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  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 5.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. Capacity grew 6.3 per cent and load factor slid 0.4 percentage points to 80.1 per cent. But for African airlines, traffic growth slowed to 5.8 per cent year-on-year in October, from 9.1 per cent in September.  The analysis was…

 Wherever stowaway occurs, it is an indictment on any country’s national security. It is a thing government must carefully look into, writes WOLE SHADARE Last week, a stowaway from Lagos aboard an Arik Air flight was discovered after the aircraft landed at the OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. Unfortunately, the victim did not survive as he was discovered dead inside the enclosure. This brings to the fore the incessant cases of stowaway incidents…

*Technically, “Air Force One” is a call sign for any aircraft carrying the US president. However the term is mostly used to refer to two customised Boeing 747-200B jets *Capable of in-flight refuelling, and equipped with secure communication equipments, they have been described as “flying Oval Offices” *Inside, the president and his travel companions enjoy 4,000 sq feet (400 sq m) of floor space on three levels *This includes a presidential suite as well as…

*Reported deal cancellation falls Boeing share bi 1 % Donald Trump’s Tuesday morning criticism of Boeing (BA) closely followed the publication of a story in which the aerospace giant’s CEO expressed concerns about the trade agenda Trump has backed. The Chicago Tribune published a column Tuesday morning which included Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s  recent comments arguing that free trade is a crucial part of the U.S. economy. Boeing has a lucrative jet business in China. Muilenburg expressed concerns about…

The head of LaMia Airlines — the charter carrier that was transporting Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense before their plane crashed in Colombia last week — has been apprehended by authorities, according to a Bolivian state media report. The team was on its way to play in the first leg of the Copa Sudamerica finals before the flight went down. More than 70 people were killed. Gustavo Vargas, the general manager of the airline, and two…

AS foreign exchange crisis bites harder, many businesses in the aviation sector are cutting costs to remain afloat.    With forecasts not showing a path to quick recovery, airlines, aviation agencies and many service providers are pruning their cost of doing business.   Aside the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that disclosed that it has saved over N2 billion to train workers locally, other service providers are equally reducing cost and cutting down on operations….

*Airlines in red, carriers not healthy In a bid to put an end to airlines indebtedness to aviation agencies arising from five per cent Ticket Sales Charge/ Cargo Sales (TSC/SCA), the  Federal Government has given  January 1, 2017 as the deadline for airlines operating in the country to automate their remittance / payment systems forthwith.   Spokesman for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Sam Adurogboye in a statement said the automation system is being introduced…

 Aircraft giant, Airbus said firms made 15 booked orders for its single-aisle and wide-body jetliners in November while making 61 deliveries involving all members of its current-production product line: the A320 Family, A330, A350 XWB and A380.   It said the new business for Airbus’ single-aisle A320 Family was composed of three A320ceo and five A321ceo (Current Engine Option) aircraft for an unidentified customer; five A320ceo versions for Air Arabia – the Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-based…

Over the past three days, Arik Air has been using a smaller aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, to operate the Lagos-London Heathrow route due to maintenance on the wide-body A330-200 aircraft allocated on the route. One of the airline’s Airbus A330-200 aircraft had been hit by a handling company at John F Kennedy International Airport New York on Thursday, December 1, 2016 consequently triggering the B737-800 to be deployed on the Lagos-London route. In order to…

One of the Leading Cruise companies in the World the Royal Caribbean set a World record early November when it named and Launched the Biggest Cruise ship in the World. The Naming of the Harmony of the Seas at Fort Lauderdale in Florida was a milestone for the Cruise Company. To celebrate the Arrival of Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean arranged a historic meeting at Seas off the coast of Florida of the 3…