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May 29, 2023 No Responses

China’s First Passenger Plane Completes Inaugural Commercial Flight

China’s self-developed large passenger aircraft, C919, completed its inaugural commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, creating a milestone in China’s aviation industry, which aims to compete with global players such as Boeing. Developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China...

May 27, 2023 No Responses

British Airways Cancels More Flights

British Airways on Friday cancelled more than 175 flights as the fallout from an IT failure entered its second day. BBC reports that most of the cancellations are for European and domestic flights, but there have also been delays to...

May 4, 2023 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Partners RwandAir, Unveils Kigali Africa Hub

At 13:00 Central Africa Time on Wednesday, Qatar Airways Cargo’s Boeing 777 landed at Kigali International Airport. In the company of local dignitaries, freight forwarders, partners, and customers, Qatar Airways Cargo’s Chief Officer, Guillaume Halle...

May 2, 2023 No Responses

The Journey To Sustainable Aviation

By Tom Fadden — The aviation sector has pledged, like most, to reach Net Zero by 2050. From the International Air Transport Association (IATA) commitment to ‘Fly Net Zero’ to the declaration from the International Aviation Climate Amb...

May 1, 2023 No Responses

ETIHAD CARGO EXPANDS CHINESE NETWORK

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has added a fourth gateway destination to its Chinese network with the introduction of weekly flights to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in the Hubei province of China. A sta...

April 16, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Begins Israel-Nigeria Direct Flights April 20

Direct flights between Israel and Nigeria begins on April 20, 2023, Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Michael Freeman, said in Abuja on Saturday. “On April 20, we will be starting direct air links between Israel and Nigeria; there will...

February 17, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Begins India Operations March 31

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has met with its travel agents preparation to the launch of Mumbai operations on March 31, 2023. The meeting, tagged Travel Agents Forum for Mumbai and Upcoming Routes, was attended by the airline’s top trave...

February 14, 2023 No Responses

AGAIN, SAHCO EMERGES BEST PASSENGER CHECK-IN COMPANY

For the second time in a row, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc has been voted the Best Passenger Front Desk Check-In Company of the Year at the 12th edition of the Nigeria Aviation (NIGAV) Award. City Business News reports th...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

NAHCO Suspends Personnel Over Air Peace Incident

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc has commenced investigation on how its equipment damaged an Air Peace Airbus A320 Aircraft at Murtala Muhammed Airport on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, the company’s Group Executive Director, ...

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. ...

December 20, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Wins NANTA’s Award

Dana Air has been awarded the Best and Most Resilient Airline in Nigeria for the year 2022 by the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) at its Abuja chapter’s end-of-the-year party in Abuja. The award which according to the....

December 8, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Wins the Most Resilient Airline award

Dana Air has been recognised for consistently supporting young aviation professionals at the recently concluded Explore Aviation Careers Conference and Cabin Crew Fair held at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Annex Ikeja, Lagos &nbsp...