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  Here’s how the typical story-line of technology goes: something new is invented, then it becomes old and are replaced it with a more advanced version. But in rare instances, tech is so advanced that they are not actually prepared to replace it by the time it ages out of fashion, writes WOLE SHADARE. Well beyond its time Case in point: the Concorde. It was a plane ahead of its time—quite literally, as a flight from…

  Domestic carriers fret, bleed   Capital flight could rise to N600bn yearly At a time Nigerian carriers are shouting themselves hoarse to cut down on multiple designations to foreign airlines, the carriers are clandestinely lobbying the Ministry of Aviation for more flights into the country, Woleshadarenews has learnt. Besides, the carriers are lobbying influential people in government and some state governors for help to extend flight operations to many states in Nigeria, a situation that has…

    Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier is re-launching flight services to Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri the Imo State capital. Daily flights to Owerri from the Murtala Muhammed Domestic Airport, Lagos will resume on Monday, October 21, 2019. Arik Air suspended flights to Owerri early this year due to operational exigencies and since then passengers have been yearning for a return of the leading carrier. The re-launch of flights to Owerri is coming on the…

Despite the Open Skies’ policy otherwise known as the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM), Nigerian carriers are at a very disadvantaged position according to findings by Woleshadarenews The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is a project of the African Union to create a single market for air transport in Africa. Once completely in force, the single market is supposed to allow significant freedom of air transport in Africa, advancing the AU’s Agenda 2063 The inability of Nigerians carriers to…

  African airlines’ traffic climbed 4.1 per cent in August, up from 3.2 per cent in July which saw a remarkable increase in one month. This solid performance comes after South Africa – the region’s second largest economy – returned to positive economic growth in Q2 2019.Capacity rose 6.1 per cent, however, and load factor dipped 1.4 percentage points to 75.6 per cent. These are contained the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data…

   Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik is celebrating this year’s customer service week in grand style with on- board gifts and musical performance at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Domestic Terminal 1 otherwise known as General Aviation Terminal (GAT). The objective is to celebrate the customer and thank them for keeping faith in the airline even during its turbulent periods. Since Monday, October 7 when the customer service week started, Arik Air has been serenading…

  *Ethiopian, sole carrier which owns an airport at the moment African Airlines Association (AFRAA), has called on African governments to develop a policy that would enable their airlines to own airports in their countries or vice versa in order to reduce losses. Director of Government, Legal and Industry Affairs, AFRAA, Mr Aaron Munetsi, canvassed this position on the side-lines of a recently concluded African Travel Market held in Lagos. Munetsi pointed out that airlines…

  With more people taking to flying than before, cities around the world are building new airports and upgrading old terminals to create facilities capable of handling tens of millions of passengers. WOLE SHADARE writes Managing growth There is no question that in a world of open borders and global connections, mobility is a mega-trend. Air travel and transport generally are benefiting from this rapid development like no other mode of transportation. The challenge, then,…