Strategic investors to own 50% of Nigeria Air

Strategic investors to own 50% of Nigeria Air

Ethiopian Airlines submits bid Sirika: We’ve no favourite Nigeria is prepared to offer over 50 per cent of Nigeria Air, a new national airline for the country expected to make a debut on December 19, 2018, to strategic investors, Woleshadarenews has learnt. Also, there are indications that Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines, may stake substantial shares in Nigeria Air. The carrier had already submitted a proposal to the Nigerian government regarding Nigeria Air, according…

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Serko, Uber ink deal  for smarter corporate travel

Serko, Uber ink deal  for smarter corporate travel

Serko Ltd and Uber have announced a new partnership that will give Serko Zeno users an even easier way to process expense claims for Uber trips. The integration enables trip information to be sent directly from an Uber for Business account to a Serko Zeno user’s expense report and removes the burden on travellers to capture or forward email receipts. The deal means Serko Zeno users can manage their door to door travel experience and…

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Nigeria, Malawi, others receive medical equipment from Emirates Skycargo

Nigeria, Malawi, others receive medical equipment from Emirates Skycargo

Emirates SkyCargo has listed Nigeria among African countries to receive over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other medical equipment from South Korea since 2015, through Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline and the world’s largest international cargo airline.   This stems from the fact that Emirates SkyCargo offers one of the fastest transport times for cargo.   It transports from Seoul, the capital of South-Korea to over 25 African destinations through…

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We are ready for Sallah, FAAN assures

We are ready for Sallah, FAAN assures

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured all airport users that Nigerian airports under its management are fully ready to play host to air travellers during this Sallah celebrations.  Spokeswoman for the agency, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu stated that as part of its commitment to ensure seamless facilitation of their highly esteemed passengers during the Sallah celebrations and beyond, the VIP Protocol lounges at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and General Aviation Terminal, Lagos,…

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Nigeria loses $20bn to produce rejection by Europe, others

Nigeria loses $20bn to produce rejection by Europe, others

  Policy stunts export Nigeria would earn about $20billion annually from the United Kingdom and other countries, if the potential of the perishables cargo were harnessed, experts in the cargo and aviation sectors have said. This was the consensus of Mr. Fortune Idu, the convener of a symposium on agro export air logistics held in Abuja and Mr Mudiaga Okumagba, the chief operating officer Red Star Express, Mr. Idu, who lamented that Nigerian products were…

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Tweaking aviation business model to stay afloat

Tweaking aviation business model to stay afloat

To pare down their colossal operating costs, Nigerian carriers must restructure operations and eliminate complexity. WOLE SHADARE writes Adaptation One of the major problems of Nigerian carriers is the inability to tweak their operations when the model they start with appears not to be working. Yes, no airline goes into service with the sole aim of losing money or close shop quickly. But the dynamics of the business makes it very important for the carriers to quickly…

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Overland Airways sets to transform intra-African air connectivity

Overland Airways sets to transform intra-African air connectivity

Aviation has the potential to make an important contribution to economic growth and development within Africa. The resolve by many African carriers to embrace the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) can open and connect markets, facilitating trade and enabling African firms to link into global supply chains. While many air markets between Africa and countries outside of Africa have been liberalised to a significant extent, most intra-African aviation markets remain largely closed, subject to…

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Foreign airlines’ frequency to Nigeria rises

Foreign airlines’ frequency to Nigeria rises

·        Int’l airlines enjoy 90% market shares  Amid multiple designation rows, foreign airlines’ frequency to Nigeria is increasing by the day, Woleshadarenews has learnt. In a data released by African Aviation Services Limited and made available to our correspondent, foreign airlines operate over 300 frequencies weekly into and out of Nigeria. Ethiopian Airlines has the highest entry points into Nigeria, which is five. Ethiopian and ASKY together operate 54 frequencies weekly into Nigeria. British Airways…

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Editorial: Nigeria’s quest for national carrier

Editorial: Nigeria’s quest for national carrier

The establishment of a national carrier for the country, Nigeria Air, is in top gear as a result of repeated calls from a section of the society. Nigeria Air is scheduled to commence operations on December 19, 2018. The proposed national carrier targets 81 routes, comprising 40 domestic, regional and sub-regional and 41 international routes. In the early 1960s and 1970s, Nigerians took great delight in national companies like Nigeria Airways and Nigeria National Shipping…

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Air Peace launches Kaduna route, plans to unite flight services

Air Peace launches Kaduna route, plans to unite flight services

In its bid to connect West Africa, Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace is embarking on massive expansion of its domestic flight operations to tackle air travel difficulties in Nigeria and build bridges of unity across the country. Chairman/ CEO of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema who spoke on Monday in Kaduna State in an address to mark the commencement of Air Peace’s daily flights from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos to the Kaduna International…

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