Executive Interviews

AIR PEACE Chairman,Chief Allen Onyema spoke on a myriad of issues concerning the fastest growing carrier, giving tangible reasons why it is yet to commence its international flights. He also talked about factors militating against smooth operations and why Nigerians prefer the agitatingly long road travel to air travel.  The delivery of your first B777 was done in February and …

AT the 22nd League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) Annual Seminar, Chairman of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema bore his mind on a myriad of issues. The frank-talking chairman reiterated his stand on the proposed Single African market, skies as well as lack of protection of Nigerian carriers abroad against their foreign counterparts flying into the country. He also …

ACTING Managing Director of Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), Mr. Basil Agboarumi was guest of the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondent(LAACs) Gateway forum where he talked about the unhealthy rivalry that has created a price war in the industry as well as call for zero tariff for ground Handlers to import equipment as well as the imbroglio generated …

AIRPORT Manager Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Mrs. Victoria Shin-Aba has explained some of the challenges the airport authority faces with regards airside security, facilitation of passengers to the international terminal as well as the proposed cashless payment being introduced by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and others. In this interview she douses fear on the effectiveness of the …

General Manager, Corporate Communications of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, in this interview with journalists, spoke on some happenings in the agency from why it decided to automate its car park at the Lagos Airport as well as the removal of unserviceable aircraft on the air side to help bolster security.  Excerpts: Why did the …

ESAYAS WoldeMariam Hailu is Managing Director of Ethiopian Airlines International Operations. He spoke to journalists from Lagos last week on various issues regarding the airline. From market share in Africa, to its most lucrative market to its first all female crew flight from Addis Ababa to Lagos. The former Area Manager of Nigeria in the 2000s also spoke on how …

Captain Abdulsalami Mohammed is the Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria and in this interview after the college being handed the status of Regional Training Centre of Excellence(RTCE) he speaks on a myriad of issues concerning the status, aircraft and simulator acquisition as well as unemployed pilots among others. He bares his mind as he feels …

MANAGING Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu, who was at the inaugural International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aviation Security Symposium AVSEC 2017 in Montreal, Canada  gave his views concerning security in the aviation industry and how important it is for all involved to be on the same page if they are to take aviation security to …

DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi recently took a tour of the agency’s formations and facilities across the country as part of his familiarization exercise. The former Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja spoke to journalists in Lagos on his mission to position the weather forecast agency among the leading ones in the …

IN this interview with the re-elected  President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu  he speaks on a number of issues from the growth of the industry to liberalization of the African skies as well as the burning concession issue in Nigeria, giving an objective analysis on what he believes are ways to grow the …