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FAAN, committee to grow air cargo business in Nigeria

Posted on by Wole Shadare
FAAN, committee to grow air cargo business in Nigeria

The Directorate of Cargo Development Services at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olalekan Thomas said the purpose of its establishment is to grow air cargo in Nigeria and subsequently contribute its fair share to the economy and move Nigeria’s position as part of the leading exporting nations in Africa. He stated this when the aviacargo committee stated this when its members paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine…

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Nigeria, Saudi eye small chunk of $6 trillion cargo market, to resume joint flights

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Nigeria, Saudi eye small chunk of $6 trillion cargo market, to resume joint flights

  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has disclosed that cargo flight operations between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are set to resume after years of inactivity. On Tuesday, Keyamo announced this via a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. The Aviation Minister discussed the resumption of cargo flight operations with Saleh Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the ongoing Future Aviation…

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Africa airlines post weakest performance, cargo volume declines 4.7% in August-IATA

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Africa airlines post weakest performance, cargo volume declines 4.7% in August-IATA

Air cargo demand up 1.5% in August   African airlines had the weakest performance in August 2023, with a 4.7% decline in cargo volumes compared to August 2022. This was a significant decrease in performance compared to July (+2.3%). In the same vein, Africa–Asia routes declined by 1.1% in August following an 11.2% growth in July with a capacity 3.8% above the August 2022 level. These are the data released by the International Air Transport Association…

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