Aviation Archives — Page 19 of 28

September 11, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways To Commence Direct Flight To Mombasa

Qatar Airways said it is launching a second direct flight to Kenya’s second city, Mombasa, in an attempt to open up the country’s beautiful coasts to international holiday-makers. The airline in a statement said that the flight to Mombasa would...

September 7, 2018 No Responses

South African Airways Increases Frequencies To Luanda

South African Airways (SAA) has increased its frequency to Luanda, Angola, thereby creating a seamless travel experience for customers. The airline in a statement explained that its African and Asian destinations in particular would have an increased connec...

September 3, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Records $16.98m, N9.16b Air Ticket Sales Charge In Eight Months

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recorded over $16.98m as Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) from international airlines and another N9.16billion from local airlines in the first eight months of 2018. This is as passenger traffic in between January and Aug...

September 2, 2018 No Responses

African Airlines Traffic Rises By 6.8% In July

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that African airlines’ July traffic rose 6.8 per cent, thereby emerging as the second highest among the global regions. However, IATA said this represented a decline from 11 per cent growth recorded...

August 28, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways Deploys A350-1000 Aircraft On Singapore, Tokyo’s Routes

Qatar Airways is set to deploy world’s most technologically advanced passenger aircraft, Airbus A350-1000 to Singapore’s Changi Airport from September 1, 2018. The airline also said that the aircraft would be introduced daily to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport fr...

August 24, 2018 No Responses

British Airways, Air France To Stop Flights To Iran

British Airways and Air France have announced that they will stop flying to Iran next month. Both airlines said that the route was “not commercially viable.” The reintroduction of US sanctions has caused a slump in the value of the...

August 13, 2018 No Responses

NAHCO Explains N4.6b Turnover, More Clients In Six Months

For the 2018 half year, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company of (NAHCO) Plc recorded a turnover of N4.64billion, representing 25 per cent increase when compared to the same period in previous year. The ground handling company has also within the...

August 12, 2018 No Responses

Stolen Plane ‘Had Full Airport Credentials’

A man who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle airport and then crashed it was an airline worker with full credentials, authorities say. The 29-year-old had worked for Horizon Air for more than three years, towing and tidying aircraft...

August 7, 2018 No Responses

Air Peace Commences Kaduna Route August 13

Air Peace is to commence daily flight services from its base in Lagos to Kaduna Airport from August 13 as part of its no-city-left-behind project. A statement by Mr. Chris Iwarah, Corporate Communications Manager, Air Peace said the carrier was...

August 7, 2018 No Responses

FAAN Condemns Invasion Of Sokoto Airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has condemned in absolute terms the invasion of the runway of Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto, by loyalists of the former Governor of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko. FAAN said in a statement...

August 5, 2018 No Responses

Overland Airways Explains West Coast Expansion Agenda

Expansion of flight operations to West Coast will further increase passengers’ experience, Overland Airways has said. The airline, which is set to commence operations from its base in Lagos, Nigeria to Cotonou, Republic of Benin and Lome, Togo Republic f...

July 31, 2018 No Responses

Overland Airways Increases Abuja-Jalingo Frequencies To Six

Overland Airways has increased its flight services from Abuja to Jalingo airport to six weekly from its initial three. The airline explained that the flights would regularly depart Abuja to Jalingo at 11 a.m. daily except Saturdays while flights out...

July 31, 2018 No Responses

BA Extends Summer Fare Offer For Nigerian passengers

British Airways has extended the ‘BA Promo for Two” summer fare offer for its Nigerian passengers departing from either Abuja or Lagos to London in United Kingdom. The airline said that it extended promo, which commenced last week due to...

July 25, 2018 No Responses

Air Peace Retains IOSA Certificate

Air Peace has retained the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate it first secured about two years ago. The airline also promised to sustain the high safety standards, which secured the certification for it, stressi...