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Offers special fares from Lagos to London, New York and more   Virgin Atlantic is celebrating Nigeria’s 57th Independence Day by offering its customers incredible savings during the eight day sale. The special Independence Day sale launched today and runs until October 2, 2017 with travel valid up to November 30th, 2018. The carrier said passengers planning a trip to the UK can enjoy discounts in Economy, Premium Economy or Upper Class cabins with fares…

Transcorp Hilton Abuja has received the Signum Virtutis (Seal of Excellence) in the Hotels and Resorts Category of the 2017 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards, the second of such award, having received similar award in 2016. This year, Transcorp Hilton made it double, as it was also conferred as the leader in luxury hospitality innovation in Nigeria, given the $100m renovation project which has successfully delivered world-class experience in some of its floors with over 60 per cent of…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun the process of sectorizing the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into Lagos West and Lagos East Area Control Centres (ACCs) in line with its commitment towards enhancing quality of air traffic services in the country. Giving this indication at a stakeholders’ sensitization forum on the sectorization which held at NAMA headquarters in Lagos, Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said the project was aimed at…

Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru said none of the accident reports it released was faulted by individual or organisation in recent time. He attributed this to the new approach adopted by the current management which he explained removed accident reports from the apron string of individuals to collective contributory.   He explained that because of the quality of works done by investigators, no engine or aircraft manufacturer had faulted the reports of the agency…

Expert blames mismanagement for failure The fragmented and microscopic nature of Nigeria’s domestic aviation market, are majorly responsible for why the nation’s carriers are not competitive, Woleshadare.nethas learnt. Investigations revealed that the total number of aircraft in the fleet of eight Nigerian airline operators is 78 aircraft according to the records in the custody of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This is a far cry and pales into insignificance compared to other places in Africa…

    Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) today announced the appointment of Mana Mohamed Saeed Al Mulla as Chief Group Support Services Officer, responsible for a range of support functions, including IT Services, Procurement and Supply Management, and Property and Facilities Management. He will report directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer.   Al Mulla joins Etihad Aviation Group from Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD) where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2015. Prior to that, he was Vice President – Corporate Support…

 If the talk is about beer, then Nigeria is right on top in Africa. With 12.28 liters per year, Nigeria leads the top 10 biggest beer consuming countries in Africa.   So no doubt that the world’s most popular beer festival – the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany – creates also some excitement in Nigeria every year as each year numerous visitors from Nigeria are seen at the Oktoberfest.   Lufthansa German Airlines is in the midst…

RwandAir will play host to the 49th Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Summit of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) scheduled to take place at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda from 12 – 14 November 2017. This important annual event which was last held in Victoria Falls– Zimbabwe in November 2016, is expected to attract over 500 high profile delegates from the aviation industry in Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia and North America.  Addressing the media…

  Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika has applauded the collaborative effort of aviation agencies that resulted in the issuance of an aerodrome certificate to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).    The Minister, while receiving the certificate from the Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, noted that the issuance of this certificate is a testimony to the strong commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria to safety and…

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has reacted to the protest march against the Federal Government’s proposed concession of Lagos and Abuja airports by some stakeholders in the aviation industry, during which they carried banners, pointedly accusing the company of preparing to take over the airports in collaboration with the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), without following due process.   A statement by the Head, Corporate Communications…