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South Africa Airways (SAA) in conjunction with Travel & Business News has announced the commencement of entries for the 3rd South African Airways Essay Competition (SAAEC 2022). The competition, which is presently open to secondary school students of all ages, is aimed at entrenching the values of patriotism, love for humanity, selflessness, tolerance, and honesty in the lives of young Nigerians; as well as exposing them to the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, as…

  Operators differ on modalities to check fuel quality Iyayi urges authority’s focus on the ‘Business Triangle’    Stakeholders have expressed divergent views on the quality of aviation fuel sold in the country. They were of the view that trucking of Jet A1 from the depots to the airports has been reported to have led to the contamination of the commodity; a situation they said erodes air safety. The pipeline meant to transport aviation fuel…

South African Airways (SAA) Chairman & CEO – Mr. John Lamola and Non-Executive Board Member – Mr. Nick Fadugba met with the Secretary-General of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, at SAA headquarters in South Africa for a fruitful “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session. The meeting was held on Monday. The meeting was held to discuss important issues as SAA forges its path to recovery following a restart of operations in September 2021…

One of Nigeria’s leading airlines, Dana Air, is partnering with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on the maiden edition of the FAAN National Aviation Conference (FNAC) scheduled to hold from 14th to 17th of June, at the international conference center Abuja. As a partner of the conference themed: Advancing the frontiers of Possibilities for Safe, Secure, and Profitable Air Transport, Dana Air is providing discounted airfares to the organisers, participants, delegates, and partners of…

African airlines saw cargo volumes decrease by 6.3% in April 2022 compared to April 2021. This was significantly slower than the growth recorded the previous month (3.1%). Capacity was 1.5% below April 2021 levels.  The disclosure was made by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which released April 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand and contraction in capacity. The effects of Omicron in Asia and the Russia–Ukraine war according to…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is teaming up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide (ERAU) to launch a Master of Business Administration in Aviation (MBAA) as well as a stand-alone certificate in Airline Management. The jointly developed program aligns with ERAU’s modular degree program and IATA’s aviation management expertise. Through three blocks consisting of 36 credit hours, the program applies modern business concepts, methods, and tools to the challenges and specifics of the aviation business, creating an academic…

  Chairman, HRG (Nigeria), and travel management consultant, Mr. Femi Adefope has described aviation in Nigeria and by extension, airline business in the country and other places as loss-making, saying that Nigeria is a tough country to do such capital intensive business. Adefope who spoke to Aviation Metric at the APG IET DAY in Lagos at the weekend noted that the carriers are using largely imported products even with uniforms, adding that If the uniforms were properly…

Dana Air has rewarded students with free tickets for their brilliant performance at the 11th edition of the National Travel Essay Competition and  Air Transport Youth Empowerment Summit, which was held at the Nigerian Civil Aviation (NCAA) Headquarters Annex, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The airline also announced that some new initiatives have also been added to strengthen and excite members of its kids’ fly programme. Dana Air spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa said that the…

To most people, the function of an airport is simple and singular – it’s where you go when you want to travel over a long distance quickly. In reality, however, airport terminals are used for so much more. They provide vast spaces which accommodate abundant amenities; dozens of restaurants and retail outlets which provide a comfortable setting for travellers in and out of the country. The Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) prides itself as one…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it was doing everything possible to put in place infrastructure that will aid seamless facilitation of cargo operations at various airports across the country. The agency stated that it had also recognised the huge significance of the air cargo sector to its operations; the reason the Federal Government, as part of the nation’s aviation roadmap, designated some airports as cargo airports to aid the seamless facilitation of…