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Ethiopian completes new passenger terminal in Addis Ababa

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines has successfully completed a new passenger terminal at its hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with emphasis on Bio Security and Bio Safety measures. The new terminal has check-in hall with sixty check-in counters, thirty self-check-in kiosks, ten self-bag drop/SBD/, sixteen immigration counters with more e-gate provisions, sixteen central security screening areas for departing passengers are the new faces of the airport. In addition, it has three contact gates for…

IATA Tasks African Govts. On Accelerated SAATM Implementation

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria, 33 Others Commit to ‘Open Skies’ Nine Nations Begin Full Implementation The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged African governments to take a giant step forward in connecting Africa by accelerating the implementation of the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) to further boost the post-COVID economic recovery. The group equally called for harmonized adoption across Africa of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO), stressing that safely re-establishing the continent’s air connectivity…

Qantas To Cut 2,500 Jobs, International Boss Departs

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Wole Shadare

A cost-cutting decision to outsource Qantas’ ground handling operations could see the airline shed up to 2,500 jobs, Australia’s national carrier has said in a statement. Revenues fell by $4 billion in the second half of Qantas’ latest financial year due to Covid-19 and associated border restrictions and the carrier expects to lose $10 billion in sales this financial year. Qantas has already cut around 6,000 jobs across the business to save on costs…

Thunderstorm: NCAA issues warning to airlines, pilots, others

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Thunderstorm: NCAA issues warning to airlines, pilots, others Seeks strict compliance The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued weather Advisory Circular (AC) to the industry and demanded strict compliance. The objective of this advisory was to bring pilots and operators up to date on the occurrence of thunderstorm phenomenon over Nigerian airports since the onset of rainy season in the country. The aviation regulatory body noted that the statistics from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency…

Foreign airlines lie in wait for ‘lucrative’ Nigerian sky

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Pressure for resumption of international flight operations may have paid off. Foreign airlines ramp up plan to begin quest for predatory Nigerian route as local airlines still have nothing to offer, WOLE SHADARE writes Pressure pays off The pressure for Nigeria to reopen its airspace after over five month hiatus occasioned by COVID-19 was huge. Despite the evacuation/humanitarian flights approved by the Federal Government to give stranded Nigerians and other nationals a window of opportunity…

National Carrier Project Still On Course, Says FG

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Decries failure to airlift home-bound Nigerians Despite hitches that truncated the plan by Federal Government to set up an airline for the country three years ago, Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, said the government was on course to pursue the dream of bequeathing a national carrier to Nigeria. He said the project was on course, adding that the aspiration of Nigerians is to grow efficiency and status to be able to compete with any airline in…

Wear face mask or get offloaded from flight-IATA

Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Prescribes penalties for violators The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appealed to all travelers to wear face covering during the travel journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during COVID-19. Wearing face coverings according to the clearing house for global airlines is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) guidance for safe operations during the pandemic, as developed jointly with the World Health Organization and governments. IATA is…

Kenya Airways set to lay off half of millionaire pilots

Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Kenya Airways is seeking to lay off half of its pilots as it slashes costs to weather the cash flow crisis deepened by the Covid-19 pandemic. The national carrier intends to cut up to 207 of its 414 pilot jobs, which account for nearly half of its payroll costs, over the next three years. It expects to save nearly Sh3.24 billion if it meets the desired target of having between 207 and 248 pilots on…

Our Ordeal In The Hands Of NAHco Over Unpaid N1.12bn Terminal Benefits –Ex-Workers

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 by Wole Shadare

Ex-workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHco) Plc have been embroiled in a bitter feud over 15 years with the management of the aviation handling company. They alleged a grand plan by the firm to divert N1.12 billion of severance/terminal benefits of former workers. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, Secretary- General of NAHco Workers’ Forum, Sanmi Alademoni narrates their ordeal NAHCo and your members are embroiled in a long drawn battle over N1.12bn…

Reduced Int’l Airlines’ Capacities, Frequencies Temporary –Sirika

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 by Wole Shadare

No more passport collection after August 29-NCAA Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika has further explained that the decision to allow four airlines each for Abuja and Lagos as international flights resume was a temporary measure to test capacity and preparedness of the country to handle challenges faced with COVID-19 as it affects air travel. He, however, stated that the experiment would last for just two or three weeks before the doors will be open to…

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