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 The board of the Resort Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Rodger Whittle as its new Group Executive Director. A statement by the spokesman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of the Resort Group and operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Steve Omolale, quoted the board as saying that “Whittle is coming with a rich experience in the aviation industry having been part of the foundation of Nationwide Airlines Limited…

Emirates SkyCargo has listed Nigeria among African countries to receive over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other medical equipment from South Korea since 2015, through Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline and the world’s largest international cargo airline.   This stems from the fact that Emirates SkyCargo offers one of the fastest transport times for cargo.   It transports from Seoul, the capital of South-Korea to over 25 African destinations through…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured all airport users that Nigerian airports under its management are fully ready to play host to air travellers during this Sallah celebrations.  Spokeswoman for the agency, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu stated that as part of its commitment to ensure seamless facilitation of their highly esteemed passengers during the Sallah celebrations and beyond, the VIP Protocol lounges at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and General Aviation Terminal, Lagos,…

  Policy stunts export Nigeria would earn about $20billion annually from the United Kingdom and other countries, if the potential of the perishables cargo were harnessed, experts in the cargo and aviation sectors have said. This was the consensus of Mr. Fortune Idu, the convener of a symposium on agro export air logistics held in Abuja and Mr Mudiaga Okumagba, the chief operating officer Red Star Express, Mr. Idu, who lamented that Nigerian products were…

Aviation has the potential to make an important contribution to economic growth and development within Africa. The resolve by many African carriers to embrace the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) can open and connect markets, facilitating trade and enabling African firms to link into global supply chains. While many air markets between Africa and countries outside of Africa have been liberalised to a significant extent, most intra-African aviation markets remain largely closed, subject to…

·        Int’l airlines enjoy 90% market shares  Amid multiple designation rows, foreign airlines’ frequency to Nigeria is increasing by the day, Woleshadarenews has learnt. In a data released by African Aviation Services Limited and made available to our correspondent, foreign airlines operate over 300 frequencies weekly into and out of Nigeria. Ethiopian Airlines has the highest entry points into Nigeria, which is five. Ethiopian and ASKY together operate 54 frequencies weekly into Nigeria. British Airways…