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Curfew takes toll on air travel, airlines suspend flights to Lagos

Posted on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 by Wole Shadare

BA to operate, Delta, AWA, Arik, Kenya, shelve flights *More domestic airlines to downtools The curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government has begun to take a toll on air travel as international airlines have suspended flights into Lagos and Abuja because of unrest in many parts of the country. This is coming as Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air in a statement said it had cancelled all its flight operations for tomorrow October 21,…

Dana Partners 26th Nigerian Economic Summit

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has concluded plans to back the 26thNigerian Economic Summit (NES#26) scheduled to hold from the 26th to 27th of October 2020, at Transcorp Hilton Abuja and the Lagos Office of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. Themed: ”Building Partnerships for Resilience,” the 26th Nigerian Economic Summit, which is jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (FMFBNP) and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, will convene national and global…

Your allegations spurious, baseless, NAHCO MD tells ex subsidiary boss, Yusuf

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has described as false, allegations by the Managing Director of its subsidiary, NAHCO Free Trade Zone Limited Mr. Baba Yusuf that the firm is indebted to him to the tune of N125, 900, 000. The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Olatokunbo Fagbemi in a press briefing disclosed that rather than Yusuf’s claims of being owed such amount of money, she said Yusuf is indebted to be…

Airlink reconnects J/burg to Windhoek with daily flights

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, will launch daily direct air services reconnecting Johannesburg with Windhoek starting on 26 October. This follows the relaxation of South Africa’s intra-Africa travel restrictions and Namibian Aeronautical Authorities acknowledging Airlink’s traffic rights and designation on the route. Airlink also recently resumed scheduled services between Cape Town and Windhoek as well as between Johannesburg and Walvis Bay. Air travel between the neighboring countries was suspended under the lockdown while public health…

Qatar expands presence in Southern Africa, inks interline deal with Airlink

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Operates 19 weekly flights from South Africa Qatar Airways has signed an interline agreement with Airlink, further expanding its presence in Southern Africa as the largest carrier to operate from the region. The agreement with Airlink will provide passengers seamless connectivity via Cape Town, and Johannesburg to more than 20 regional destinations in Southern Africa including; Gaborone, Maun, Tete, Port Elizabeth, Lusaka, Harare and Victoria Falls. Qatar Airways’ passengers will benefit from access to…

FG to reconstruct abandoned Lagos airport taxi-way

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Project to be delivered Feb. 2021- Sirika The Federal Government in its effort to keep focusing on safety critical element in and around airports in the country has begun reconstruction of an abandoned Taxiway Bravo (Taxiway B) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who was in Lagos to inspect the commencement of works on the taxiway B confirmed through his twitter handle: @hadisirika, that reconstruction has commenced…

FAAN, unions’ talks collapse, agency owe pension fund administrators N200B

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Workers denied remuneration, gets haphazard salaries After they failed to reach a resolution with the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), aviation unions yesterday embarked on a warning strike over labour related matters. This is coming as the workers condemned the concession plan of four of the most lucrative airport terminals. They said that if the concession plan is allowed to go on as planned, it would be detrimental on the over 12,500…

7 Star Global to float airline, gets license

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Wole Shadare

To operate five helicopters, 10 E-145 jets The 7 Star Global Hangar, the first private and independent aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in West and Central Africa has received its Airline Transport License (ATL) from the Federal Government to float its airline – 7Star Global Airline. Speaking to the press at the Murtala Muhammed domestic wing, the Managing Director of 7Star Global, Isaac Balami, a one-time President of the National Association…

Boeing subsidies case: WTO to authorise tariffs on $4 billion of US exports to EU

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Wole Shadare

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has announced its decision that the European Union will be authorised to impose tariffs on $4 billion of US goods exported to the European Union every year. This follows four previous WTO panel and appellate reports from 2011 to 2019 confirming that subsidies to Boeing violate WTO rules. The decision finds that illegal subsidies to Boeing cost Airbus $4 billion dollars in lost sales and market share annually. The EU…

Sharjah Airport Completes $11m Expansion, Overhaul Project

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Facility aims to raise airport’s capacity to reach 20 million passengers by 2025 The Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) has cut the ribbon on the East Expansion project, which extends over an area of 4,000 square meters and includes new passenger, duty free, F&B and security facilities. The project cost 40 million dirhams ($11m) and will raise the airport’s capacity from around 13 million to 20 million passengers a year by 2025. In addition to new…

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