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Qatar enhances Business class menu to key destinations

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier, Qatar Airways has announced a further enhancement to its business class service by introducing caviar service on its menu offering. The Doha-based carrier is the only airline in the world to have won the Skytrax World’s Best Business class 11 times. The carrier announced further enhancement starting with 13 routes from August 15, as caviar lovers can experience the luxurious service onboard Qatar Airways business class between Doha and Boston, Dallas, Hong Kong,…

Ibom Air Receives Second A220-300

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Ibom Air is delighted to announce the arrival of its second Airbus A220-300 aircraft, which arrived in Nigeria via Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on August 10, 2024. The shareholder, the Akwa Ibom State Government, formally received the aircraft today, August 20th, 2024, at Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. This acquisition aligns with Ibom Air’s strategic goal of rapidly increasing capacity and expanding its route network. The Airbus A220-300, celebrated for its…

BASL boosts cargo capacity with new cold storage facilities at MMA2

Posted on August 18, 2024August 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) has invested massively in a 25-tonne cold storage facility at its terminal to boost air cargo capacity and offer seamless belly-cargo services. Unveiling the cold storage facilities at the weekend amid fanfare, the terminal operator came up with an innovation that is arguably the first of its kind by any airport terminal operator in Nigeria, repositioning its desire to continue to offer…

Minister Leads Delegation to Europe For Abuja Second Runway Project

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo led a high-profile delegation to Helsinki, Finland, and Vienna, Austria, for critical factory inspections and familiarisation meetings with two of the world’s leading aviation infrastructure equipment manufacturers, Vaisala and Frequentis AG for the supply of infrastructural equipment for the construction of the on-going Abuja second runway. The delegation included the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Faruk Ahmed Umar; the Director-General of…

For 13 years, aviation agencies operated without governing board

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Olowo lauds sector’s, seeks Minister’s intervention in board appointment Successive governments have continued to violate the Acts establishing virtually all the aviation agencies as the parastatals have continued to operate without a governing board for 13 years the last ones for the agencies were scrapped by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The agencies without board are the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian College…

Operators laud judiciary for setting aside Nigeria Air project

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have lauded the judiciary for upholding justice and what it described as standing for what is right in its delivery of judgment on August 5, 2024, against the purported sale of Nigeria Air shares and the partnership between it and Ethiopian Airlines. Justice A. Alagoa of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos declared in the judgment that the action, conduct and or decisions…

Unions plead with Tinubu over Arik’s crisis

Posted on August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Unions in the aviation industry have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing crisis at Arik Air following the seizure of one of its aircraft after the Supreme Court granted judgment to businessman, Chief Arthur Eze. In implementing the judgment, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) grounded the airline’s aircraft last week for indebtedness following the execution of a court judgment. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has denied that the airline’s…

Inconsistent unified central data system inhibits aviation, travel policies, growth, says Bernard

Posted on August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 by Wole Shadare

FCM boss, Adejoju harps resilience in corporate travel resilience amid economic downturn The Group Managing Director of Finchglow Holdings, Bankole Bernard has lamented the inconsistent data from various agencies of aviation is impeding industry growth, adding that a central data system would solve 50% of our challenges, providing a reliable foundation for policy formulation and business planning. Bernard made the disclosure last week as one of the panellists at the 28th annual conference of the…

IATA: Africa’s 16.9% air travel demand up 16.9%, tops world’s best load factor

Posted on July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The demand for air travel in Africa rose by 16.9% in June, while capacity was up 5.8% year-on-year, making the continent’s air travel world’s best-improved load factor according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which released data for June 2024 global passenger demand. The load factor rose to 77.0% (+7.4ppt compared to June 2023). This was the largest improvement in load factor among all regions. While total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), was up 9.1% compared to June…

Minister executes Eze’s $2.5 million judgement, grounds Arik’s plane, airline fumes

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

The chief executive officer of Arik Air, Capt Roy Ilegbodu ( (In Receivership) has expressed shock over the grounding of one of its aircraft by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo. The reason for the action was as a result of a $2.5 million loan granted Arik’s owner, Sir Johnson Arumemi-Ikhide by billionaire businessman, Chief Arthur Eze. Eze got a Supreme Court judgment against the Arik Air founder. He was said…

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