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Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that its second B-787-9 aircraft named after the Chinese capital city Beijing, has made its maiden commercial flight to Beijing. Ethiopian Boeing 787-9 at Beijing Capital International Airport On-board the new Ethiopian game changing fleet, passengers have enjoyed its unique features such biggest windows in the sky, high ceiling, less noise, distinctive lighting, and higher air humidity at…

The development of general aviation by Nigeria would create jobs for some of the over 300 unemployed pilots, Rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Captain Abdulsalami Mohammed, has said. Mohammed, who spoke in Abuja, urged young Nigerian pilots to exercise patience with their ambition of flying big and flamboyant jets. He urged young unemployed pilots to start from light airplanes until they acquire experience and encouraged them to start with general aviation as it…

The world’s aviation summit in Abuja has come and gone. WOLE SHADARE appraises the challenges of the continent’s air transport system and possible solutions Inexistent transit Until recently, it was not uncommon for passengers flying between two African cities to transit through Europe. It was cheaper and faster, for instance, for passengers travelling to Ethiopia from Côte d’Ivoire to fly first to Paris with Air France and then catch a connecting flight to Addis Ababa….

 The Airbus Foundation and Air Côte d’Ivoire have organised their first goodwill flight to transport school supplies and clothes for underprivileged children aboard the airline’s newest A320.    As part of Air Côte d’Ivoire’s corporate social responsibility policy, this mission will support the education and health sector – areas in great need in the region.  The aircraft took off from Toulouse on 25 November carrying 3 tonnes of goods, donated by Aviation Sans Frontières, to…

 Newrest ASL Nigeria Plc (formerly Airline Services and Logistics Plc) has continued to post dismal performance following fluctuating unfriendly operating environment.CHRIS UGWU writes After deregulation of airline services industry in Nigeria, the sector has witnessed a new era of growth and advancement. The deregulation regime offered an increased interest and investment in the dormant Nigerian aviation industry as more airlines entered the market. The services offered witnessed a turnaround as market-driven innovations came to bear to…