Aviation Business Archives — Page 2 of 6

May 2, 2023 No Responses

Qantas Appoints First Female CEO

Qantas, Australia’s flagship airline has announced its Chief Financial Officer, Vanessa Hudson will replace current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alan Joyce. She will become Qantas’ first female boss when she takes over in November. The airline has suffered turbulence in...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Begins Two Weekly Flights To Israel

Air Peace has, again, made another history as the first ever Nigerian airline to fly direct, nonstop to Israel. The airline commenced scheduled operations into Tel Aviv on April 20, 2023, from Lagos and Abuja. At the well-attended inaugural flight...

January 18, 2023 No Responses

SAHCO WINS ACCURACY AND PRECISION EXCELLENCE AWARD

Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has won the 2022 Accuracy and Precision Excellence award. The Award was conferred on SAHCO PLC by AVOLAD Engineering Nigeria Limited during their 2022 Accuracy and Precision Excellence Award Dinner held in Lagos.&nb...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Demands Investigation Into Aircraft Damage By Ground Equipment

Air Peace has urged aviation authorities to look into the ground handling equipment that collided and damaged its aircraft elevator at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos Spokesman of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, who confirmed the incident in ...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

SAHCO GETS ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFICATION

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 9001:2015) certification for Quality Management system. ISO 9001:2015 is the international standard that identifies requirements for qua...

January 4, 2023 No Responses

Etihad Cargo Expands Capacity Offering To US

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, will further reinforce its commitment to the US market with the introduction of an additional three weekly flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from 24 April 2023. ...

November 27, 2022 No Responses

Air Peace Boosts Operations With Two New Airbus

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has received two new Airbus 320 aircraft to support its operations. A statement sent to City Business News by the airline on Saturday explained that with the new aircraft, the airline has increased ...

October 13, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves Establishment Of Centre For Aircraft Maintenance

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved the establishment of a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) centre expected to generate 185 million dollars. This is contained in a statement issued by Ms Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity,...

September 5, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Concludes Safety Management Systems Training

Dana Air has concluded it’s internal Safety Management Systems (SMS) Training for top management staff and post holders. Speaking on the concluded safety training, the Accountable Manager of the airline Ememobong Ettete said, “We have just co...

July 14, 2022 No Responses

Air Peace Commences Flight Operations To China

Air Peace has commenced operations into Guangzhou-China, becoming the first Nigerian airline to fly into the Asian country once every week. Chief Operating Officer, Air Peace, Oluwatoyin Olajide, disclosed this at the airline’s inaugural flight to the ...

April 7, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Partners 7 Star Global Hanger On Aircraft Maintenance

As part of its commitment to continue to invest in the Nigerian economy and the development of Nigeria’s aviation sector, Dana Air has announced that it will partner 7 Star Global hanger on it’s future heavy maintenance checks (C che...

April 1, 2022 No Responses

FG Defends Position As Airline Operators Threaten Litigation Over Multiple Entries For Foreign Airlines

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has threatened to sue the Federal Government over continued multiple entries granted to foreign airlines into various international airports in the country. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has defended the multip...

April 1, 2022 No Responses

Etihad Cargo Attains iQ Recertification For Global Network

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has successfully renewed its Cargo iQ certification in accordance with Cargo iQ Standards for quality management. A statement explained that following a rigorous audit on the UAE national....

March 25, 2022 No Responses

Ethiopian Airlines Appoints Mesfin Tasew As Group CEO

The Board of Management of Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Mesfin Tasew Bekele, as Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group, effective March 23, 2022. A statement explained that Mr Mesfin has been a successor to...