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April 15, 2021 No Responses

United Nigeria Airline Unveils MRO Facility Agenda

The United Nigeria Airlines has unveiled plans to acquire lands from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to set up its own Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facility in Enugu State. Its Chairman, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, unveiled the airline’s plans...

April 1, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves N19b For FCT, Transportation, Aviation Projects

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over N19billion for various projects for the Ministries of Transportation, Aviation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Aviation, Hadi Sirika and FCT, Muh...

March 29, 2021 No Responses

Arik Air Wins Airline Of The Decade Award

Arik Air has emerged the Airline of the decade 2010-2020 at the Travellers Award 2020 organised by publishers of African Travel Quarterly Travellers Magazine. PR & Communications Manager, Arik Air, Mr Adebanji Ola, in a statement on S...

March 16, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM Air Cargo Operates First Full-Freight Flight

The management of CMA CGM AIR CARGO, on 13 March, 2021 successfully operated its first full-freight flight between Liège and Chicago. The company in statement on Monday explained that CMA CGM Group has chosen ECS Group as its exclusive GSA...

March 8, 2021 No Responses

FAAN Seeks Suspension Of 25% Contributions To Federation Account

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called for the stoppage of its 25 per cent revenue contribution to the Federation Account to enable it address some infrastructure gaps. Mr Rabiu Yadudu, General Manager, FAAN, made the appeal during.....

February 16, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM Creates Air Cargo Division, Buys Four Aircraft

CMA CGM has unveiled a decision to create a specialised air freight division, CMA CGM Air Cargo. The move into air freight is said to strengthen the group’s transport and logistics business. To support its expansion, the CMA CGM Group...

January 26, 2021 No Responses

SIFAX Group Appoints ED, Head Legal

SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, has announced two new executive appointments. OyebodeOjeniyi and OlujimiOsho joined as Group Executive Di...

January 23, 2021 No Responses

Kenya Airways Suspends Flights To Charles De Gaulle, Schiphol Airports

Kenya Airways said on Friday it has suspended flights to two major European hubs following the introduction of new regulations as a result of a new variant of the coronavirus. The Airline said the suspension of the flights is temporary. ...

January 21, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Acquires Three Aircraft For Maritime Operations

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has acquire three new aircraft for maritime operations in the Niger Delta. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this at the inauguration of a block of 30 one-bedroom living quarters...

December 24, 2020 No Responses

Lufthansa Airlifts Food To UK Amid Lorry Chaos At Seaports

Germany’s Lufthansa is airlifting fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK on Wednesday as firms seek to beat the lorry chaos at sea ports The airline said it is carrying 80 tonnes of food from Frankfurt to Doncaster Sheffield Airport...

December 22, 2020 No Responses

Israel, Turkey, Germany, Others Block Flights From South Africa

Five countries on Monday announced that they have banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. South African scientists last week confirmed that the new variant could see more people infected in the...

December 20, 2020 No Responses

Kenya Airways, Air France-KLM End Africa-Europe Joint Venture

Kenya Airways and Air France-KLM Group said on Saturday that they had agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture partnership from September, 2021. The Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Airways, Allan Kilavuka, explained that the Kenyan...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

SAHCO Positions To Handle Huge Volume Of Temperature Sensitive Cargo

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has continued to serve as the most effective Ground Handling Company in West Africa with the capacity to convey items at specified and required temperature. A statement issued by Manager, Corporate...

December 2, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Increases Frequency On Enugu, Owerri, Port Harcourt Routes

Dana Air has announced that it will increase flights from Lagos to Port Hacourt, Enugu and Owerri from December 7, 2020 According to a statement by the airline’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, Dana Air will introduce additional f...