Relocation of airlines to new Lagos airport terminal I’ll be in phases- FAAN MD

Relocation of airlines to new Lagos airport terminal I’ll be in phases- FAAN MD

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu has said that the movement of airlines from the old Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to the ultra-modern Chinese-built terminal would be in phases. The FAAN MD while reacting to disappointment and the unwillingness of foreign carriers to relocate to the newly commissioned facility, stressed that even in advanced countries, all airlines do not relocate to a new terminal at once but piecemeal….

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IATA Launches MBA In Aviation Degree With Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

IATA Launches MBA In Aviation Degree With Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is teaming up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide (ERAU) to launch a Master of Business Administration in Aviation (MBAA) as well as a stand-alone certificate in Airline Management. The jointly developed program aligns with ERAU’s modular degree program and IATA’s aviation management expertise. Through three blocks consisting of 36 credit hours, the program applies modern business concepts, methods, and tools to the challenges and specifics of the aviation business, creating an academic…

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Why we can’t have 24-hour operations at all Nigerian airports-FAAN MD

Why we can’t have 24-hour operations at all Nigerian airports-FAAN MD

  The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Hamisu Rabiu Yadudu said the possibility of having 24-hour operations in all the airports across the country was not feasible because of the enormous costs to keep them operational when just one or two flights operate to the aerodromes. Yadudu who spoke to the media in Lagos said nobody or airport authority would keep an aerodrome functional when there is no commensurate…

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Foreign travel syndicates rip off Nigeria with SOTO ticket sales

Foreign travel syndicates rip off Nigeria with SOTO ticket sales

CBN may blacklist firms, to release trapped airlines’ N117.6 billion funds ‘soon’     The big travel agents like Satguru, Wahiguru, Blueberry and others particularly based in India and South East Asia take advantage of the relative ease in ticket issuance through APG IET and other Global Distribution Systems (GDS) like Amadeus, Galileo and Sabre among others issue what is generally known as Sold OutsideTicketed Outside (SOTO) tickets. Your airline ticket is a SOTO, (Sold Inside Ticketed Outside), Sold Outside…

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Goge Africa collaborate Walk for Love Africa to launch destination West Africa project

Goge Africa collaborate Walk for Love Africa to launch destination West Africa project

Intra Africa travel and tourism has had its challenges bordering from lack of awareness of its destinations to barriers that impede air travel. This has further been exacerbated in a post-pandemic era. Having identified the gaps in domesticating Intra-Africa tourism, Goge Africa and its partners have come together to launch the Destination West Africa project. This project is to encourage Africans to travel to Africa but the campaign kicks off on the West coast of…

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IATA Harps On Reforms To Attract, Retain Ground Handling Talent

IATA Harps On Reforms To Attract, Retain Ground Handling Talent

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for holistic reforms to manage the long-term need for a stable talent base for the ground handling sector. Thousands of ground handling staff left the aviation industry during the pandemic. Now as aviation ramps up, the severe shortage of skilled ground handlers is shedding light on the need for reform to stabilize the talent pool. In the immediate term, the most pressing issue according to the…

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Adefope: Airline business in Nigeria prone to loss-making

Adefope: Airline business in Nigeria prone to loss-making

  Chairman, HRG (Nigeria), and travel management consultant, Mr. Femi Adefope has described aviation in Nigeria and by extension, airline business in the country and other places as loss-making, saying that Nigeria is a tough country to do such capital intensive business. Adefope who spoke to Aviation Metric at the APG IET DAY in Lagos at the weekend noted that the carriers are using largely imported products even with uniforms, adding that If the uniforms were properly…

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FAAN to hold national aviation summit June 14th

FAAN to hold national aviation summit June 14th

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would hold its maiden “FAAN National Aviation Conference” being organized by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The conference, with the theme ‘Advancing the Frontiers of Possibilities for Safe, Secure and Profitable Air Transport’ which was initially billed to hold from 1st to 4th April 1-4th, 2022 was shifted due to the global movement restrictions occasioned by the dreaded coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). The conference is aimed at providing…

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APG IET Filling The Gap For Airlines, Travelers

APG IET Filling The Gap For Airlines, Travelers

  Through innovation and technology, the APG network has expanded over its 25-years history to become a key partner and a powerful platform in the airline distribution environment, offering outsourced services in passenger sales and marketing, reservations, finance, and accounting, fare filing and consulting, writes WOLE SHADARE Celebration APG Network, the World’s Leading Network of Airline Representatives on May 27, 2022, celebrated APG DAY all around the world. Once a year, on May 27 which…

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Xejet Limited, Sierra Leone sign pact to operate Air Sierra Leone

Xejet Limited, Sierra Leone sign pact to operate Air Sierra Leone

  Xejet Limited and the Government of The Republic of Sierra Leone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to operate Regional and International Flights from Lungi International Airport, Freetown. The Government of Sierra Leone and Xejet have been in discussions and have now agreed that the company may establish and operate a national carrier for the Republic of Sierra Leone.   The parties further agreed to work together to successfully execute the project to…

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