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IATA, UK firm partner, demonstrate payment platform The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the successful completion of the first “IATA Pay” ticket purchase transaction in a live test environment. The transaction was conducted in partnership with ipagoo, a UK-based fintech company. IATA Pay is an industry-supported initiative to develop a new payment option for consumers when purchasing a ticket directly from an airline website. It is made possible by the European Commission’s second…

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace’s determination to begin long haul flight operations has begun with a demonstration flight to Dakar, Senegal. The carrier was granted rights to operate Dubai, Sharjah, London, Houston, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai and Johannesburg.  A short WhatsApp message by spokesman for the carrier, Chris Iwarah said the demonstration flight to Dakar took off at 8am with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) inspectors onboard. He explained that the non-revenue flight was to demonstrate,…

WOLE SHADARE writes on the need for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to reinvent and guarantee efficient safety regulations Inconsistency The recent sanction of four nameless airlines by the Nigerian Civil Aviation (NCAA) last week is one of the many inconsistencies of a supposedly watchdog of a critical sector like aviation. The fact that the aviation regulatory body may have passed some international aviation audits does not in way leave the NCAA without major…

The domestic Terminal One of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Ikeja, also referred to as the General Aviation Terminal One (GAT) recorded a total of 228, 239 passengers in the month of December 2018. Statistic made available to Woleshadarenews in Lagos by the Terminal Manager (TM), MMA, Mr Aderigbigbe Adekunle, revealed that104,168 passengers arrived through the terminal while a total of 124,071passengers were processed out during the period under review. According to Adekunle, the management of the…

Order will add to JetBlue’s large fleet of Airbus planes JetBlue Airways has firmed up an order for 60 A220-300 aircraft, the larger model of the new, industry-leading A220 series.   “As we approach our 20th anniversary, the impressive range and economics of the highly efficient A220, combined with the outstanding performance of our existing fleet of Airbus A321 and restyled A320 aircraft, will help ensure we deliver the best onboard experience to customers and…

  West Africa’s leading carrier, Air Peace has said it will begin non-stop flights from Lagos to Banjul, The Gambia from Monday, January 7. The airline said it would no longer route its Lagos-Banjul flights through Accra, Ghana. The carrier had earlier broken its connecting flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone. It now operates direct Lagos-Freetown-Lagos flights. In a related development, Air Peace said it was consolidating its leadership of air services on the West Coast…

  Dana Air has extended its Multi-million naira sponsorship deal for Heartland FC of Owerri, Imo state. The sponsorship which was first unveiled in 2018 was extended for the duration of the 2018/ 19 Nigerian Professional League (NPFL) Season at a short ceremony held at the conference hall of  DE-Range hotel in Owerri, the Imo state capital. Speaking at the contract extension event, the Media and Communications Manager of Dana Air said, ‘we are happy…

  Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has made good its promise as the commenced flight services at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, Lagos, assuring that the extension of its operations to the terminal would afford it the right atmosphere to provide exceptional flight experience. The carrier, which operates its domestic flights from its hub at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, had promised to move its Lagos-Kaduna, Lagos-Asaba, Lagos-Akure,…

  Extols workers, to invest in human capital development   Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, an aircraft engineer has taken a holistic assessment of the agency and said he was pleased with the remarkable achievement of the agency in 2018. He stated that in 2019, AIB will do more in the upgrade of its infrastructure, ensure constant review of its systems, processes and procedure, and invest more on human capital development. All these…

As we look ahead to 2019, WOLE SHADARE writes on the most anticipated developments for the sector Deepening gains of 2018 In 2019, the industry will take real strides towards realising and deepening some pf the gains of 2018. Year 2018 brought hope and great expectations with steady climb of statistical records on the use of air transport service in the country. Increased passenger traffic was recorded in the major Nigeria airports. The industry continued with…