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18 years after, FAAN fixes N2.3b Lagos airport runway lighting

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Night operations returned to the second runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, otherwise known as runway 18/L, 18 years after night operations were last carried out on the facility. Four months ago, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) shut the facility to all flight operations for the installation of the category three Airfield Ground Lighting system on the runway, allowing all flight operations to use the Runway 18/Right usually used by international airlines….

Value proposition sets us apart from other TMCs’, FCM boss, Adejoju Sikuade

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Adejoju Sikuade is the Head of Business for FCM Travel, a subsidiary of Fincglow Holdings. FCM Travel Solutions is a global travel management provider spanning more than 98 countries worldwide. Sikuade and her team are committed to generating better travel ideas for their high-end clients. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, she says FCM delivers strategic corporate travel and expense management services, offering its services to small, large, and multinational companies. She also speaks on why FCM is different from…

Dana celebrates 14 years of existence amid Nigeria airlines’ high mortality rate

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Gifts free tickets onboard Despite the projected 10 years lifespan for many Nigerian airlines, quite a number of airlines in Nigeria have surpassed that threshold just as Dana Air has overcome the hoodoo that had put many of the country’s airlines down before they clock ten years. The landscape is dotted with many airlines that have bitten the dust before they clock ten years. Dana Air has continued to serve for 14 years and…

Unions fault aviation sector roadmap, say action ill-timed

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Wole Shadare

A coalition of aviation unions made up of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have faulted what they described as muddling up of the Ministry of Aviation its roadmap project and the delay in executing many of the projects. The unions at a joint press briefing at Lagos…

Reps seek budgetary allocation for NAMA, says agency critical to safety

Posted on November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji has described Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) as a critical safety arm of the aviation sector that should not be ignored. Nnaji stated this during the committee’s 2023 budget defence meeting with the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who led the Ministry officials to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The Chairman’s remarks were prompted by the omission of the agency in the 2023 appropriation Bill…

Travellers’ Insights Into Nigerian Aviation Industry

Posted on November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Phillips Consulting Limited’s Nigeria’s aviation industry 2022 survey report is a must-read for industry stakeholders. WOLE SHADARE who was at a Breakfast meeting held by the firm in Lagos recently to discuss challenges in the aviation industry observes how issues highlighted in the report could shape airline business, and customer service and help the growth of a sector with enormous potential The COVID-19 damage In 2020, the aviation industry in Nigeria was decimated by COVID-19, with…

Air Peace, Ibom Air control 51.25% of Nigeria’s domestic market share-Survey

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Carriers take the flak for high pricing, poor communication, others Sector growth up 19.7% in 2022 In a far-reaching survey conducted by Phillips Consulting Limited (PCL), Air Peace, and Ibom Air have been adjudged as the most preferred airlines in Nigeria. According to the survey, Air Peace (31.67%) and Ibom Air (19.58%) jointly control half of the domestic passengers’ market share. Surprisingly, 16.24% of passengers do not prefer any airline. Arik ranks as the third…

How to reinvent W’Africa’s tourism industry, by S’Leone’s Tourism Minister

Posted on November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Travelling around Africa, particularly, West Africa is not only difficult by air, road, rail, or sea but one that has seriously impacted negatively on tourism on the West Coast according to the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone, Dr. Memunatu Pratt. Pratt, who was in June 2022 appointed as the global chairperson for women in tourism by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), while fielding questions from Aviation Metric at the just concluded Akwaaba Africa…

Dana returns to the sky after scaling NCAA’s rigorous audit, recommends same for all carriers

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Wole Shadare

More than three months after Dana Air was grounded for safety infractions, the airline has concluded plans to resume flight operations on November 9th, 2022 after a successful conclusion of an audit by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) The resumption of flight services by the carrier brings to an end a rigorous audit by the NCAA to ensure that the airline operates safely and by the books. The airline in a statement said ”…

Airlink expands commercial footprint in Latin America

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier, the independent airline is increasing its Latin American marketing and sales presence to include Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Airlink has also appointed AVIAREPS as its General Sales Agents (GSA) in Latin America to promote its convenient schedule of flights which serve an unparalleled network of routes currently connecting 45 destinations throughout Southern Africa. AVIAREPS will represent and raise Airlink’s brand visibility in the three new markets and will support the airline’s…

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