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CWT, Business Travel Management Limited partner to expand travel frontiers

Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by Wole Shadare

The frontier for corporate business travel was today expanded as two firms, Business Travel Management Ltd. (BTM) has gone into partnership with CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel), the business-to-business-for-employees (B2B4E) travel management platform. Operating under the CWT brand in Nigeria, the firm aims to elevate the standard of travel management in the region and, by partnering with a global B2B4E travel management platform, BTM will bring further focus and cohesion to positively impact the continent,…

Aviators Africa celebrates 10th year anniversary with awards, gala

Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by Wole Shadare

All is now set for Aviators Africa to host the cremé de la cremé of Africa aviation, its friends and development partners across the globe to a great experience of the firm’s history, awards and gala night in commemoration of its 10 years of unparalleled service to the Africa aviation and tourism industry. The Aviators Africa Awards, tagged “The Towers Awards”, is aimed at recognising and celebrating excellence and productivity in the Africa aviation…

Enugu airport: Rectifying rot six years after

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Wole Shadare

The Enugu airport is in total mess. There is nothing ‘International’ about it. Renovations by past Ministers of Aviation were a huge scam on the people. WOLE SHADARE writes that the aerodrome needs lasting solution Decrepit facilities It is common knowledge that the deplorable state of public facilities in Nigeria poses great concern to stakeholders. Facilities at Nigeria’s airports, hospitals, schools and roads among others, would give indication that the society lacks an agent that would have…

BA pilots’ strike to cost airline £120 million, 850 flights cancelled

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Planes on ground in Lagos, Abuja AIG, airline owner’s shares drops by 3% “Please don’t go to the airport” British Airways urged passengers booked on its flights Monday as a pilots strike caused mayhem at airports with “nearly 100 per cent” of the airlines flights cancelled, according to the company’s statement, in what’s being called by the media “the biggest shut-down in history.” The action is affecting flights across the globe and is expected to cost…

Ola Brown: Beacon of hope, unveils new air ambulance interior

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Managing Director of Flying Doctors Nigeria, Dr. Ola Orekunrin has continued to blaze the trail in the area of healthcare innovation in Nigeria and has continued to invest heavily in air ambulance sector. Having invested hugely in the new aircraft, she is optimistic that her firm would be able to improve on delivery and also provide support to their partners and stakeholders from across the world. She is a beacon of hope, with 20 aircraft…

Sirika assures on safety as FAAN graduates 727 AVSEC officers

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said that the Federal Government will continue to improve on safety and security at the nation’s airports through training and capacity development of staff, in line with the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). He made this disclosure at the passing out parade for 727 Aviation Security and Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Firefighting Services personnel held in Service Development Centre, Afaka, Kaduna State on Saturday, September 7,…

Business Travel; The Future, The Disruptors and The Impact

Posted on September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 by Wole Shadare

The chatter surrounding Business Travel has reached a tipping point, with many players scrambling to get a larger piece of the $13billion dollar pie, according to Rancoteur. GBTA [Global Business Travel Association] estimates the industry represents spending of much more than that worldwide and predicts that number will rise to $1.7trillion by 2022. The corporate travel Industry is steadily increasing. Technology has made industry trade and business connections easier to achieve around the globe and…

Minna incident: NAMA, Max Air trade tackle over ILS

Posted on September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has debunked claimed that its Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) were not serviceable and one that could have caused the emergency landing of Max Air’s B747-400 with registration 5N-DBK in Minna, Niger State. An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a highly accurate radio signal navigation aid consisting of two antennas which transmit signals to receivers in the aircraft cockpit—a glide path tower located next to the runway at the northern end and…

Flight delays, others worry NCAA, summon airlines

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Wole Shadare

VIP mov’t, infrastructure cause of hitch-Carriers Agency lauds five airlines on TSC/CSC The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has met with all the airline operators on issues affecting flight delays and cancellations that has made air travel a night mare for travellers.. The meeting which was held under close door at the NCAA headquarters at the weekend also discussed the slow decision of airlines to key into Aviation Revenue Automation Project (ARAP)/Direct Debit mandate to…

Bad weather, outage caused emergency landing in Minna-Max Air Chair

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Wole Shadare

Insists aircraft made an ’emergency landing’ Just as the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has yet to make its findings known, Chairman of Max Air, Alhaji Dahiru Bara’u Mangal attributed the incident that affected his aircraft shortly before landing at the Minna International Airport to ‘bad weather and power outage’ at the aerodrome. Mangal, in a statement which he personally signed, said, “Actually, it was not crash landing; rather an emergency landing and the reasons that…

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