Youth Development:  Dana Air Partners Soccer Stars ProjectTM with Samson Siasia

Youth Development:  Dana Air Partners Soccer Stars ProjectTM with Samson Siasia

As part of its commitment to youth and sports development in Nigeria, Dana Air has announced its partnership with soccer stars projectTM with Nigeria’s ex international, Samson Siasia, scheduled to commence from 15th of July to 15th of August 2019. The project which is scheduled to hold across 13 states of the federation: Lagos, Rivers, Abuja, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Kano, Plateau, Abia, Delta, Sokoto, Imo and Plateau is aimed at discovering and promoting young talented football…

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NTEC Celebrates 10 Years of Changing History As 2019 Winners Emerge

NTEC Celebrates 10 Years of Changing History As 2019 Winners Emerge

  Travel & Business News (TBN), Nigeria’s leading Air Transport Safety and Security centric Magazine, recently held the 10thAnniversary of its National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC 2019) and Air Transport Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) aimed at encouraging Nigerian youngsters from the grassroots to follow a career in the sector thereby Raising Future Aviation Professionals.        The gathering which was tagged:“Changing History,” attracted youths from Secondary Schools and Tertiary Institutions across the country and held on Saturday May 25, 2019…

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How Air Peace concealed serious accident/ incidents from probe-AIB

How Air Peace concealed serious accident/ incidents from probe-AIB

Carpets airline’s management for infractions   The Accident Investigation Bureau [AIB] has taken a swipe at Air Peace and other airlines that concede or fail to report accidents or serious incident to the accident investigation agency. Commissioner, AIB, Akin Olateru, an aircraft engineer explained in a statement that on June 5, 2019, the Bureau received notification about a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-300 aircraft with Registration Marks 5N-BUK, belonging to Air Peace Limited from…

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FG appoints Capt. Mukhtar Muye as FAAN director

FG appoints Capt. Mukhtar Muye as FAAN director

  The Federal Government has appointed Capt. Mukhtar  Yusuf Muye as the Director of Airport Operations, DAO, of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.  A highly trained Commercial and Multi –Engine Instruments Pilot, Capt. Muye has had a distinguished career in the Nigerian Aviation Industry. Until his recent appointment in the FAAN, he had worked with IRS Airlines as the Chief Pilot.   He takes over the office of DAO which became vacant due…

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How politics, others stalled Africa’s single airspace market, by IATA

How politics, others stalled Africa’s single airspace market, by IATA

●28 nations sign up to air pact The slow process of ensuring that all 54 states of African countries sign to the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is because of high protection of borders by many of the nations, Director-General of International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac, has stated. The IATA boss disclosed this to Woleshadarenewsafter the conclusion of its 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in Seoul,…

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Airbus to mark 50 years of pioneering achievements at Paris Air Show 2019 

Airbus to mark 50 years of pioneering achievements at Paris Air Show 2019 

At the Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget, Airbus SE will present a broad portfolio of innovative products, technologies and services which meet the aerospace industry’s requirements for today and into the future. This year Paris is also the stage to celebrate Airbus’ 50 years of pioneering progress which created a string of world aerospace firsts to drive the industry’s transformation.  In the flying and static displays at the show, Airbus will demonstrate its modern…

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Uriesi unveils Ibom Air’s ambitious growth plans

Uriesi unveils Ibom Air’s ambitious growth plans

Sets to dominate domestic, regional flights with ten jets in two years A start up airline, Ibom Air has unveiled its plans to be one of the major players in the Nigerian aviation industry. The Chief Operating Officer [COO] of the airline, Mr. George Uriesi while speaking at the airline’s inaugural flight operation to Lagos from Uyo, Akwa Ibom, said the vision of the airline is to be a world class regional. His words, ‘We…

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The crazy economics of in-flight Wi-Fi

The crazy economics of in-flight Wi-Fi

  Forget champagne, fully flat beds and on-board showers.WOLE SHADARE writes that for airlines’ travellers, the must-have facility these days is WiFi Changing times At over 37, 000 feet above sea level, air passengers can make video calls, send Short Messaging System(SMS) and be in contact with their loved ones and continue with their works as if they are in their homes or offices. That is the power of technology, which was a rarity many years ago, as airlines…

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Airbus supplies 240 aircraft to 37 African operators

Airbus supplies 240 aircraft to 37 African operators

…Receives 279 orders from region’s airlines Aircraft giant, Airbus, said it had received 279 commercial aircraft orders from African airlines – out of which 240 are presently in service with 37 operators. The firm disclosed this to our correspondent in France. Similarly, over 600 Airbus’ helicopters have been delivered to African customers, more than half of which are in service with customers in Southern and Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. This is coming…

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IATA to monitor modalities for Nigeria’s airports concession

IATA to monitor modalities for Nigeria’s airports concession

…fears high charges by investors The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it would follow up on Nigeria’s plan to privatize some of her airports to know the modalities it plans to adopt so that airlines would not be at the mercy of the new investors. IATA’s Regional Vice- President, Africa and Middle East, Mohammed Ali Albakri, told Woleshadarenews on the side-lines of the Association’s 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS),…

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