Aviation

For their outstanding performances, two of the most recognisable brands, the Murtala Muhammed Airport2, otherwise known as MMA2 operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) and Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines have been rewarded by bagging the ‘Most COVID-19 compliant terminal’ and the ‘Most COVID-19 Innovative carrier’ respectively by Nigerian aviation journalists under the aegis of League of Airports and Aviation Correspondent (LAAC). The presentation of awards took place at the just concluded 25th…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet has predicted that places like Edo, Delta, and Enugu could experience an extension of the Little Dry Season (August break) effect. A statement by the General Manager, Public Relations, NiMet, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim noted that the Little Dry Season (LDS) or commonly referred to as August Break, is a period of little or no rainfall activities common to areas with well-defined bimodal rainfall regime such as the southwestern region of…

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, nahco aviance on Monday hosted the Senate Committee on Privatization, led by its Chairman, Senator Theodore Orji who expressed willingness to bring the desired major challenges of the Company to the floor of the Senate for consideration. He stated that his committee is saddled with the task of accessing the situation with privatized entities and intervene where necessary to ensure their operations are flawless. According to Sen, Orji, ‘’we…

Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its wide-body completion & delivery centre in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia and second largest in the world. At the end of June 2021, China Eastern Airlines operated an Airbus fleet of 413 aircraft, including 349 A320 Family aircraft,…

Many years ago, African airlines dominated the skies of Africa. Gross mismanagement and corruption saw the end of promising airlines like Nigeria Airways, Ghana Airways, Air Afrique, and others that connected the continent. Worried by the situation, leaders in the continent have continued to pursue the revival of national airlines despite the turbulence occasioned by COVID-19 and the serious financial dire straits the airline industry is confronted with. Bitter-sweet topsy turvy African airlines Aside from that, many African state-owned airlines have…

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace. Heart Aerospace is developing the ES-19, a 19-seat electric aircraft that has the potential to fly customers up to 250 miles before the end of this decade. In addition to UAV’s investment, United Airlines has conditionally agreed to purchase 100 ES-19 aircraft, once the aircraft meet United’s safety, business and operating requirements. Mesa…

Trade between nations totaled $10.4b in 2019   United States based airline,Delta Air Lines has returned its operations at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport to pre-pandemic levels. This comes as the carrier launches nonstop service between the capital and New York-JFK four times a week. Before now, the airline operated daily flights between its base in Atlanta to Lagos, as it is the sole airline from Nigeria that operates direct flights to Lagos, Nigeria from Atlanta, Georgia….

Kenya Airways PLC (KQ)  today launched the Fahari Innovation Hub, a centre for innovation that acts as a springboard for new ideas and data-driven innovations to accelerate impact-driven solutions that address some of the societal and business challenges.  The Fahari Innovation Hub is part of KQ’s strategy in contributing to the sustainable development of Africa by empowering, partnering, and co-creating innovative ideas and strategies with local start-ups and the small-medium enterprises (SMEs) ecosystem.  Speaking during…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is inviting nominations for the 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Awards. “The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the aviation industry’s agenda on diversity and inclusion. In fact, it has been an opportunity to redouble our efforts to improve our performance. Improving our gender balance, in particular, is a top priority as seen by the growing number of signatories to the IATA 25by2025 pledge. The second edition of the IATA Diversity and…