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September 20, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways’ Revenue Up By 7.22 Per Cent

Qatar Airways has said that its revenue and operating income grew by 7.22 per cent in the 2017/18 financial year despite the ongoing “Illegal blockade by its neighbouring countries.” The airline, however, said that its capacity within the period grew...

September 20, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Suspends Proposed National Carrier

The Federal Government, on Wednesday suspended its controversial national carrier project, Nigeria Air. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, while addressing Journalists. According to Sirika, the decision to suspend the ...

September 15, 2018 No Responses

AIB: Wrong NiMET Rain Forecast Caused Skybird Airlines Abuja Incident

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has blamed Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) inaccurate rain forecast for the Skybird Airline aircraft incident of Wednesday night at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. AIB in its preliminary ...

September 14, 2018 No Responses

Air Peace Sustains Expansion, Orders 10 New Planes From Boeing

Air Peace has ordered 10 new Boeing B737MAX aircraft from American aircraft manufacturer, Boeing. The airline said it signed an agreement with Boeing for the acquisition of the aircraft in the United States, thereby making it the first airline to...

September 11, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways To Commence Direct Flight To Mombasa

Qatar Airways said it is launching a second direct flight to Kenya’s second city, Mombasa, in an attempt to open up the country’s beautiful coasts to international holiday-makers. The airline in a statement said that the flight to Mombasa would...

September 7, 2018 No Responses

South African Airways Increases Frequencies To Luanda

South African Airways (SAA) has increased its frequency to Luanda, Angola, thereby creating a seamless travel experience for customers. The airline in a statement explained that its African and Asian destinations in particular would have an increased connec...

September 7, 2018 No Responses

Air Peace Rewards Victorious Anambra Students With Free Tickets To Aso Rock

Air Peace has congratulated five Anambra State students and their teachers on emerging victorious in the recent technology challenge held in the United States. The airline also honoured the team with free return Owerri-Abuja tickets to facilitate their visit t...

September 3, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Records $16.98m, N9.16b Air Ticket Sales Charge In Eight Months

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recorded over $16.98m as Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) from international airlines and another N9.16billion from local airlines in the first eight months of 2018. This is as passenger traffic in between January and Aug...

September 2, 2018 No Responses

African Airlines Traffic Rises By 6.8% In July

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that African airlines’ July traffic rose 6.8 per cent, thereby emerging as the second highest among the global regions. However, IATA said this represented a decline from 11 per cent growth recorded...

August 28, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways Deploys A350-1000 Aircraft On Singapore, Tokyo’s Routes

Qatar Airways is set to deploy world’s most technologically advanced passenger aircraft, Airbus A350-1000 to Singapore’s Changi Airport from September 1, 2018. The airline also said that the aircraft would be introduced daily to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport fr...