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August 11, 2021 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo, WiseTech Seal Direct Data Connection

Qatar Airways Cargo and WiseTech Global, a leading provider of software solutions to the logistics industry, have commenced implementation of an extensive direct data connection between their global operating systems A statement explained that the direct data connection between WiseTech’s...

August 9, 2021 No Responses

Virgin Atlantic Considers Stock Market Listing

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic is exploring a possible listing on the London stock market to raise money to repair the airline’s finances. The move could see shares offered to private investors as well as big City firms, but mean...

August 5, 2021 No Responses

Lufthansa Seeks €5.5 Fresh Capital

Lufthansa halved its losses in the second quarter, compared with the pandemic-hit second quarter of last year, the German airline announced on Thursday. This emerged from the deep crisis in the sector caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Chief execu...

August 4, 2021 No Responses

Aviation Ground Handlers Seek Minimum Handling Rates

The Aviation Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) has urged the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to create a minimum safety threshold handling rate for the sub-sector. President of the association, Mr Olaniyi Adigun, made t...

August 2, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Gets Gold Standard Safety Award

Air Peace has added another award to its kitty by clinching the Gold Standard Safety Award at the 15th National Delegates Conference and Symposium of the National Association of Aircraft and Pilots Engineers, NAAPE, which held recently at the NAF...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

Dana Air Wins NAAPE’s Most Innovative Airline Award

Dana Air has bagged the Most Innovative Airline Award at a conference organized by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers. Themed: ‘Imperatives of Strong Partnership for a Sustainable Aviation Industry; Recovery from Covid-19 imp...

July 29, 2021 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Joins Cool Chain Association

The airline along with Cool Chain Association members will deliver concrete solutions to Qatar Airways Cargo has extended its cool chain industry partnerships by joining Cool Chain Association (CCA), a non-profit organisation, effective 28 July 202...

July 27, 2021 No Responses

Arik Air Reconnects Warri, Schedule Benin Flights From MM2

Arik Air is to resume flights to Warri, Delta State from Lagos and Abuja on August 3, 2021. In a statement on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer, Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu explained that upon resumption, the airline would ope...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

AIB, NCAA, Others Fault Ilorin Plane Crash Report

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has denounced the rumour making the rounds that Air Peace plane crashed in Ilorin. AIB General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, in a statement on Saturday explained that “there was no crash ...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Deploys Brand New E195-E2 For Operations

West Africa’s premier airline, Air Peace, has officially deployed its brand-new Embraer 195-E2 airplanes for scheduled flight operations. The three ultramodern 124-seat capacity jets, which were delivered in the first half of 2021, commenced entry into s...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Rolls Out Third-Party e-Booking Platform

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the further roll out of third-party eBooking platform WebCargo by Freightos across the United States of America with effect from July 19, 2021. Under the arrangement, forwarders in the USA will be able to conduct...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Resumes Banjul, Dakar Flights

As part of measures to provide additional options for regional connectivity, Air Peace has announced the resumption of flights operations into Banjul, the Gambia, and Dakar, Senegal, as from July 23,2021. Spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Oli...

July 2, 2021 No Responses

Qatar Airways Lifts 380,000 Seafarers In 14 Months

The world’s first airport lounge for the exclusive use of seafarers and offshore workers has surpassed more than 50,000 visitors since it opened its doors in late 2020. Located at Qatar Airways’ hub at Hamad International Airport in Doha, the...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

Aircraft Fuel Contamination: This Is A Time For Caution

By Andrew Rushton, Aviation Market Manager, Conidia Bioscience — COVID-19 has rendered an extraordinary number of aircrafts out of action as the demand for global travel plummeted. As the world starts to find its way back to a new normal,...