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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…

Early warning on imminent weather hazards help reduce casualties by more than 70%- NiMet DG

Posted on September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu is the Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). In this interview with WOLE SHADARE in his office in Abuja, talks about the recent natural disasters in Morocco and Libya and how Nigeria is immune from the disasters that happened there, the massive Low-Level Windshear project in 18 airports across the country and how it is turning its challenges to gains in providing world-class service to its users. The recent earthquake…

Olateru: Most countries don’t have air safety records like that of Nigeria

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Akin Olateru is the Director-General of the newly established Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) that replaced the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, the aircraft engineer speaks on the country’s impeccable aviation safety, review of NSIB regulation, and how the agency is positioned to unravel causes of accidents in the air, rail, maritime and road the way it is done in some advanced countries How has it been since the Nigerian…

MMA2 plans infrastructure expansion to accommodate growing travel demands

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) run by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) is a huge success story. The Chief Operating Officer of the terminal, Tosan Duncan Odukoya in this interview with WOLE SHADARE speaks on MMA2’s customer-centric approach to air travel Recently, you celebrated your 16th year of operation as the concessionaire of MMA2. As a successful PPP business model in the history of Nigeria, what will you attribute to this feat? 16 years…

Makolo: There’s growth potential in Africa’s aviation despite yawning gaps

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Yvonne Manzi Makolo is the CEO of Africa’s rising airline, RwandAir. She is the first female to chair the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Board of Governors. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE at the recently concluded IATA 79th AGM in Istanbul, Turkey, she talks about myriads of challenges militating the growth of African airlines, investments in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and the gains the continent’s carriers have made in the field of aviation among others. Congratulations on…

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