Business

The airline partnership between Dana Air and the Imo state Government have started yielding benefits with the recent unveiling of a multi-million naira sponsorship deal with Heartland football club of Owerri Imo state.  The season-long  sponsorship deal which is part of the airlines’ support to the newly-promoted Imo state based team’s 2018 league  campaign,  will see the airline get shirt sleeve branding and lots of other branding opportunities with the club. Speaking at the unveiling…

Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has had its fair share of crises that almost led to the extinction of the once flourishing airline. Smart moves by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), creativity brought to bear by astute airline administrator, Capt. Ado Bayero Sanusi to head the airline culminated in the historic roll out of the successfully conducted B737-500 C-Check in Nigeria. WOLE SHADARE writes that this could be the beginning of the airline’s revival to…

US, China, Europe’s navigation services struggle with efficiency Pax charges on one-way ticket doubled in decade The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac said there is the need for reform in tackling aviation infrastructure, adding that the sector is headed for infrastructure crisis. In a post on his Blog, he expressed worry that many of the world’s airports are operating at or beyond their design capacity, stressing that…

Aero Contractors completion of a C-Check of one of its B737 aircraft last week could be the beginning of good things for airline operators as the facility could help save Nigerian airlines over $20 billion in offshore maintenance. Managing Director of Aero, Captain Ado Sanusi, said that the aircraft would be rolled out of the hangar this week, stressing that he was satisfied with the capacity that the organisation has built, highlighting plans to build…

From January 8, 2018, South African Airways (SAA) disclosed that it would operate wide-body aircraft on its Johannesburg-Mauritius route. According to the carrier, the Airbus A330 generation aircraft will offer a two-class cabin configuration, with increased seat availability. Business class will range from 36 to 46 seats and economy class from 186 to 203. The A340-300 has 38 seats in business class and 215 in economy class. SAA currently serves the Johannesburg-Mauritius route with an…

2017 traffic projected to be slightly lower than 2017 There are indications that the country may record lower passenger traffic in 2017 compared to 2016. This is reflected in a report presented by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that a total of 9.2 million passengers passed through Nigerian airports in 140,552 aircraft movements between Jan. and Sept. 2017. In 2015, a total of 15,232, 597 passengers travelled through Nigeria’s airports in 2016. Although, last…

Medview, others kick Pact signed in 2010 The decision by the Federal Government through the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) to award majority of Hajj traffic to foreign airlines has come under serious scrutiny with airlines condemning the action. The Managing Director of Medview Airlines Plc, Muneer Bankole’s call is coming on heels of NAHCON awarding the lion share of the pilgrims to be airlifted to foreign operators over the years. Bankole made the call in…

 Airbus and Williams Advanced Engineering, the innovative engineering and technology business of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, are to explore potential areas of technological collaboration. Under the terms of a newly signed MoU, the two companies will examine in particular applications that may combine Williams’ innovation culture, lightweight composites and battery expertise with Airbus‘ Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) programme. Zephyr is a record-breaking, solar-powered, unmanned aerial system (UAS), or drone, with unique communications and surveillance capabilities. It…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has assured air travellers of smooth flight operations in the run-up to, during and after the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. In a related development, the airline has said it will operate all its daily flights into and out of the Enugu Airport between the hours of 7am and 2pm during the partial closure of the facility’s runway to traffic by the Federal Government. Meanwhile, Air Peace has regretted…