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Kenya Airways in-flight catering bags Skyteam award

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Kenyan national carrier, Kenya Airways in-flight catering facility in collaboration with NAS Servair (NAS) has won Best Partnership as part of The Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC) that brought together 16 SkyTeam Alliance member airlines. Kenya Airways demonstrated the future of sustainable aviation by flying an environmentally sustainable B787-800 Dreamliner flight from Nairobi to Amsterdam. During the flight challenge, guests onboard were served a carefully selected eco-friendly menu prepared in partnership with NAS. The ingredients for the…

SITA signs 5-year deal with Malaysia Airlines

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Malaysia Airlines has renewed its partnership with SITA for a comprehensive upgrade that will link its global operations to its hub in Kuala Lumpur with fast, secure, and reliable network connectivity. As part of the five-year agreement, Malaysia Airlines will leverage SITA Connect specifically designed for the air transport industry, to meet the airline’s needs in and outside airports. SITA Connect will lower connectivity costs, improve the quality of service, enable ease of access to new…

EU slot rule leads to continued passengers’ disruption

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed concern that a premature return to pre-pandemic slot use rules in the EU this winter risks continuing disruption to passengers. The European Commission has announced it intends to return to the longstanding 80-20 slot use rule, which requires airlines to operate at least 80% of every planned slot sequence. Global slot rules are an effective system for managing access to and the use of scarce capacity at airports….

Emirates, Air Canada sign strategic codeshare pact

Posted on July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Airlines are consolidating in a bid to maximize the benefits inherent in partnership. Gone are the days when airlines try to go it alone. The harsh realities of the times carriers face are further making them look outward. Emirates and Air Canada are taking advantage of partnerships as the two carriers today signed a strategic partnership agreement that will create more options for customers when travelling on the carriers’ networks while also enhancing the customer…

Jet-A1 Crisis Threatens Airlines As Operators Mull Surcharges

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Airfares to “inevitably” increase –IATA There are indications that the astronomical increase in the prices of aviation fuel, otherwise known as Jet A1, could lead the carriers to further adjust airfares. The adjustment could be in the form of fuel tax or surcharge to cushion the effects high cost of Jet fuel on their operations. An airline operator, who spoke to Aviation Metric under strict conditions of anonymity, said the carriers would not have…

When Night Life Returns To Lagos Airport’s Second Runway

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The economic consequences of not fixing the Lagos airport 18/L for over 16 years are huge to airlines and the entire aviation value chain, WOLE SHADARE writes Answered prayers For many years, precisely nearly 16 years, the second runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, operated without airfield lighting. For many years, airline operators struggled and mounted pressure on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to provide light on the second runway popularly referred…

Nigeria, African Airlines Show Signs Of Recovery

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Wole Shadare

African airlines seem to be returning to profitability. The last three years had been excruciating for airlines and the travel industry. It was a crisis that ‘crumbled’ literally the entire global travel industry. But since the relaxation of COVID-19 rules, airlines and the travel trade operators have dusted themselves up by posting fantastic financial results. Although the carriers are not yet back to their pre-COVID- 19 state, they have shown remarkable signs to bounce back….

Airlines Jettison CBN Rates To Repatriate Funds, Remove Lower Fare Inventory

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Foreign airlines with $450 million trapped revenue in Nigeria have removed the lowest base fare from their price inventory and replaced it with higher ones in order to bypass the Central Bank and buy foreign currency in the parallel market. Out of the $450 million about $200 million belongs to one of the airlines (name withheld). The trapped revenue is said to be a result of a forex shortage, a sign that Nigeria is facing…

Kenya Airways holds 46th AGM, business outlook remains optimistic

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) led by Kenya Airways Board Chairman, Michael Joseph, was the Company’s third virtual AGM that presented to the shareholders a review of the audited financial results and business performance for the year ending 31st December 31, 2021. During the meeting, the shareholders adopted all the resolutions submitted in accordance with provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association, The Companies Act, 2015, The Capital Markets Act and its Regulations, including approval…

African airlines’ recovery accelerated with 139% rise in May RPKs

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced passenger data for May 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the busy Northern Hemisphere summer travel season. African airlines had a 134.9% rise in May RPKs versus a year ago. May 2022 capacity was up 78.5% and load factor climbed 16.4 percentage points to 68.4%, the lowest among regions. The industry has returned to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019…

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