agents, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and air…

AltClub Changes Travel Experience At Lagos Airport, MMA2

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Travellers at Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) can now enjoy a new level of comfort and convenience with the launch of Altclub by The Alternative Bank. The innovative premium space offers a luxurious retreat where passengers can relax and recharge before their flights, while also catering to their basic banking needs. Altclub, an arm of The Alternative Bank’s digital travel financing product, Alttravel, is dedicated to enhancing travel accessibility and ease for Nigerians. Alttravel…

NCAA DG conundrum unsettles nerves as Nuhu holds on as ‘substantive’, Najomo ‘acting’

Posted on June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The inability to resolve the position of the suspended Director-General of Nigerian Civil (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu is unsettling nerves and may complicate the confirmation of Captain Chris Najomo as substantive head of the aviation regulatory body. Capt. Nuhu’s counsel from Chamo & Ismail law firm while taking a formal pre-action notice against a media house (Not Aviation Metric) on an article it described as defamatory published on May 17, 2024, titled “EFCC to arraign…

Delta to expand reach in Africa, says Ed Bastian

Posted on June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer, Ed Bastian has described the carrier as the biggest United States carrier in Africa with many connections, explaining that the airline was poised to extend its network in the continent with its codeshare partner, Kenya Airways. Speaking at a media briefing with journalists from Africa, the Middle East, North America and Europe shortly before the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit…

Tasew: No conducive environment for African airlines to flourish

Posted on June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Mesfin Tasew is the Group Managing Director of Africa’s most successful airline, Ethiopian Airlines. He has continued the tradition of past MDs of the airline to maintain a strong financial position with over 148 aircraft. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the recently concluded MRO Africa speaks about the carrier’s giant strides, its partnership with other African carriers, its investment in airport infrastructure and how Nigerian airlines can get out…

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