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A Nigerian, Kofo Abaniwonda reportedly died on aboard Emirates Airline. She died Friday night shortly before the aircraft landed in Lagos. According to a source at the Lagos airport who pleaded anonymity, the deceased with passport number A07562816 was a young woman. Officials of the airline could not be reached as at the time of filing the report. Woleshadare.net learnt that the flight EK783 (DXB) arrived at 15:50 hrs with the corpse of Mrs. Abaniwonsa and was immediately evacuated…

Africa posted the largest year-on-year increase in demand of all regions in October; with freight volumes rising 30.3 per cent, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 5.9 per cent in October 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. IATA stated that capacity increased 9.2 per cent, adding that during the same period international freight volumes grew by 28.5 per cent….

AIB expands scope to probe rail, road crashes The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said the June 5, 2015 Aero Contractor serious incident involving a B737-500 with registration number 5N-BLE which occurred at flight level 330 feet was as a result of negligence and pilot’s error occasioned by the inadvertent failure to discover that the pressure regulating and shutoff valve was in the locked closed position after the engine change.  The crew also failed to recognise that the number two…

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…

  AfDB pegs aircraft capitalisation need at N45.9 trillion    Despite the huge potentials in air transport sector, President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria has not done well in the area of aviation infrastructure.   The President made the disclosure  at the opening of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) World Aviation Forum in Abuja said the sector needs to be ready for exponential growth as predicted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which puts…

23 states endorse full YD implementation Africa’s apex airline body, African Airline Association (AFRAA) has called on African Governments and stakeholders to enable airlines to improve intra-Africa connectivity by unlocking the barriers to connectivity. The 23 States that have signed up for the full implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision towards the Single African Air Transport market were urged to follow through on their commitment in order to stimulate the development of inter-African air transport and…

Buhari to flag off World Aviation Forum  President Muhammed Buhari would on Monday flag off activities of the annual World Aviation Forum by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The event also emphasises the importance attached to the consideration of Nigeria to become the first country to host the annual event outside ICAO’s Montreal, Canada headquarters. The Forum which holds from the 20th to the 22nd of November, 2017 in Abuja will be the first to be held outside…

  Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) zone two, comprising of Lagos and Ogun state, Mr. Ibrahim Adamu has promised to rid the beaches, waterfront recreational centers and waterways in Lagos and Ogun states of hoodlums’ sea pirates.   The police boss who has re-engineered the security formation in the zone in recent times, making life unbearable for social miscreants who had shifted attention away from the roads to the waterways in the zone in…

Nigerian carriers are barely living from hand-to-mouth.WOLE SHADARE looks at factors that have eroded their profitability African airlines’ losses For the past two years, major African airlines have made losses amounting to $1.2 billion -about $700 million in 2015 and $500 million in 2016 according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2016 report. But this is not the most troubling news. The continent’s airlines are expected to post $100million losses in 2017, according to…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured air travellers and other airport users of safety, security and comfort at her airports across the nation, as Nigeria celebrates her 57th independence anniversary. According to the General Manager, Corporate Affairs of the Authority, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, in anticipation of the annual surge in passenger traffic that is usually the experiece during this celebration, all necessary safety and security facilities and arrangements needed to ensure the…