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Kirby: We Are Excited About Our Business In Africa Despite Slow Aircraft Delivery

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Wole Shadare

United Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer, Scott Kirby, in this interview with WOLE SHADARE at the unveiling of the airline’s United’s Polaris Studio suites in New York, United States, speaks about $150 million in inflight meals, excitement about its operations in Africa, supply chain crisis and how to make the carrier the biggest in the world. United’s Polaris Studio suites you are unveiling today are not only innovative but also creative as they give premium travellers a new…

Jacquorie: Nigerian route is a complicated market

Posted on March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Managing Director, International Customer Experience and Strategy, Delta Air Lines, Michael Jacquorie speaks to WOLE SHADARE in Atlanta, Georgia on the huge investment on its products, its plan on the Nigerian routes, interline arrangement with Nigerian carriers among others that have strengthened its foothold on the lucrative Atlanta-Lagos route What has been customers’ experience at Delta? Customer experience for us at Delta specifically over the last five years has been really focused on across all the different divisions that…

Anugom: Lessons learnt strengthened us on the Nigerian market

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Julian Ugochukwu Anugom leads in-flight entertainment and connectivity development at Delta Air Line. He speaks to WOLE SHADARE at the airline’s head office in Atlanta, Georgia on how the carrier is challenging the face of air travel with innovation. You have changed the face of Delta Air Lines in terms of In-flight Communication and Entertainment. How has it been with Delta? I lead in-flight entertainment and connectivity development here at Delta. If you have heard about the internet…

It takes team work, efficiency to run massive airport system like FAAN, says Dati

Posted on November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Yakubu Dati was the General Manager of Public Affairs of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and a former Commissioner for Information and later Commissioner for Land and Survey, Plateau State. In this interview with Television Continental (TVC) monitored by Aviation Metric on Thursday, he speaks about the giant strides by the Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku to improve age-long infrastructure decay at many of the country’s airports, the recertification of the…

Järvinen: We’re keen to work with Nigerian carriers on regional connectivity

Posted on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Juha Järvinen is the Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic. He leads the Commercial function which includes Airline Commercial with network planning, joint venture with Delta and Air France-KLM, partnerships, and revenue management among other high-profile portfolios. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks on the airline’s commitment to Nigeria’s aviation market, Africa as new frontier for airline expansion and growth opportunities and how Nigeria can leverage regional connectivity as one of the best options for…

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…

Farouk: We are going to review navigational charges to match current economic situation

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Ahmed Umar Farouk, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, speaks on the strides the agency has made to overhaul the country’s airspace safety architecture and some of the challenges that require urgent attention. NAMA seems to be taking a new shape and direction. How has it been since you were appointed Managing Director of the agency? Farouk, NAMA MD I am an insider in NAMA. Before…

Olotu: We must not allow anyone to divide NANTA

Posted on April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by Wole Shadare

A frontline presidential candidate for the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA) election which comes up on April 26, 2024, Mr. Daisi Olotu has mapped out his strategy on how to reposition the body via so many laudable programmes and projects. He outlines his plans while speaking with WOLE SHADARE The NANTA election is about two weeks from now or close to that, what are your plans for NANTA? It is good to let…

Hassenstab: I’m optimistic about Delta’s future in Africa

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Wole Shadare

With 4000 flights daily to its destinations across the globe with a codeshare arrangement with Kenya Airways, Delta Air Lines is regarded as one of the biggest airlines in the world. The carrier’s Director of Sales, Middle East, Africa and India, Paul Hassenstab in this interview with WOLE SHADARE speaks of its impact in Nigeria and the West African market, investment in infrastructure and how to sustain its market share among others. Delta is regarded as the most…

ASKY’s association with Ethiopian Airlines has given us very good commercial dividend, says Hailu

Posted on November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

WoldeMariam Hailu is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of Africa’s successful airlines, ASKY. The airline is one of the most reliable airlines that has grown massively since it was established 13 years ago. In this interview, he speaks about the profitability of the airline, his ability to fulfill its mission and vision, and his plans for the burgeoning Nigerian travel market among others. Excerpts How profitable is ASKY considering that it has been…

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