Aviation Archives — Page 13 of 29

April 15, 2020 No Responses

US Airlines To Receive $25b Bailout Package

The US has agreed a roughly $25bn (£19.8bn) rescue package for 10 of the country’s biggest airlines as travel plunges due to the coronavirus. American Airlines, United, Delta and Southwest are among the recipients. The money is to be used...

March 26, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Suspends Flights Operations

Dana Air has suspended flight operations for the next 14 days with effect from midnight, 25th March, 2020. In a statement issued by Kingsley Ezenwa, Media / Communications Manager, Dana Air said the development is in “response to the recent...

March 11, 2020 No Responses

Kuwait Halts All Commercial Flights Over Coronavirus

Kuwait will halt commercial flights starting from Friday until further notice over fears of the spread of the new coronavirus.A government spokesman disclosed this after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.“This decision does not include cargo aircraft and planes...

March 6, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Takes Delivery Of New ERJ-145 Aircraft

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Air Peace has taken delivery of a new ERJ-145 aircraft to help boost its domestic and regional operations. In a statement on Thursday, Senior Communications Executive of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa explained that...

March 3, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Emirates Airline Asks Staff To Proceed On One Month Unpaid Leave

Major international airline, Emirates, is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to flight cancellations around the world.Emirates has cancelled flights to Iran, Bahrain...

February 21, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Airlines To Lose $30b

Airlines stand to lose $29.3bn (£23.7bn) of revenue this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the global airline industry body has warned. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts demand for air travel will fall for the first time in...

February 18, 2020 No Responses

Panel Probes FAAN, NAMA

The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Aviation to investigate non-installation of Instrument Landing System (ILS) and other supporting equipment at airports across the country.The decision followed a motion of Urgent Public Importanc...

February 18, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Triggers Boom In Private Jet

Private jet operators have seen a big spike in requests from passengers wanting to charter their own planes during the coronavirus outbreak. With airlines scaling back flights in and out of China, some travellers are stuck inside or outside the...

February 13, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Passengers Seek Compensation

Some passengers on British Airways enroute London and United States of America (USA) to Lagos, Nigeria have called for compensation from the airline for abandoning them in Abuja.Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...

February 7, 2020 No Responses

South African Airways Scraps More Routes

South Africa’s national carrier announced on Thursday that it will stop flying to a dozen national and international destinations as part of its restructuring effort. The airline explained would shut down its routes from Johannesburg to Abidjan, Entebbe, Gua...

February 5, 2020 No Responses

Dubai Airport Records 3.1 Per Cent Decline In Passenger Traffic

Dubai International Airport on Wednesday said it recorded a 3.1 per cent decline in its 2019 passenger traffic.The airport blamed the decline on a temporary closure of one of its runways and the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft.The...

February 4, 2020 No Responses

NAHCO Replies Customs, Denies Ownership Of $8.6m

The attention of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company plc (nahco aviance) has been brought to a press conference earlier today by the Comptroller – General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hammed Alli (rtd) to the effect that a...

February 1, 2020 No Responses

Corruption: Airbus To Pay €1billion

Airbus will pay nearly €1bn (£840m) to settle corruption cases with UK authorities. The deal follows a lengthy investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the aircraft maker’s use of middlemen to secure plane deals. The settlement is part...

January 27, 2020 No Responses

NAHCO, Cabo Verde Airlines Seal Partnership

By ebosele@hotmail.com The national airline of Cape Verde, Cabo Verde Airlines, has chosen foremost West Africa ground handling operator, NAHCO, to handle its operations in Nigeria.Cabo Verde is a passenger and cargo airline based in Cape Verde. It connects f...