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Airbus Foundation, Air Côte d’Ivoire team up for first goodwill flight

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The Airbus Foundation and Air Côte d’Ivoire have organised their first goodwill flight to transport school supplies and clothes for underprivileged children aboard the airline’s newest A320. As part of Air Côte d’Ivoire’s corporate social responsibility policy, this mission will support the education and health sector – areas in great need in the region. The aircraft took off from Toulouse on 25 November carrying 3 tonnes of goods, donated by Aviation Sans Frontières, to…

Newrest ASL: Earnings drop on harsh milieu

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Newrest ASL Nigeria Plc (formerly Airline Services and Logistics Plc) has continued to post dismal performance following fluctuating unfriendly operating environment.CHRIS UGWU writes After deregulation of airline services industry in Nigeria, the sector has witnessed a new era of growth and advancement. The deregulation regime offered an increased interest and investment in the dormant Nigerian aviation industry as more airlines entered the market. The services offered witnessed a turnaround as market-driven innovations came to bear to…

Lufthansa reveals secrets behind new Business Class

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Lufthansa has revealed one of its best-kept secrets and unveiled the concept for its brand-new Business Class. It will be available on regular routes for the first time in 2020, with the roll-out of the Boeing 777-9. The new seat is the key element of the service and comfort level in the cabin, which have been improved even further. It was developed with the goal of facilitating the best and soundest sleep up above the…

AIB deploys App for accident probes

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Wole Shadare

…set to release four reports The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has developed a new App that would help it enhance accident investigation and one that could help report incidence/ accidents wherever and whenever they occur. This Application, termed, “I Report”, meaning that travellers can from wherever they are post pictures, videos and text messages of very unpleasant incidents that could assist the investigators to have first-hand information on how incident or accident occurred before the…

Medview offers discount fares to London

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Wole Shadare

Medview Airline has rolled out low fares on the Lagos-London route as part of the Yuletide offer to passengers. The promo, which takes immediate effect and ends December 31, 2017 for out bound and January 15, 2018 in-bound passengers, goes as low as N249,000 round trip for economy ticket Giving the details of the offer, the airline Executive Director, Business Development and Commercial, Mr. Isiaq Na-Allah said the promo is designed to appreciate customers robust patronage throughout…

Airlines spend $117 million on aircraft offshore maintenance yearly

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Wole Shadare

*42 aircraft in service A new statistics of what Nigerian carriers spend to carry out comprehensive maintenance of their airplanes offshore has emerged with the carriers spending $117.6 million for C-Check. Chairman, Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema corroborated this in an interview with Woleshadarenew in Abuja at the just concluded World Aviation Forum (WAF) organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). He disclosed that that on the average, Nigerian airlines pay at least $2.8m for C-Checks of…

Group to FG: Use $100m BASA fund for safety facilities

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Wole Shadare

BASA funds should be used for critical safety infrastructure development Aviation industry pressure group, Aviation Round Table (ART), has called on the Federal Government to ensure better management of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) funds, which are funds that accrued from the nation’s air services agreement. President of the group, Mr. Gbenga Olowo, made this call in a statement made available to Woleshadarenews. He advised that the funds should be well managed to provide critical…

Diversifying Nigeria’s airport revenue amid new aerodrome rating

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The certification of Lagos and Abuja airports is huge boost for Nigeria. Its coincidence with planned concession of the two facilities could be a new method to diversify the sector’s revenue. WOLE SHADARE writes Airports before 1990s Since airline deregulation in the 1990s, the nature of airports has changed dramatically. Airports in the 1970s and 1980s were regarded as transport infrastructure where the emphasis was providing airlines and general aviation with…

IATA, African Development Bank sign MoU to Advance Africa’s Aviation

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for collaboration to boost the aviation sector in Africa. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization World Aviation Forum – Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure – in Abuja, Nigeria by IATA’s Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Alexandre de Juniac, and African Development Bank…

Africa must implement air liberalization pact, says AfDB President

Posted on November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 by Wole Shadare

“Together, let’s open up the skies of Africa, and together let’s integrate Africa. By so doing, we will build stronger and more resilient economies.” – Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on African countries to implement the 1990 Yamoussoukro agreement for open skies. While 20 countries have signed on, the 27-year old accord still faces implementation challenges, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the AfDB said Tuesday at the opening…

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