FlyNamibia Joins Ranks of IATA Members

FlyNamibia Joins Ranks of IATA Members

FlyNamibia has joined the ranks of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) membership. This significant milestone not only marks an extraordinary achievement for FlyNamibia but also signifies a promising future for the airline industry in Namibia and beyond. IATA, with its mission to represent, lead, and serve the global airline industry, stands as the collective voice of approximately 300 airlines hailing from more than 120 countries worldwide. The core vision that propels IATA’s actions is…

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Airlines’ trapped funds hit $783 million August 2023

Airlines’ trapped funds hit $783 million August 2023

*IATA welcomes Nigeria’s FAAN’s repair of Lagos airport  IATA, FAAN back Lagos int’l airport corrective action plan    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the commitment of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to improving infrastructure and service levels at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammad International Airport within twelve months. This follows a number of safety, security, and passenger service level concerns in Lagos airport raised by IATA member airlines over the past year. This…

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Couple recount unpleasant experience at Lagos airport amid relocation conundrum

Couple recount unpleasant experience at Lagos airport amid relocation conundrum

Keyamo approves old terminal D wing for use   The relocation order issued to airlines by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo to relocate to the new Lagos airport terminal has caused so much pain to the users of the facility and airlines that are having to manage their operations which has put a lot of travelers to so much pain. Yes, the situation may have improved by many others have…

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Arik Owners Must Present Sensible Resolution Strategy To AMCON, CBN, Ministry Of Finance – Kuru Insists

Arik Owners Must Present Sensible Resolution Strategy To AMCON, CBN, Ministry Of Finance – Kuru Insists

The Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Ahmed Lawan Kuru said the challenge of Sir Arumemi Johnson’s Arik Air Limited (in Receivership) to recover his airline may seem difficult, but not irredeemable, stressing that there is always a way out of every resolution situation. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of AMCON who was in Lagos on Monday to field questions from the media regarding developments in the aviation portfolio especially in the…

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Nigerian carriers in financial dire straits-DG NCAA

Nigerian carriers in financial dire straits-DG NCAA

  Nigerian airlines are in dire financial straits and this is a reflection of the difficult economy under which they find themselves operating. Director General Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has expressed concern over the state of the country’s airlines, saying that they are in serious financial straits. Nuhu who spoke at the just concluded 7th Aviation Africa Summit in Abuja noted that what the carriers are currently going through is a…

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AMCON sells truncated stage five NG Eagle’s AOC

AMCON sells truncated stage five NG Eagle’s AOC

Why Arik is insolvent, plans conditional exit-Kuru The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Ahmed Lawan Kuru stated that the frustration encountered by the firm in setting up NG Eagle led it to sell the last stages of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to an unnamed company which plans to begin air operations. The NG project was truncated at stage five of the process of getting its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). The NG Eagle’s AOC…

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Sosoliso crash spurs low-level windshear project, vandal activities worry NiMet DG

Sosoliso crash spurs low-level windshear project, vandal activities worry NiMet DG

 Why Nigeria won’t experience Morocco, Libya disasters   The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof.  Mansur Matazu said his agency embarked on an aggressive Low-Level Windshear Alert System (LLWAS) project after the Sosoliso crash of December 10, 2005, describing it as a phenomenon that was very ‘dicey’ and ‘dynamic’ because the accident happened within seconds. On the afternoon of December 10, 2005, a landmark aircraft accident occurred at the Port-Harcourt International Airport. The tragic accident…

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Ex- NCAA spokesman, Adurogboye’s book for launch Oct 14

Ex- NCAA spokesman, Adurogboye’s book for launch Oct 14

There is palpable anticipation in the air as the aviation and public relations sectors await the launch of Sam Adurogboye’s book titled ‘‘Handbook on Public Relations Practice and Aviation Reporting.’’ The book will be presented in Lagos on October 14, 2023, when Mr. Adurogboye turns 60 and retires as the Public Relations Manager of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), where he worked from its inception in the year 2000. The event will be chaired by…

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Dana Air, 7 Star Hangar, Deepen Maintenance Partnership

Dana Air, 7 Star Hangar, Deepen Maintenance Partnership

In line with its commitment to continue playing a key role in the development of Nigeria’s aviation industry, Dana Air and 7 Star Global Hangar have forged a new partnership.  The airline made this known at the just concluded Aviation Africa Conference 2023 held at the International Conference Center (ICC) in Abuja.  Speaking during a chat with the media, the Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, Ememobong Ettete said Dana Air has shown massive commitment…

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Nigeria, South Africa sign ties to strengthen regulatory regimes, technical capacity

Nigeria, South Africa sign ties to strengthen regulatory regimes, technical capacity

Mangcu wants Africa to heed AFCAC’s call for ‘Open Skies   Nigeria and South Africa have deepened their Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) by signing a technical agreement between the countries’ regulatory bodies. The technical agreement signed between both nations at the just concluded 7th Aviation Africa Summit in Abuja according to the Deputy Minister of Transport, South Africa, Lisa Mangcu, would ensure that they strengthen their regulatory regimes, build formidable technical capacity within the…

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