Aviation

Prominent Nigerians where among hundreds of passengers that were left stranded in London following inability of Arik to airlift passengers from London Heathrow Airport. Some of the prominent Nigerians were former Governor of Ogun and Cross River States, Aremo Olusegun Osoba and Donald Duke. One of the passengers who called yesterday alleged that Arik Air cancelled its Sept 13 flight to Nigeria without telling the passengers the whys and wherefores surrounding such unilateral decision.  …

  *Situation may continue for days-Airline * We will be back-Arik’s CEO   We are Scores of passengers across the country from New York, Johannesburg and London booked on Arik Air were left stranded following the inability of the airline to airlift them to their destinations. Idowu showunmi who called Woleshadare.net from London expressed his frustration, saying they were left stranded at Heathrow Airport. Many others called from Accra, New York and across West Africa…

Wole Shadare Passengers travelling to Accra and other West African nations are in for a tough time as no airline ply the lucrative Lagos Accra route. The only Nigerian airline, Arik Air curr‎ently operating to Accra, Ghana could not operate out of Lagos to Accra and other destinations left so many people travelling to the neighbouring West Africa nation stranded. Before now, Arik Air, Dana, Medview and Aero Contractors dominated the West African market, connecting…

Rather than their problems coming to an end, more Nigerian airlines are in deep trouble as one of Nigeria’s biggest airlines (Name withheld) has technically grounded its operations after its insurance on its airplanes was said to have expired. It was however curious how the airline allowed insurance on all its airplanes expired in one day, making it very unlawful to operate the equipment out of their destinations. It was also curious why the operator…

Airlines can’t pay salaries, debts Renowned economist and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has expressed concern over the nation’s aviation sector concerning the present economic recession, lamenting that Nigerian airlines are bleeding. In his monthly economic news and views bulletin made available to Woleshadare.net, he hinted that the airlines are unable to service debts and pay salaries; two issues that shows that the carriers are in dire straits.   The…

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA), The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have joined forces to address evolving aviation security risks with integrated solutions. Key topics such as securing landside spaces at airports, information sharing among governments, managing the risks of home-grown terrorism and preventing cyber threats will top the agenda of the 25th AVSEC (Aviation Security) World Conference, taking place from the 25 to 27 October 2016…

British carrier, Virgin Atlantic has launched an incredible fare reduction on London-Lagos for as low as $300. The special promotional fare is for customers that want to visit family and friends to Celebrate Nigerian 56 Independence anniversary. This week the British airline launched fares to London from $300 which is available to purchase now till 26 October 2016 at www.virginatlantic.com  for travel between 8 September and 10 December 2016. Virgin Atlantic operates daily flights between…

Airlines, Marketers To Save N35b Yearly The perennial aviation fuel scarcity being experienced in the country could soon become a thing of the past, as the Federal Government is at the verge of dedicating the Kaduna refinery to refining just Jet A1. This was confirmed by Director, Flight Operations, First- Nation Airways, Capt Chimara Imediegwu while speaking with Woleshadare.net in Lagos. In the run up to this month, domestic airlines in Africa’s largest economy have…

Aircraft giant, Boeing is studying designs for a longer version of its 737 plane to compete with rival Airbus’ successful A321Neo, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. Boeing is analyzing two potential designs for a plane that is expected to be called the 737 MAX 10 and would be the largest aircraft in the 737 line. The plane maker has held recent discussions with airlines and aircraft leasing firms to gauge interest in…

  All is not well with unions in the aviation sector following open confrontation against the president of Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN), Benjamin Okewu. The bone of contention began according to union petitions with the secondment of the President to one of the aviation parastatals, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). ATSSAN members in the Nigeria civil aviation authority (NCAA) who has the most active members frown at the fact that ATSSAN…