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  SAHCOL, MRS, NSF owner consortium   The floating of a national airline for Nigeria would after all materialize as the carrier Nigeria Air, is well on its way to being launched with three Boeing 737-800 aircraft said to be suitable for the Nigerian market. Spokesman for the Minister of Aviation, Dr. James Odaudu in a statement late yesterday night said the carrier would launch a shuttle service between Abuja and Lagos to establish a…

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, (NAHCO Plc) has taken delivery of a new set of Ground Support Equipment (GSE), which includes four units of high capacity Mallaghan Mobile Steps with Chutes and a fourteen tons cargo main deck High loader. The tier four Deutz engine capacity Mobile steps are installed with multi-functional Sensors, while the Angelo Bombelli/Airmarell Highl loader, has a forward platform with three folding flaps and an automatic retractable rear stopper. It…

Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has commenced its annual ‘brand festival’ campaign, targeted at promoting authentic products at the best prices directly from the manufacturers on the Jumia platform. The campaign, which starts on Monday, September 12th, and will run through October 2nd, 2022, offers millions of consumers nationwide the opportunity to buy original products from the official stores of several top brands such as Adidas, Samsung, Infinix, Umidigi, Nivea, DeFacto, Nestle, Bacardi, Intel/HP,…

   Emirates and United have announced a historic commercial agreement that will enhance each airline’s network and give their customers easier access to hundreds of new destinations within the United States and around the world. From November, Emirates customers flying into Chicago, San Francisco, and Houston – three of the biggest business hubs in the U.S – will be able to easily connect to United flights to and from nearly 200 cities across the Americas…

Airlines’ trapped funds in Africa hit $1.3 billion   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it had helped to secure pledges of $30 billion to support air transport and tourism in Africa from some governments, international finance bodies, and institutions such as the African Development Bank, the African Export-Import Bank, the African Union (AU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but noted that disappointingly, most of this relief failed to reach those in need….

With 204, 649 tonnes of cargo, Nigeria’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria has been ranked among the top five air cargo airports in Africa in 2001. Nigeria is behind Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya with 363, 204 tonnes of cargo, Cairo International Airport, Egypt (333,536 tonnes), Oliver Reginald International Airport, South Africa (304, 018), and the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia with 226, 417 tonnes of cargo that moved through the aerodromes according…

African airlines saw an 84.8% rise in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs are the standard industry measure of demand) versus a year ago; increased passenger capacity by 46.7% This is coming as they achieved a 15.5 percentage point increase in the average passenger load factor (the proportion of available seats taken up by fare-paying passengers) which climbed to 75.0%, the lowest of all regions worldwide. Also, they retained a 1.9% share of the global airline passenger…

App Set to simplify Recruitment Process   56Bridge, the Innovative App created by BridgeGap Consults Limited is now live to aid the seamless connection between employers and employees. Specifically, the app helps recruiters to attract and hire top talents from any part of the world, while facilitating job seekers to apply for jobs, write tests and attend interviews from the comfort of their homes. The recruitment App, which was showcased during a virtual live exhibition…

Company to provide integrated airline revenue management support system   Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has announced a partnership with Zenz Technologies for an integrated airline revenue management decision support system with capabilities for commercial planning, revenue budgeting, and forecasting. Zenz Technologies is a Dutch company specialising in developing tailor-made decision support systems for revenue management departments in airlines that help them to make better decisions. “Zenz Technologies is excited to partner with…

Dana Air is inching towards a return to flight services as the carrier announced that it has concluded its internal Safety Management Systems (SMS) Training for top management staff and post holders. Speaking on the concluded safety training, the Accountable Manager of the airline Ememobong Ettete said, “We have just concluded our Safety Management Systems training for top management staff and post holders. “The NCAA audit is also still ongoing and we have made a huge progress…