Lagos, Abuja airports selected as ICAO team begins Nigeria’s aviation security audit

Lagos, Abuja airports selected as ICAO team begins Nigeria’s aviation security audit

Two of Nigeria’s biggest airports,  the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport would be used for rigorous security tests to ascertain the country’s level of aviation security. All security implementation verification will be carried out at the two airports. This is coming as a team of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, to commence the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach…

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African airlines’ cargo volume up by 17%

African airlines’ cargo volume up by 17%

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for January 2024 global air cargo markets indicating a strong start to 2024. During the month in review, African airlines saw their air cargo volumes increase by 17.0% with much improved compared to December’s performance (-1.2%). African airlines benefitted from strong growth on the Africa-Asia trade lane with capacity was 19.4% above January 2023 levels and accounting for 2% of total global air cargo traffic. Total demand,  measured…

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NANTA President fumes over members’ anti-competition, retrogressive practices

NANTA President fumes over members’ anti-competition, retrogressive practices

The President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has carpeted people she called mischief makers whom she said are peddling rumours that could tarnish the image of the association and has vowed to confront them using all the legal means available to NANTA. Reacting to’ insidious and damaging narratives’ targeting NANTA members holding International Air Transport Association (IATA) licence under the Golite category as fraudulent trade operators, she warned the purveyors of…

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Walk For Love Africa (WFLA) Set to Hold Inaugural Summit

Walk For Love Africa (WFLA) Set to Hold Inaugural Summit

Walk For Love Africa® (WFLA) is delighted to announce that preparations are in place for the inaugural edition of the WFLA Summit, a travel, tourism and trade event scheduled to take place from 28 to 29 March 2024 in Lagos, Nigeria, at the Radisson Blu Hotel Ikeja. The event’s theme is Intra-Africa Travel and Tourism Ecosystem: Maximizing Sustainable Growth and Development Opportunities. The 2-day event will feature a full-day conference with high-level panel sessions with…

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Green Africa Launches Second Annual Zero Naira Fare Campaign

Green Africa Launches Second Annual Zero Naira Fare Campaign

Green Africa has announced the launch of its second annual Zero Naira FareCampaign. The airline ran its first Zero Naira Fare campaign last year to the delight of many customers across the country who had the opportunity to fly for the first time. This initiative allows customers the unique opportunity to fly for free to any of the destinations currently served by Green Africa, paying only airport taxes and other applicable charges estimated at approximately…

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Ground handlers propose N400, 000 for B737, N250 for CRJ rates per flight 

Ground handlers propose N400, 000 for B737, N250 for CRJ rates per flight 

Only rates review i’ll  sustain handling companies-Stakeholders     Business organisations in the Nigerian aviation industry are suffocating and need government intervention to remain alive. This is as ground handling companies in the country have declared that the current handling rates charged by airlines, especially the domestic operators, were no longer sustainable, fearing that if not reviewed upward in the next few months, the sub-sector may collapse totally. Handling companies through the Aviation Ground Handlers…

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SAA’s New Perth-Johannesburg direct route opens African experiences for Australian travellers

SAA’s New Perth-Johannesburg direct route opens African experiences for Australian travellers

Gauteng, South Africa’s economic hub and gateway to Africa, is preparing to give travellers aboard the inaugural SAA flight from Perth to Johannesburg, a traditional wet welcome when it lands at O.R. Tambo International Airport at the end of April 2024. The non-stop three times a-week flight takes off from Johannesburg on  April 28th, 2024 and has seen a keen uptake of seats, particularly in the economy class. “We are excited that this flight has…

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Assisting airlines overcome challenges a priority-Keyamo

Assisting airlines overcome challenges a priority-Keyamo

  Minister, Akume laud Idu The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has lamented the harsh economic environment in which Nigerian airlines, reiterating that one of his Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) centres around assisting the carriers to overcome their economic woes. He emphasised that the aviation sector is a gateway for investments and that it is the sector on which other Ministries must rely. Speaking to journalists at the Nigeria Aviation Award…

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NAMA commences reorganisation, makes changes, promotes Njoke GM

NAMA commences reorganisation, makes changes, promotes Njoke GM

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has commenced the proper placement of staff to their rightful position as a way of righting the wrongs of so many years. The re-organisation which has the backing of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has brought a huge relief to many whose morale had been dampened by many years of discarding seniority in public service and one that almost jeopardised the civil service rule….

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African airlines to airlift 98 million passengers in 2024-AFRAA

African airlines to airlift 98 million passengers in 2024-AFRAA

    Somalia takes back control of airspace from Kenya Zambia aims new approach to modernise cargo processing   The African Airlines Association (AFRAA), the umbrella body for many of the continent’s airlines has estimated that the continent’s airlines will carry around 98million passengers in 2024. The group in its January 2024 performance updates made available to Aviation Metric noted that since November 2023, traffic carried by African airlines exceeded the 2019 level, stressing that…

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