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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 the...

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...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

World’s Largest Twin-Engine Jet Completes First Flight

Boeing has successfully completed the first test flight of the world’s largest twin-engined jet, the 777X. It comes as the firm attempts to boost its image after its 737 Max plane was grounded last year following two fatal crashes that...

January 23, 2020 No Responses

SAHCO Secures Ethiopian Airlines Ground Handling Contract

The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has secured contract to provide ground handling services to Ethiopian Airlines at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Nigeria. A statement issued on Wednesday Manager, Corporate Communications, Ua...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Bags ATQ’s Most Stable Domestic Carrier Award

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has won an award as the Most Stable Airline in Nigeria at the 2019 Air Transport Industry Awards held at the Prestigious Welcome Centre & Hotels, Lagos.The Editor-in-Chief of Air Transport Quarterly Magazine, Prince Supo Atobatel...