Aviation Archives — Page 11 of 28

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Naira Marley: FG Suspends Executive Jet Service

Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has ordered the suspension of a private airline, Executive Jet Services, from operating in the country with immediate effect. The airline had conveyed musician Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, to Abuja for...

June 6, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Threatens Legal Action Over Quarantine Plans

British Airways owner IAG is considering mounting a legal challenge to quarantine rules which are due to come into effect on Monday. The dramatic move marks another sign of a breakdown in relations between the airline and the UK government....

June 5, 2020 No Responses

Fayemi Pledges To Continue Ekiti Airport Project

The Cargo Airport, currently being built by the Ekiti State government in Ado Ekiti, will continue, notwithstanding the present unfriendly economy, Gov. Kayode Fayemi has said.The governor, who said this on Friday in Ado Ekiti, while on an inspection visit...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

Lufthansa, German Govt Seal $9.8b Bailout Deal

The German government and Lufthansa have agreed on a much-anticipated bailout deal to help the airline cope with losses from the coronavirus pandemic. According to agency reports such as dpa/nan, the deal, thought to be worth up to nine billion...

May 20, 2020 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Takes Delivery Of Fourth Aircraft

The Akwa Ibom government, on Tuesday, took delivery of the fourth aircraft in the fleet of Ibom Air.Speaking during the delivery of a Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft, Gov. Udom Emmanuel said that the aircraft was still within warranty of planes...

May 19, 2020 No Responses

Lufthansa To Ground 500 Aircraft

Lufthansa is bracing for hundreds of aircraft to remain grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic well into 2022 and that further job cuts at its maintenance and catering businesses were inevitable. The German airline is set to ground 500 of...

May 12, 2020 No Responses

SAHCO Takes Over British Airways Ground Handling Contract

A subsidiary of SIFAX Group, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC, has taken over the ground handling services of British Airways. Under this development, SAHCO PLC will be providing Passenger and Ramp Handling services to British Airways at the ...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

Lufthansa To Double Schedule In June

Germany’s Lufthansa on Friday said it would roughly double its schedule in June, putting 160 planes into the air to carry passengers to 106 domestic and foreign destinations, the airline announced from its Frankfurt Headquarters.Lufthansa, along with its sub...

May 6, 2020 No Responses

Airline Operators Fault FG’s Engagement Of Foreign Carriers For Evacuation

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Wednesday faulted the decision by the Federal Government to engage foreign airlines for the evacuation of Nigerians abroad. Chairman of AON, Capt. Nogie Meggison in a statement explained that government’s ...

May 6, 2020 No Responses

Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With New Aircraft

Akwa Ibom State Government commercial airline, Ibom Air, has added another aircraft to its fleet. The new aircraft, a bombardier CRJ 900, arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from Calgary, Canada, at 10:48 p.m. on Tuesday, the airline m...

April 30, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria To Decontaminate 123 Aircraft, 13 Airports

As part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nigeria is to decontaminate not less 123 aircraft and 15 airports. Already, two of the aircraft have been decontaminated, Environment Minister, Muhammad Mahmood said in Abuja on Wedn...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

British Airways To Cut 12,000 Jobs

British Airways is set to cut up to 12,000 jobs from its 42,000-strong workforce due to a collapse in business because of the coronavirus pandemic. The airline’s parent company, IAG, said it needed to impose a “restructuring and redundancy programm...

April 25, 2020 No Responses

Air France-KLM Secures €9b Financial Support

Air France-KLM has secured at least €9bn (£7.9bn; $9.7bn) in government aid, as the Franco-Dutch airline group struggles to stay afloat because of the coronavirus outbreak. The French authorities said Air France would get €3bn in loans and another €4bn....

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Extends Closure Of Airports, Records 665 COVID-19 Cases

The Nigerian Government on Monday announced the extension of the closure of airports in the country by two weeks. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this on Monday, said the decision was due to the coronavirus pandemic. He tweeted,...