British Airways Cancels U.S. Flights Due To 5G Safety Fears

British Airways Cancels U.S. Flights Due To 5G Safety Fears

British Airways is among the airlines cancelling U.S. flights due to 5G safety concerns.  The action is in response to fears that the activation of the C-band strand of the mobile phone service near U.S. airports on Wednesday could disrupt...
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United Nigeria Airlines Begin Flights To Anambra

United Nigeria Airlines Begin Flights To Anambra

The United Nigeria Airlines begins scheduled flights to Anambra on Satrday, December 18, 2021.  Spokesman for the Airline, Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, on Friday said: “The airline will operate scheduled flights from Nna...
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Emirates Resumes Daily Flights To Nigeria

Emirates Resumes Daily Flights To Nigeria

Emirates on Monday morning touched down in Abuja and Lagos, marking the restart of daily services to Nigeria from Dubai.    A statement sent to City Business News explained that Emirates received a spectacular water canon welcome at Murtala...
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British Airways Suspends Hong Kong Flights

British Airways Suspends Hong Kong Flights

British Airways has suspended flights to Hong Kong amid reports more of its crew members have been forced to quarantine in a government centre. BA confirmed it has temporarily stopped flights “while we review operational requirements for this route&#8221...
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Brazilian Govt, Embraer Celebrate Air Peace At 7

Brazilian Govt, Embraer Celebrate Air Peace At 7

By ebosele@hotmail.com  — The Brazilian Government, represented by the Head of Mission, Embassy of Brazil in Nigeria, Ambassador Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, and the country’s aerospace conglomerate, Embraer, have lauded Air Peace as the airline marks i...
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Morocco Bans UK Flights

Morocco Bans UK Flights

Several UK airlines and holiday companies have been told by the Moroccan government that flights will be suspended from 23:59 BST on Wednesday until further notice.  BBC also reports that flights between Morocco and Germany and the Netherlands have also.....
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Air Peace: Closing The Gaps In Nigeria’s Air Travel

Air Peace: Closing The Gaps In Nigeria’s Air Travel

By Stanley Olisa — In the last couple of weeks, the media have been saturated with news of multiple routes launches by West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace. In less than 10 days, the foremost airline extended its...
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Air Peace Unveils Douala, Ibadan Routes

Air Peace Unveils Douala, Ibadan Routes

Air Peace has concluded plans to commence scheduled commercial flights from Lagos and Port Harcourt to Douala, the capital of Cameroon, on August 19, 2021.    A statement sent to City BusinessNews explained that the airline is also set to launch...
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Qatar Airways Cargo, WiseTech Seal Direct Data Connection

Qatar Airways Cargo, WiseTech Seal Direct Data Connection

Qatar Airways Cargo and WiseTech Global, a leading provider of software solutions to the logistics industry, have commenced implementation of an extensive direct data connection between their global operating systems  A statement explained that the direct...
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Air Peace Gets Gold Standard Safety Award

Air Peace Gets Gold Standard Safety Award

Air Peace has added another award to its kitty by clinching the Gold Standard Safety Award at the 15th National Delegates Conference and Symposium of the National Association of Aircraft and Pilots Engineers, NAAPE, which held recently at the NAF...
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Arik Air Reconnects Warri, Schedule Benin Flights From MM2

Arik Air Reconnects Warri, Schedule Benin Flights From MM2

Arik Air is to resume flights to Warri, Delta State from Lagos and Abuja on August 3, 2021.   In a statement on Tuesday,  Chief Executive Officer, Arik Air,  Capt. Roy Ilegbodu explained that upon resumption, the airline would ope...
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Cally Air Awaits Operating Licence, Partners Aero Contractors

Cally Air Awaits Operating Licence, Partners Aero Contractors

The Government of Cross River State on Friday delivered two aircraft of the state Cally Air to Aero Contractors to operate and maintain.   Handing over the aircraft to Aero Contractors at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo Rolls Out Third-Party e-Booking Platform

Qatar Airways Cargo Rolls Out Third-Party e-Booking Platform

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the further roll out of third-party eBooking platform WebCargo by Freightos across the United States of America with effect from July 19, 2021.  Under the arrangement, forwarders in the USA will be able to conduct...
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Turkish Airlines Explains $6.8b Revenue, 685 Flights Daily

Turkish Airlines Explains $6.8b Revenue, 685 Flights Daily

Although the aviation industry took a hard hit in 2020 and suffered its heaviest losses to date, Turkish Airlines distinguished itself with relatively good business performance.   According to CAPA (Centre for Aviation, part of the Aviation Week Netw...
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