Interviews

Alhaji Muneer Bankole is the Managing Director of Medview Airline. He is a consummate administrator. In this interview with woleshadare.net in Monrovia when the carrier launched services to Accra, Freetown and Monrovia on Tuesday, he speaks about integrating Africa by air, the economics of aircraft acquisition and how to remain profitable in the murky waters of air transportation business, among other issues. Excerpt   What is your motivation for expanding to other African countries? We…

For 33 years, Capt Akin Oni has been with Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria). He rose through the ranks to become the Managing Director of the firm that specialises in servicing oil and gas sector, including search and rescue (SAR) services as a core part of its helicopter services in most of the countries in which it operates. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks on how lull in oil and gas sector has negatively impacted…

Mr. Tarkan Ince Is The Country Manager For Turkish Airlines In Nigeria. In This Interview With WOLE SHADARE, He Speaks On Many Issues Affecting The Nigerian Aviation Ranging From Forex, Poor State Of Infrastructure, Poor Code Sharing Opportunity, Travellers’ Welfare And Measures Being Taken By The Airline To Strengthen Its Operations In Nigeria And Globally. Excerpts: How will you assess the Nigerian aviation sector as one of the key players in the country? First of…

 Saleh Dunoma is the Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. He was recently elected President, Airports Council International (Africa). In his first major interview he granted WoleshadareNews in his expansive office in Lagos after his election in Maputo, Mozambique, Dunoma spoke on how Africans can speak with one voice to promote development in aviation, the need to position Nigeria to tap from the enormous aviation resources, controversial concession of four major aerodromes, among…

Captain Dung Rwang Pam has over 29 years multi-role experience in the aviation industry. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks on poor record of Nigerian carriers, the rot that has pervaded the sector and proffers solutions to the myriads of problems confronting the industry. Excerpts: How does recession impact aviation?   It is a problem to the aviation industry, but you need to realise that Nigeria is not the only country that is…

There are indications that Nigeria might eventually adopt low cost airline model as a result of low traffic occasioned by tough economic situation rather than the willingness to do so. Already, because of the huge seat capacity that airlines provide on the domestic scene with low passenger traffic, many of the airlines offer air fares as low as N12, 000 depending on the time of booking. The operators, investigations revealed, want to concentrate on huge…

One of the biggest airlines in the world, British Airways would mark his 80 years of operations in Nigeria in the second quarter of this year. The airline’s area commercial manager, Paolo De Renzis, in this interview with WOLE SHADARE in the carrier’s Waterside Headquarters in London, spoke on the airline’s humongous investments in new products, new aircraft and how the Nigerian aviation market remains one of the biggest for them. Excerpts You are over 90 years…