Dana introduces special Easter fares for guests

Dana introduces special Easter fares for guests

 Dana Air  unveiled special fares ahead of Easter celebrations and a promo tagged: Show Your Loyalty,’ which entails guests of the airline to display five of the airline’s boarding passes on Instagram and win a free ticket. Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Obi Mbanuzuo, “The aim of the promo is primarily to reward our loyal guests and for the most frequent flyers  to show their loyalty by keeping their boarding passes, showing  it and winning free…

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Air France launches new travel website

Air France launches new travel website

Europe’s biggest airline group, Air France has launched its new Travel by Air France website, a travel guide for all passionate, demanding and curious travelers. This exclusively digital destinations guide can be accessed online at http://travelby.airfrance.com/en/ and on all types of digital media (PC, tablet, smartphone).   The carrier stated that it has designed this guide not only as a source of inspiration for choosing the perfect destination, but also as a genuine planning and assistance tool…

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Pilot shortage hits Nigeria, US airlines

Pilot shortage hits Nigeria, US airlines

• Flyers seek higher pay • Carriers shun local pilots for expats Nigeria and the United States are hit by pilot shortage, a situation that has taken a toll on the sectors in both nations. Heavily hit in the US are midsized and regional airlines. Equally affected are smaller airports such as in Redding, California, or Erie, Pennsylvania, according to figures from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). For Nigeria, aviation industry is, again, experiencing…

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BA partners SME’s in Nigeria to grow businesses

BA partners SME’s in Nigeria to grow businesses

Mega Carrier, British Airways has restated its commitment to growth of SME’s in Nigeria by announcing the re-launch of its ‘On Business’ loyalty programme for growing Businesses. The event, which was very successful, with over 100 guests and business owners in attendance, took place at the Eko Hotels and Suites on Thursday, 8th October 2015. The “On Business Loyalty Programme” is designed to help growing businesses make the most of their travel budget, with the…

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NCAA lifts suspensionon Bristow’s Sikorsky aircraft

NCAA lifts suspensionon Bristow’s Sikorsky aircraft

The Nigerian Civil Aviation  Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension it placed on Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited Sikorsky S-76 aircraft shortly after the helicopter type was involved in ditching in the Atlantic Ocean last month.   The suspension was lifted after the completion of the NCAA’s comprehensive operational audit and the company’s extensive return to service safety activities. Bristow Group Vice President, Global Operations, Mike Imlach  said the firm completed a detailed safety inspection of…

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Air traffic controllers support FG to rid NAMA of graft

Air traffic controllers support FG to rid NAMA of graft

*Ten years after installation, TRACON has no back-up *Seek probe of other agencies The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) has lent it support to the Federal Government’s efforts to sanitise the aviation industry of alleged impunity and corrupt practices that it said have bedevilled the industry for some years now.   President and Secretary General of NATCA, Victor Eyaru and Banji Olawode in a statement today, said the recent revelation from the Economic and…

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NAMA denies leadership tussle

NAMA denies leadership tussle

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has denied insinuation of leadership in the agency following the ordeal of top managers of the agency. The agency stated that recent press reports had given the impression that there is an on-going power tussle by some management staff of NAMA over the position of acting Managing Director / Chief Executive of the Agency. Spokesperson for the agency, Mrs Olajumoke Adetona said, “such unsubstantiated, deliberately planted reports are a…

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Airlines block seats, tickets sale in dollars

Airlines block seats, tickets sale in dollars

International airlines operating into Nigeria have begun the blocking of seats on their flights in a bid to create an impression they have full flights. This new system provides opportunity for the carriers to maximise profits, thereby forcing desperate travellers to pay more for the same seats that ordinarily should cost less.   This is coming at a time the carriers; particularly European carriers that ply Lagos, Abuja from London and Amsterdam have perfected this…

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Three Nigerian airlines now IATA certified

Three Nigerian airlines now IATA certified

*IATA regional director visits NCAA Three Nigerian airlines have successfully obtained International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit Certification.   They are Arik Air, Aero Contractors and FirstNation. Those on the verge of attaining IOSA certification include Allied Air and Cargo services, Overland Airways and Dana Air. While Air Peace has done its last workshop, the carrier is about to be audited. The IATA Operational Safety Assessment (IOSA) certificate is issued to airline after…

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Proposed national carrier unnecessary – Arik Air MD

Proposed national carrier unnecessary – Arik Air MD

*Hails govt over non devaluation of Naira The Managing Director of Arik Air, Mr. Chris Ndulue has said that the proposed plan of the Federal Government to re-establish a national carrier for the country few years after the liquidation of the former, Nigeria Airways was unnecessary. This is also as he commended the government for rejecting further devaluation of naira against major global currencies. Speaking with reporters at the airline’s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed…

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