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Restrictive market, bane of African carriers, says Walsh

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Restrictive market, bane of African carriers, says Walsh

…”Africa can be exporter of SAF”   The Director-General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Willie Walsh has zeroed in on African airlines and insisted that their major single problem is that they operate in very small economies, rather than in Europe where an airline from one country can fly anywhere in the same region. Operating in bigger economies, he reiterated would help the carriers to spread their overhead costs across a much bigger market…

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Lagos, Cape Town, Nairobi, others among top unserved routes in Africa, says Airbus

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Lagos, Cape Town, Nairobi, others among top unserved routes in Africa, says Airbus

…Continent’s aviation sector to result in 3.3% GDP growth   Aircraft giant, Airbus has identified Lagos, Cape Town, Nairobi and Douala as some of the top un-served routes in Africa, stressing that better service of the routes would provide better connectivity to travellers, drive economic growth in local economies and provide a significant boost in revenue for airlines. The disclosure is contained in its analysis at the ongoing AviaDev conference in Namibia where Airbus unveiled a…

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Najomo’s appointment based on Nuhu’s suspension, remains Acting DG, says Minister

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Najomo’s appointment based on Nuhu’s suspension, remains Acting DG, says Minister

Contrary to claims that the tenure of the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo ended on Wednesday, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development said Najomo remains the Acting DG of the agency. The Ministry was reacting to a Punch Newspaper story of June 19th 2024 titled “Worry as NCAA Acting Director-General (DG) tenure expires”. In a statement by the Head, of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi disclosed that…

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Aligbe: Point-to-point operations not profitable for airlines

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Aligbe: Point-to-point operations not profitable for airlines

…Urges carriers to interline to survive   Chief Executive Officer of Belujane Consult, Chris Aligbe said it would be very difficult for any airline to be successful with point-to-point operations stressing that for Nigerian carriers to be profitable, they would need to interline or go into codeshare agreements that would help them distribute their passengers beyond points beyond. Aligbe, while speaking on Channels Television’s Business Update on Wednesday monitored by Aviation Metric explained that Nigerian carriers like the…

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It was miracle Nigeria scored 71% in ICAO audit-NCAA

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It was miracle Nigeria scored 71% in ICAO audit-NCAA

…Says Keyamo, Najomo met decayed infrastructure   Nigeria would have scored 30 per cent in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit rating but for the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Capt. Chris Najomo’s doggedness in closing the gaps noticed by the global aviation regulatory according to the NCAA. The Director, of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigerian Civil Aviation…

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Evaluating TRACON, airspace architecture performance 13 years after

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Evaluating TRACON, airspace architecture performance 13 years after

Nigeria was hailed for pulling through the total radar coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) system. That era began the modernisation of the country’s airspace. WOLE SHADARE evaluates the effectiveness of the system 13 years after installation From worse to applause There was a time when Nigerian airspace was categorised as one of the worst in Africa comparable with many others put in that bracket. This was a horrible period in the history of aviation in the…

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Dubai braces for high-season travel surge

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Dubai braces for high-season travel surge

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is gearing up for a significant increase in passenger traffic as the summer travel season approaches its peak. The airport is set to welcome over 3.7 million travellers between June 12 and June 25,  with daily traffic averaging 264,000 passengers. The busiest day is anticipated to be  June 22, with over 287,000 travellers expected.   To ensure a smooth travel experience, DXB aims to expedite passenger formalities, allowing travellers ample time…

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Africa’s high operational costs cause of low propensity to spend on air travel

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Africa’s high operational costs cause of low propensity to spend on air travel

…Air connectivity hiccups dampen aviation expansion   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has described Africa as a continent with a high operational cost base and a low propensity to spend on air travel. The clearing house for over 300 global airlines in its region-by-region roundup of airlines profitability outlook for 2024 said in 2024, all regions are expected to generate profits for a second year in a row with the most significant increase being for Asia-Pacific…

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‘Unidentified’ aircraft over Presidential villa known, NAMA dismisses radar coverage claim

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‘Unidentified’ aircraft over Presidential villa known, NAMA dismisses radar coverage claim

The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ahmed Umar Farouk said the country’s entire airspace is covered by radar, dismissing claims that the country lacks adequate radar coverage as false and misleading. Farouk in a statement Saturday morning disclosed that the radar stations in Nigeria (Kano, Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt) are serviceable, stressing that radar services for Terminal and Enroute flights are positively identified and provide air navigation services to airspace users. He…

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Foreign airlines returning to full capacity, fares may further tumble

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Foreign airlines returning to full capacity, fares may further tumble

…Offer more seats, seek additional frequencies, expansion   The release of $850 million blocked fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to foreign airlines has begun to have a catalytic effect on the overall aviation travel chain as the sector is set to reap bountifully. Airlines have relaxed a lot of rules and regulations and are willing to launch back and begin to make money. Better things await the sector. The airlines see it…

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