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NCAA suspends United Nigeria’s wet-leased airplanes over landing in Asaba

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airlines over circumstances that caused Flight NUA 0504 to go to Asaba International Airport instead of Abuja. A source close to the NCAA told Aviation Metric that the apex civil aviation regulatory body took the decision on Monday via a letter communicated to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the airline. According to the source, all the wet-leased aircraft in the…

Eulogy for quintessential media man, Adurogboye at book review

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Book Title: Handbook on Public Relations Practice And Aviation Reporting Author: Samuel Adurogboye Publisher: SAPTCO Comm. Ltd Reviewer: Emmanuel Ukpong I believe I have a very simple job. Simple because the author asked me to do the foreword, thereby making me a part of the project. Simple task also because I tend to take a minimalist approach to Book reviews. I believe a book should not be over-reviewed. We should leave something for the…

Arik Air in Receivership denies abusing import duty waiver

Posted on October 7, 2023October 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Arik Air Limited (In Receivership) (“Arik”) has refuted a recent publication by Sahara Reporters on October 3, 2023 (“SR Publication”). The SR Publication contains allegations of misapplication of import duties and illicit sale of aircraft. In response to these accusations, we feel compelled to clarify the situation for the benefit of the general public. (1) Grant of Duty Waivers All duty waivers granted to Arik before the receivership period, under the leadership of…

The Dirty Tactics Of A Bully Borrower, By Omokide Kamilu Alaba

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Wole Shadare

This statement is issued on behalf of Arik Air Limited (in Receivership) (Arik) under the leadership of its Receiver Manager, Omokide, Kamilu Alaba, FCA in response to recent media reports concerning an EFCC investigation into the affairs of Arik. These reports have unjustifiably, and without verification of the facts, linked the Receiver Manager of Arik to financial fraud within Arik. The investigation is apparently based on a petition filed by Mr. Femi Falana, SAN (the Petition)…

Group roots for Aliu as Aviation Minister

Posted on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Government of Nigeria has honoured Dr. Bernard Olumuyiwa Aliu by naming him after Akure International Airport. He was also conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) by former President Mohammadu Buhari. The honour came penultimate Sunday, May 28th, 2023 before the handover to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. These startling credentials put him ahead of others as the most suitable candidate to steer the ship of…

OPINION: ‘Criminal’ negligence of MMIA

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

‘AIR RAGE WITH WOLE SHADARE’ The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) terminal is at best one of the worse airport terminals in Africa. The airport in all honesty has outlived its usefulness. The airport terminal is what you use in judging any nation because the very first impression starts from there. When the airport terminal was commissioned in 1978, even up to late 1990, it was processing just about 200,000 passengers in a year….

Opinion:Need to halt ‘primitive’ shut down of aviation by unions

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by Wole Shadare

AIR RAGE BY WOLE SHADARE As I scanned through the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport last week, I felt the impact of the chaos gripping the aviation industry on a personal level as to the reason aviation labour unions see the sector as a soft target to compel employers and the government to listen to their demands by unilaterally shutting down the aviation industry. The industry has witnessed numerous demonstrations by labour unions…

Application Of SBAS For Approach Navigation In Nigeria by Farouk Umar, Director, NAMA

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Wole Shadare

A presentation by the Director of Safety Electronics and Engineering Services (DSEES) on the SBAS Flight Demonstration at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on February 1st, 2023. Overview Over time navigation has always relied on ground-based navigational aids. But with the advent of satellite navigation adopted by ICAO (GNSS), the scenario began to change. Due to errors inherent in the GPS constellations, the raw navigation signal from the satellites was not accurate enough to provide…

Nigeria Air, Ethiopian Airlines deal: My position, by Olowo

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

I once said in my reaction to the speculation that Ethiopian Airlines comes as a partner of the good choice for Air Nigeria and now that it is officially confirmed, my position remains the same. Since the issue of Air Nigeria ” TO BE OR NOT TO BE ” has been laid to rest, given govt insistence to do so, my endorsement is based on the need for the success of any new start-up Airline…

Re: Foreign travel syndicates rip-off Nigeria with SOTO tickets sales

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Your Aviation Metric news release of Wednesday, June 1, 2022, refers. “Foreign travel syndicates rip-off Nigeria with SOTO ticket sales. The big travel agents like Satguru, Waheguru, Blueberry, and others, particularly based in India and Southeast Asia take advantage of the relative ease in ticket issuance through APG IET and other Global Distribution Systems (GDS) like Amadeus, Galileo, and Sabre among others issue what is generally known as Sold Outside Tickered Outside (SOTO)will incur additional…