Author: Wole Shadare

  Nigeria caused low-fare inventory closure by carriers-Olowo     Airlines’ funds trapped in Nigeria have continued to mount, a situation that has put the airlines in a tight corner. As of December 2022, the trapped funds belonging to foreign airlines hit $550 million, despite the recent intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to clear part of the funds. Consequently, the International Air Transport Association, on Tuesday, disclosed that the trapped funds belonging to foreign…

Qatar Airways is marking the first anniversary of its successful Kano (KAN) and Port Harcourt (PHC) services, which have facilitated increased passenger traffic and commerce between these important West African hubs and the rest of the world. The multi-award-winning airline launched the four weekly flights to Kano on 2 March 2022 and the next day started three weekly services to Port Harcourt. Both operate via Abuja using one of the state-of-the-art Boeing B787 Dreamliner. The…

The European Union kicks off the second phase of its Import Control System 2 (ICS2), the new advanced cargo information and risk management platform, to protect against security and safety threats from goods entering the EU.   From March 1, 2023, all air carriers, freight forwarders, express couriers, and postal operators involved in the transportation of goods by air to or through the EU must provide a complete set of Entry Summary Declaration data on…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called for stakeholders’ reviews, contributions, and comments on the new Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) before its implementation. A circular sent to all stakeholders with the reference number: NCAA/RC/005/2023, dated February 12, 2023, signed by Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and obtained by our correspondent, indicated that the regulatory agency gave the stakeholders till March 21, 2023, for their contributions and review, which is…