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Free Routing Airspace In Africa Inches Closer To Reality, NAMA, ASECNA, Others Sponsor Project

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Trial Flights kicked Off November 2, 2023 Cooperation, collaboration, and commitment of stakeholders, including CANSO, AFRAA, IATA, ICAO, and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), made free routing flights a reality for the first time in Africa on November 2, 2023. In the Free Routing Airspace (FRA) Trial kick-off workshop, participants coordinated with all relevant operational services and secured approvals for the two trial flights. Shortening the flight time, flights ET935 and KQ 508 operated safely…

NCAA raises concern over harmattan haze, warns pilots, airlines, others

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Advises on airport closure, flight delays over inclement weather The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather in the dry season. This warning was contained in a release by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) on weather alerting the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility as a result of observed dust haze propagated into the country from the source region. The Director-General of…

What flying is for passengers who use wheelchairs at Nigerian airports

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Wole Shadare

For passengers who use wheelchairs, air travel in Nigeria can be an embarrassing, uncomfortable, and perilous prospect. Many of the airports across the country do not have designated toilets for PWDs. Wheelchairs are available but most times, they take forever to reach PWDs that need them. Wheelchair lift is often not available on all aircraft. Transportation is generally a huge mountain to climb for most PWDs. Persons with disabilities are widely recognised as being socially…

Keyamo negotiates United Airline’s direct flight from Houston, seeks investors for aviation

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo is on a working visit to Houston, Texas United States of America on his ongoing quest to solicit investors for the aviation industry. The Minister was a guest at the Fidelity International Trade & Creative Connect that was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las America, Houston, Texas where he met with the Mayor of Houston, Texas, Sylvester Turner, and his team…

Tasew: Why Nigeria invited Ethiopian Airlines, country’s carriers not strong, can’t compete

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Awaits vacation suit filed by AON to truncate project FG promises to make decision on national carrier The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Mesfin Tasew has said that the East African carrier never had any plan to set up an airline in Nigeria but was invited by the federal government to partner with it to establish a national carrier, Nigeria Air. He noted that they had no intention to kill Nigerian…

Airbus renews transatlantic fleet with lower-emission ships

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Airbus said it would renew the entire fleet of chartered vessels that transport aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the United States with three modern, low-emission roll-on/roll-off vessels, supported by wind-assisted propulsion. Airbus has commissioned ship owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs to build, own, and operate these new, highly efficient vessels that will enter into service from 2026. The new fleet is expected to reduce average annual transatlantic CO2 emissions from 68,000 to 33,000…

Nigeria deepens air pact, Uganda Airlines launches flight to Lagos, gets Kano Abuja routes

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Wole Shadare

NCAT gets nod to train Ugandan pilots, others Nigeria on Thursday deepened air transport pact with Uganda as the East African country launched services to Lagos from Entebbe International Airport with three weekly flights to Lagos. It was very remarkable that a crop of Nigerian pilots flew in the aircraft from Entebbe to Lagos. In order to make the Nigeria-Uganda route more open, and accessible for passengers to and from Eastern and Western Africa and…

IATA says Nigeria’s aviation needs help, laments access to Forex

Posted on October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Aviation runs on dollar-Fatokun The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent assistance for the country’s aviation, stressing that the entire aviation value needs help to stay afloat and be profitable. This was the view of IATA’s Area Manager, West and Central Africa, Dr. Samson Fatokun when the group presented the IATA certificate of membership to United Nigeria Airlines that has been showing promise since the carrier was set up on February 12,…

Uganda Air to begin flight services to Lagos, Algeria requests BASA review with Nigeria

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Air will begin flight services to Nigeria on Thursday. This is coming as Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, will witness the carrier’s inaugural flight to Lagos. The Minister stated this when Uganda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Nelson Ocheger paid him a courtesy visit. Keyamo, while thanking the Ambassador for the visit said Nigeria and Uganda have a long history of brotherhood. He said the direct flight to be…

United Nigeria Airline to begins flight operations to Benin, Obaseki opens business space

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Edo tourism sector has continued to attract attention from key investors and players in both the national and global economy, with the latest coming from United Nigeria Airlines, which has concluded plans to commence flight operations to Benin City, the Edo State capital, further increasing the number of airlines operating in the State. The Benin route has continued to experience increased passenger traffic in the wake of the opening up of the business space…

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