Author: Wole Shadare

Five years after dumping the lucrative Houston-Lagos route, United States mega carrier, United has concluded plans to operate the first-ever nonstop flight between Washington, D.C., and Lagos and offer more flights between D.C. and Africa than any other carrier The carrier attributed its exit from Nigeria to Nigeria’s Central Bank of Nigeria’s foreign exchange policy has restricted the movement of foreign currencies abroad after the global slump in oil prices depleted the country’s foreign reserves….

Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways Plc has entered a unilateral intermodal interline agreement with one of the fastest-growing multi-modal mobility platforms in Europe, Vipper.com. This agreement will provide passengers with onward limousine and train connectivity to various European destinations through the airline’s gateways of Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Rome. Through this partnership, customers will be able to enjoy a seamless experience through Kenya Airways and Vipper’s networks including, Deutsche Bahn, Société Nationale des Chemins de…

Report contains 27 findings, 8 safety recommendations   Three months after the crash involving a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) King Air 350 aircraft at the vicinity of Kaduna Civil Airport, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Akin Olateru on Wednesday submitted an interim report on the sad incident to the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Amao, at his office at NAF Headquarters, Abuja. The accident occurred on May 21, 2021. Air…