Phone Wind;
The CEO is Babawande Afolabi, formerly a senior Morgan Stanley senior executive. Amongst the promoters is Tim Horton, former President of American Airlines.
Goodness knows where the funding is coming from, or if it’s coming, or if this is yet another Nigerian venture that will never come to fruition despite several hundreds of millions of dollars disappearing and never being accounted for
Sign of the times that there is zero interest in discussing what should have been an interesting development in the long running saga of aviation in Nigeria . What is it -- Cynicism ? Weariness ? Apathy ? Maybe the short lived Nigeria Air project may have something to do with it .
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45587143)
It does beg the question--why is yet another launch project on the table , after the previous debacles .? Why is a company like Boeing throwing it's hat in the ring (again) given past dubious financial history of Nigerian aviation affairs ?
I know the truth may never be told , but with elections round the corner , the subject needs to be aired . The long suffering Nigerian general public probably don't give a stuff , but aviation professionals should certainly take an interest . With Nigerian roads in a deplorable state and rampant crime on those roads , reliable air travel should be at the top of any wish list .
The new (impressive looking) Abuja terminal is being rolled out , but there are already complaints about declining standards . Are we still on the same slippery slope of mediocrity ?
Maybe someone who knows a little about Green Africa could enlighten us . Or is it the case that even the professionals don't give a stuff .
