Aviation

The African girl child’s desire to realise her dream received a massive boost today with an educative and inspiring outreach program organised by Aviators Africa. The event took place at the Airlink-Embraer training facility at the O. R Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The outreach program, which was organised in partnership with the Girl Fly Program Africa (GFPA) Foundation and Walk for Love Africa, involved 30 grade 8 to grade 11 high school students from Bhukulani…

  There was a time Nigerian airspace was categorized as one of the worse in Africa comparable with many others that are put in that bracket in the continent. This was a horrible period in the history of aviation in the country. The year between 1999 and 2005 was horrendous for the country as aircraft were falling off the sky. Air travel became nightmarish. Many had their hearts in their mouths any time they were…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has undertaken a holistic approach to improve the country’s airspace by committing a whooping N36 billion for the overhaul of the country’s air traffic management system, including the Safe Tower Project (STP). Included in the STP is the upgrade of the air traffic management system, surveillance system, and meteorological system in the four major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano. The breakdown shows that the agency through the…

ASRT backs project   Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika said the Lagos state economy, which plays host to about 200 financial institutions, needs to be connected to the rest of the world. Sirika said this at the Ehingbeti Lagos Economic summit on Tuesday, while presenting a letter of approval for a new airport in the state. This is coming as the aviation pressure group, the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) said it whole-heartedly welcomed the…

  The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) in partnership with the leading African marketing intelligence provider – Milanamos has launched a dedicated Aviation Route Intelligence Portal. The data-backed portal is a gateway for airlines to access useful market insights on networks within Africa and routes from Africa to the rest of the world. Speaking at the launch, AFRAA Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé stated: “This partnership between AFRAA and Milanamos is anchored on data intelligence which is…

Growth requires additional two million people in services sector Recovery to pre-pandemic levels by end of 2023   From Toulouse, France, aircraft giant, Airbus said it expects the services market to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and to double in value over the next 20 years – from $95bn today to over $230bn in 2041, according to its latest Global Services Forecast (GSF). As a result, the number of people working in aviation services,…

Southern Africa’s largest airline, SA-based Airlink has acquired an equity stake in FlyNamibia via a Franchise agreement. The airline in a statement, said, “We are acquiring a 40 percent strategic equity holding in privately-owned Windhoek-based FlyNamibia in an investment which will accelerate Namibia’s post-pandemic recovery and drive the expansion of efficient scheduled airline services to, from, and within Namibia. Through this venture, Airlink and FlyNamibia will support Namibia’s National Transport Policy vision by providing safe,…

The aviation sector must meet “ambitious” goals enshrined in the Paris Climate Accords to reduce its carbon footprint, the head of an international air transport body said Tuesday. Delegates of the 193 member countries of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convene from Tuesday until October 7 at the Montreal headquarters of the UN agency for its 41st triennial assembly With air transport in the spotlight for its outsized role in the climate crisis, the…

BagsThree Other Major Awards As the airline proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2022, Qatar Airways has been named “Airline of the Year” by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax, for an unprecedented seventh time.  At a glittering event in London earlier today, the leading global airline also took home three additional awards including World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining, and Best Airline in the Middle East. Qatar Airways has…