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SAA sole operator on lucrative route  That all is not well with the country’s aviation sector is manifesting as Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace has stopped flight services to Johannesburg, South Africa. The airline’s Johannesburg operations will be suspended till October 8, 2022. The carrier in a statement on Monday said the development was regretted but has become inevitable due to the delayed issuance of South African visas to travellers, worsening forex crunch and the…

Continent’s traffic close to pre-pandemic level       The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced passenger data for June 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel remains strong. In June, African airlines experienced a 103.6% rise in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) versus June 2021  RPKs is the standard measure of demand for air travel, with a 61.9% increase in capacity. The continent airlines’ load factor climbed 15.2 percentage points to 74.2%, the lowest…

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has affirmed that all Federal and State Government owned airports in the country have approach and landing navigational aids, as well as Satellite Based Performance Based Navigation procedures that can enable aircraft to operate at any time of the day in these airports. Making this revelation in Lagos at the 26th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC), which was held at the Sheraton Hotels…

The Chief Operating Officer, Ibom Air, George Uriesi said the operational environment in Nigeria would make airlines not survive, adding that the system makes it impracticable for the survival of carriers. Uriesi made the disclosure amid the precarious situation airlines in Nigeria are going through just as global carriers are reeling under difficulty in sourcing jet fuel including the economic recession that has hit the airline industry. He made this statement while presenting a paper…

Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has described as preposterous, claims that the carrier diverted $3 million meant for the acquisition of a Bombardier aircraft. The management of the airline in a statement described as lies, report of diversion, or a refund by Bombardier. The management further faulted the spurious claim by one Femi Adeniji who was reported to have granted an interview to Daily Independent Newspaper, noting that the allegations he spewed in the interview…

Operators threaten to prosecute offenders Nigerian airline operators have vowed to nip in the bud the incessant attacks on airlines’ staff and facilities by irate passengers. The operators’ assets and personnel are fast becoming endangered species, thanks to the country’s poor aviation security and regulatory institutions. The inability of many of the carriers to offer quality passenger services coupled with frustration encountered by travelers has led to frequent assaults on airline workers.  “These are some other people’s children,…

   Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has appointed two new non-Executive Directors, this was announced during the company’s 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Marriott Hotel, Ikeja in Lagos. Laila Jean St. Matthew-Daniel and Dr. Bukola Bello Jaiyesimi were appointed to replace Barrister ChikeOgeah and Mr. AriyoOlutoye who resigned their appointments in January 2022.   St. Mathew Daniel Laila Jean St. Matthew-Daniel started her schooling at Our Lady of Apostles in Lagos, she…

The economic audit of Dana Airlines by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) would be extended to some other carriers that are said to be showing frailty and may be wobbling financially. Many Nigerian carriers are in financial dire straits and find it extremely difficult to meet up with their daily needs and operations they are collectively indebted to the aviation service providers to the tune of over N22 billion, and debts to fuel marketers…

Kenya Airways and South African Airways (SAA) have signed a codeshare agreement that opens more destinations for seamless travel opportunities. As demand for air travel rebounds, the code-sharing agreement will see each airline sell, under its own code, flights operated by each other; South African Airways or Kenya Airways. SAA’s customers will continue to have the ability to earn Voyager Miles on these new codeshare flights. The deal enables travelers to combine flight segments and…