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Unlimited surfing and streaming in the skies over Europe – from now on, this will be the reality on many Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines aircraft.   This means a seamless Internet connectivity from the long haul flights like from Nigeria that have been equipped with this technology for a while now. Internet access will also be available on Eurowings flights in a few weeks’ time.   Up to now, 19 Lufthansa A320 family fleet aircraft,…

  …Decries Casualization, Anti-Labour Laws, Others The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association Of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has observed that Nigerian aviation sector is one of the mostly hit by the prevailing national economic recession ravaging our dear country. The National President of ATSSSAN,  Ahmadu Ilitrus, made the observation today during his May Day speech at the Lagos Airport adding that the situation is made worse by the perennial scarcity and high costs of Jet-A1 and…

• Strikes deal with Copa Airlines Turkish Airlines said envisages effective code-sharing agreements in Nigeria, given that the country had a functional national carrier with a view facilitating more flexible flight operations between Nigeria and other countries. Country Manager for Turkish Airlines in Nigeria, Mr. Tarkan Ince, has stated this in an interview even as Copa Airlines and Turkish Airlines begin codeshare flights between Europe and Latin America. According to Ince, “We have had many…

*World newest wide-body boosts Chinese carriers’ expansion      China Southern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 A350-900s, becoming the latest customer for the aircraft.   China Southern Airlines now operates one of the largest Airbus fleet in the world with more than 300 Airbus aircraft in service, comprising the A320 Family, the A330 Family and five A380s.   President of China Southern Airlines, Tan Wangeng said: “With its very long…

Turkish Airlines has introduced new features to its wide range of options to make its passengers more comfortable while onboard.   The airline’s recent innovation, “Living Garden” concept including Molton Brown products, is now on-service in its Business Class. In a satement, Turkish Airlines said it takes in-flight experience even further. Having the passenger’ satisfaction as the airline’s priority, wide on-board selection of the carrier continues to be broadened in order to reach the widest…

**Court restraints former Arik directors from interference, lists debt profile **AMCON takes over Rockson Engineering, Ojeimai farms The Federal Government has promised to take a major decision on Arik Air according to the spokesman for Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Jude Nwauzor. Nwauzor made the disclosure in an interactive session with the media today. Penultimate week, the House of Representatives had advised the Federal Government to liquidate the airline, saying that the carrier was…

 Star Alliance members, Ethiopian Airlines and Singapore Airlines will expand their codeshare agreement as of June 1 2017, offering customers travelling between Africa and Asia seamless connectivity options.  Ethiopian Airlines’ daily non-stop services to Singapore from Addis Ababa, due to be launched in June 2017, will be covered by the expanded codeshare agreement.  Under the expanded agreement, Ethiopian Airlines customers will be able to access multiple destinations in Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand…

African airlines continued their recovery, with February traffic up 7.1 per cent compared to a year ago. This mainly reflects the upturn on the key route to/from Europe, offsetting struggles in the region’s biggest economies of Nigeria and South Africa. Capacity rose 2.3 per cent, and load factor jumped 2.9 percentage points to 66.0 per cent.  This is coming as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing a second…

***Country’s entire $12 billion budget inadequate for health care   Air ambulance services have been described as the enabler that would improve Nigerian healthcare, by improving access to hospitals and saving the government many billions of dollars.   This was disclosed by Founder, Flying Doctors, Nigeria, Dr. Ola Brown who said the sector could be helped by concentrating expert resources which also help to reduce healthcare spending. She lamented the high cost of healthcare in the…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to restrict the carry-on of large electronic items on certain flights departing the Middle East and North Africa.   The Case for Alternative Measures   “The current measures are not an acceptable long-term solution to whatever threat they are trying to mitigate. Even in the short term it is…