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Adenike Macaulay now CEO Wakanow

Posted on January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Board of Directors and Management of Wakanow Group has appointed Mrs. Adenike Macaulay as Chief Executive Officer of Wakanow Nigeria effective January 2023. She is a transformational leader with several years of experience in the travel industry and has led commercial activities for Wakanow since July 2021 as Chief commercial officer. While announcing her appointment, Mr. Bayo Adedeji, the Group CEO of Wakanow Group said, “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs. Adenike Macaulay…

Airbus delivers 661 aircraft to 84 customers in 2022

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Registers 1, 078 gross new orders Aircraft maker, Airbus Airbus said it delivered 661 commercial aircraft to 84 customers in 2022 and registered 1,078 gross new orders. Airbus’ end December 2022 backlog stood at 7,239 aircraft. “In 2022 we served 84 customers with 661 deliveries, an increase of 8 percent compared to 2021. That’s obviously less than we were targeting but given the complexity of the operating environment I want to thank the teams and…

Qatar Airways concludes World Cup in sensational style

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways, the Official Airline Partner of FIFA, concluded its FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ journey in style, presenting the medals and individual awards to Argentina after their historic 4-2 victory on penalties over the 2018 champions, France. Following a thrilling month of non-stop action and entertainment, the airline operated nearly 14,000 flights, uniting the world in Qatar for the greatest sporting show on Earth. As the Official Airline Partner of FIFA and the Official…

Delta to introduce free onboard Wi-Fi on domestic flights

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Delta said it would offer fast, free Wi-Fi in partnership with T-Mobile to all customers on board most domestic mainline flights beginning Feb. 1, 2023– the first major U.S. airline to offer free Wi-Fi as a core element of its customer experience.1 The airline will offer the service on more than 700 Viasat-equipped aircraft by the end of 2023. Delta also announced plans to bring free Wi-Fi on international and regional aircraft by the…

Green Africa to operate double daily flights from Lagos, Abuja

Posted on January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Green Africa, Nigeria’s value airline, has announced that it is increasing daily flights to Kwara state, Nigeria’s “state of harmony”. Starting from January 11th, 2023, the value carrier will have two daily return flights into Ilorin from Lagos and Abuja, respectively. With the additional capacity, customers will have the flexibility to travel in the morning or evening and a clear option for a day return trip. Green Africa, with its unrivaled flight affordability, currently operates…

SAHCO Bags ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Posted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 9001:2015) certification for Quality Management system. ISO 9001:2015 is the international standard that identifies requirements for the quality management system (QMS) which organisations use to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customers and regulatory requirements. SAHCO was awarded the certificate of registration because it has been assessed and found to conform to the requirement of…

IATA warns govts. over knee-jerk COVID restrictions reinstatement

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of the Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh has expressed extreme disappointment with what he described as knee-jerk reinstatement of COVID-19 measures that have proven ineffective over the last three years. He noted that nations have the tools to manage COVID-19 without resorting to ineffective measures that cut off international connectivity, damage economies, and destroy jobs. Governments, he said must base their decisions on ‘science facts’ rather than ‘science politics. “That’s why…

Nigeria has one of the best safety records in the world-Olateru, DG NSIB

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Director-General Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, an aircraft engineer has been speaking on the newly created intermodal accident investigative body which came into existence following the repeal of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Act. Olateru, in this question and answer session at the release of seven accidents/serious incident reports which were monitored virtually by WOLE SHADARE, speaks on Nigeria’s impeccable air safety record, the scope of operations of the new body among others…

Aviation Ministry to approve three years work plan for NSIB multi-modal mandate

Posted on January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of the newly created Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Akin Olateru said the agency is currently working on a three to five years plan. He said that the plan was awaiting approval from the Ministry of Aviation. The three to five-year plan after approval would put the agency on a great pedestal of the multi-modal task it is currently engaged in with signing into law the NSIB Act by President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

NSIB in great financial position for multi-modal accident probe, releases seven accident reports

Posted on December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Safety implementation recommendations up by 82% Basking in the euphoria of its change of name and responsibility from Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) to the National Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it is well positioned financially to undertake the onerous task of investigating air, rail, road, and maritime accidents. The Bureau can now investigate serious incidents and accidents in the aviation industry, maritime, rail, and road following the repeal of the AIB Act. Director-General of NSIB, Akin…

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