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African airline cargo demand up 8.5% in 2024, continent accounted for 2% air cargo mkt

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Wole Shadare

African airlines saw 8.5% year-on-year demand growth for air cargo in 2024 according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) full-year analysis of the air cargo sector’s performance based on traffic and capacity data captured in each region worldwide. On a year-on-year basis in 2024, African airlines saw 8.5% year-on-year demand growth for air cargo; an increased cargo capacity by 13.6% year-on-year achieving a 41.8% cargo load factor (i.e. less than half of the available…

Panic as US-bound United flight makes emergency return to Lagos, passengers injured

Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Passengers onboard a United States-based airline from Lagos to Washington Dulles were left injured as the B787 Dreamliner struggled mid-air, declared an emergency squawking transponder code 7700 and returned to Lagos a few hours after take-off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The United’s Flight UA613 Dreamliner airplane had 245 passengers onboard. The nature of the emergency is yet unknown. The 12.1-year-old wide-body aircraft belonging to the US carrier registered N27903 was carrying 245…

Afrijet, Air Sierra Leone ink ground handling contract with NAHCo

Posted on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahcoaviance), has been chosen by regional operators, Afrijet and Air Sierra Leone, to handle their ground operations in Nigeria. The contracts between the parties would see NAHCO provide excellent service for Afrijet’s flights into Port Harcourt and Lagos. The Company will also handle Air Sierra Leone’s flights to Lagos. The contract with Afrijet is for three years, from 2024 – 2027, while NAHCO will handle Air Sierra Leone for…

NiMet workers petition Tinubu, Keyamo over poor salary structure

Posted on January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Some workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have written to President Bola Ahmed, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and the Secretary to the Federal Government over the significant salary disparity between NiMet staff and their counterparts in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). They noted that the salaries of those of…

Delta begins Centenary with game-changing innovations

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Delta ushered in its 100th anniversary with a larger-than-life presence at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Spearheaded by a first-of-its-kind keynote delivered by CEO Ed Bastian at Sphere, Delta’s appearance at the tech event commemorated a century of groundbreaking aviation milestones and the airline’s commitment to innovation, all powered by people. This is coming as passengers flying from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) this holiday season have been promised…

African airlines’ increase demand rises by 12.4%

Posted on January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 by Wole Shadare

African airlines saw a 12.4% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity was up 6.0% year-on-year. The load factor rose to 72.9% (+4.1 ppt compared to November 2023) according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which released data for November 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), was up 8.1% compared to November 2023. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), was up 5.7% year-on-year. The November…

Experience luxurious in-flight dining with Delta from Lagos to Atlanta

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Travelling in style and comfort is what makes the journey as thrilling as the destination itself. If you’re flying in Delta One on Delta Air Lines from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) this holiday season, you’re in for a luxurious treat! Delta One premium cabin elevates your travel experience with a delectable range of continental and traditional culinary delights, designed to satisfy your appetite while you soar across the…

Gambia to leverage Nigeria’s population to grow travel, tourism

Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Gambia’s Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrimah Sillah said his country is leveraging on Nigeria’s huge population and the love of travel by Nigerians to rebuild its hospitality and tourism sector. He explained that the hospitality industry in The Gambia was very strong until COVID harmed the sector as the country was badly affected and the travel sector nosedived. Sillah and Boyo He spoke to Aviation Metric during Overland’s inaugural flight to Banjul, The…

Flight delays, cancellations, poor mgt undermine confidence in aviation, NCAA threatens more sanctions

Posted on December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Acting Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo has lamented that flight cancellations and flight delays are twin monsters that have done incalculable damage to air travel in the country and one that far-reaching implications for passengers, businesses, the credibility of the aviation industry and national development as a whole. Najomo stated this at a meeting he held in Lagos with airline Chief Executive Officers and stakeholders in the aviation industry…

Ethiopian Airlines, Air Maroc, Air Peace, Aero, Arik face NCAA’s sanctions

Posted on December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators). They are to be sanctioned for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations including nonpayment of refunds within the stipulated time frame, non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage, short-landed baggage, delayed and cancelled flights, amongst others. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection (NCAA), Mr. Michael Achimugu disclosed on Tuesday….

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