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Ilegbodu: FG Should Tackle Forex Hiccups To Help Airlines Survive

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Wole Shadare

ChiefExecutive Officer, Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilogbodu rarely grants interviews.Whenever he does, he sheds light on burning issues as they affect the country’s aviation industry. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks on access to foreign exchange, precarious situation of airlines and the fate of Arik amid concerns of making it a national carrier, among other issues Recently, the Federal Government bailed out Nigeria airlines to the tune of N4 billion. Is that…

Nuhu: Nigerian Carriers Shortchange Themselves In Pact With Foreign Airlines

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Capt. Musa Nuhu has a very rich experience in global aviation and was recently appointed the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, the cerebral airline pilot, safety expert, quality assurance lead auditor and an artificial intelligence expert speaks on restrategising to reposition the country’s aviation sector, economic regulation of airlines for profit and survival. Excerpts How was your experience as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation…

Covid-19 Crisis: First Class Isn’t Dead Yet!

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Many First Class passengers are expected to make the leap to private jets in the wake of the pandemic, says Linus Benjamin Bauer, managing director of Bauer Aviation Advisory The current COVID-19 pandemic has sent shock waves through the entire aviation industry including the airlines with First Class offerings. It’s also not clear to what extent the premium market (First and Business Class combined), which generated 30% of airlines’ international revenues in 2019, can recover….

Our Ordeal In The Hands Of NAHco Over Unpaid N1.12bn Terminal Benefits –Ex-Workers

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Ex-workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHco) Plc have been embroiled in a bitter feud over 15 years with the management of the aviation handling company. They alleged a grand plan by the firm to divert N1.12 billion of severance/terminal benefits of former workers. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, Secretary- General of NAHco Workers’ Forum, Sanmi Alademoni narrates their ordeal NAHCo and your members are embroiled in a long drawn battle over N1.12bn…

Air accident investigation’s very challenging, says Ajayi, first female investigator

Posted on June 28, 2020June 29, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Taiwo Ajayi holds the record of being the first female accident investigator in Nigeria. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, the University of Lagos biochemistry graduate, who first employed by Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and scheduled by the organization to undergo air traffic control training to enhance her air accident investigation job in the organization Excerpts… How did you get into aviation? What was the attraction? That is where I found work. When we got…

Why jet leasing is attractive option for cash-strapped airlines

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 by Wole Shadare

With cash-strapped airlines scrabbling to cancel and defer aircraft orders, much of the industry’s focus has been on the woes of manufacturers. But Firoz Tarapore, CEO of the Middle East’s largest aircraft lessor, DAE, explains how the leasing market is just as subject to change. Aviation Business: What are the main challenges for aircraft lessors currently? Firoz Tarapore: The initial challenge for lessors is to manage through the crisis by responding to requests for relief by a…

Sanusi: Many airlines’ll go under post COVID-19

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Wole Shadare

he Managing Director of Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, Capt. Ado Sanusi, in this interview with WOLE SHADARE paints a grim picture of situation Nigerian carriers are most likely to face post-COVID-19 as airlines are running out of cash and could find it difficult to restart operations amid uncertainty they are faced with There are indications that Nigerian carriers are at the brink of bankruptcy following COVID-19 outbreak as the cash reserves are fast drying up….

Why Nigeria has growing unemployed pilots, by NCAT CEO/Rector

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Capt Abdulsalam Mohammed, CEO/ Rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, in this interview with WOLE SHADARE at the just concluded MRO Africa, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, speaks on turning around the institution to provide human capital development amongst others What are the take away from the MRO conference? Actually I have been here for the last five days. We hold council meetings of the association of aviation training organisations, the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT)…

Weiss: Our intervention in Virgin Nigeria was a sad experience

Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by Wole Shadare

The Chief Executive Officer of mega carrier, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Shal Weiss, was in Nigeria recently. His visit was not unconnected with plans to maintain its strong market presence in Nigeria’s burgeoning air travel market. He speaks to WOLE SHADARE on new strategies by the carrier to remain strong on the global aviation market What are your plans for fleet renewal? There are plans to retire the old planes like B747 and A340 for the new…

We are yet to harness abundant tourism potentials in Africa’

Posted on November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Ofure Rita Obidike is the President of Skal Lagos. It is an association of travel professional organisation of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. Obidike who is also the Managing Director of Discovery Travel & Tours Limited speaks with WOLE SHADARE at a lunch organised for visiting President, SKAL International, Lavonne Wittman in Lagos on the landmark achievement of SKAL, the growing influence of SKAL in the entire travel, tourism and hospitality industry…

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