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SAHCO appoints director, GM cargo services

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Board of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC, has confirmed the appointment of Adegbesan Abiodun as Executive Director of Finance and Administration. Abiodun Olugbenga Adegbesan is a highly accomplished seasoned professional in the realms of Accounting and Finance, boasting a wealth of qualifications and a career spanning over thirty years. The foundation for his career commenced with a BSc (Hons) in Accounting from the University of Ilorin in 1989, followed by an MBA…

Deep reflections on Africa’s troubled airlines

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Africa’s airlines must wake up to the brutal competition outside the continent. That remains their biggest challenge, writes, WOLE SHADARE Sharp contrast The sheer size of Africa, the distances between cities, and the poor state of road and rail infrastructure should, in theory, make aviation an ideal mode of transport for the movement of goods and people alike. Air transportation, however, has failed to fill this gap and the market remains small by the standard of…

Lagos, Abuja airports selected as ICAO team begins Nigeria’s aviation security audit

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Two of Nigeria’s biggest airports, the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport would be used for rigorous security tests to ascertain the country’s level of aviation security. All security implementation verification will be carried out at the two airports. This is coming as a team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, to commence the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach…

Keyamo leads agency, airline chiefs to France to explore aviation opportunities for Nigeria

Posted on March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and airline operators are in France to exploit business opportunities to improve the development of the aviation industry. The Minister who is on a four-day working visit to France tagged the Nigeria-France Bilateral Business Forum aims to strengthen cooperation and explore business opportunities in the aviation sector between both nations. Accompanied by the Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, Managing…

Bridging fare gap, stemming exploitation

Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The unblocking of lower fare inventories by foreign airlines has elicited joy among travellers as the stability or volatility of the naira will now go a long way to determining appropriate pricing and eliminating exploitation, WOLE SHADARE writes Front burner Airfare increase on Nigerian routes has been on the front burner for more than two years. Fare disparity, however, took a different dimension when many of these foreign carriers capitalised on our indiscretion to keep…

Qatar Airways, Access Bank ink deal on discounted fares

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways, the unprecedented seven-time winner of the Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Access Bank to offer the bank’s customers across Africa exclusive discounts on flights – embodying its commitment to enhancing air transport accessibility and convenience. In efforts to ease financial barriers to air travel, the multiple award-winning airline will offer a 12 per cent discount on both business and economy class tickets to Access Bank customers who…

African airlines’ cargo volume up by 17%

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for January 2024 global air cargo markets indicating a strong start to 2024. During the month in review, African airlines saw their air cargo volumes increase by 17.0% with much improved compared to December’s performance (-1.2%). African airlines benefitted from strong growth on the Africa-Asia trade lane with capacity was 19.4% above January 2023 levels and accounting for 2% of total global air cargo traffic. Total demand, measured…

NANTA President fumes over members’ anti-competition, retrogressive practices

Posted on March 3, 2024March 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has carpeted people she called mischief makers whom she said are peddling rumours that could tarnish the image of the association and has vowed to confront them using all the legal means available to NANTA. Reacting to’ insidious and damaging narratives’ targeting NANTA members holding International Air Transport Association (IATA) licence under the Golite category as fraudulent trade operators, she warned the purveyors of…

Oransanye Report: Merger of Aviation Agencies’ll Spell Disaster, Stakeholders Tell FG

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The aviation industry was thrown into a frenzy last week when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the implementation of the Stephen Orosanye report which recommended the merging, scrapping and subsuming of government agencies. Not a few thought that the Federal Government had jettisoned the controversial decision to merge many of the Ministry, Department, or Agency (MDAs) to save costs. Since the announcement, workers in the aviation industry have begun to fret over the plan by…

IWD: Dana Bags Gender-Friendly Airline Award, Supports One Million Man Walk for Women

Posted on March 3, 2024March 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day, Dana Air proudly announces its support for the One Million Man Walk and Pan African HeforShe Summit by the African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO) on the 6th and 7th of March in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The walk which is to raise awareness and eliminate gender-based violence, a major public health problem, marks a significant moment in advocating for inclusive decision-making and the advancement of women…

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