New airlines may force seat glut, low fares

New airlines may force seat glut, low fares

  Plans by three domestic airlines to start operations second quarter of this year may change the travel dynamics in the country’s aviation industry and may have expand choices of air travellers. The airlines that have signified their interest to begin for which they have gotten to an advanced stage of Air Operator Certificates (AOC) are United Nigeria Airlines, Green Africa Airways and Value Jet. Cumulatively, scheduled airlines in Nigeria, which currently have little over…

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NAMA begins Lagos airport’s 18R, 18L ILS calibration Tuesday

NAMA begins Lagos airport’s 18R, 18L ILS calibration Tuesday

  Crew arrive, to deploy $8.5m Nigeria’s plane for exercise The difficulty encountered by travelers, airlines that caused flight diversions, cancellations would be a thing of the past as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency would begin the calibration of Category 2 and category 3 of Instrument Landing System (ILS) of both 18R and 18L of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos Tuesday. To be calibrated is the glideslope as every other component are said to be…

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SkySigns begins aerial advertising business, gets NCAA’s nod

SkySigns begins aerial advertising business, gets NCAA’s nod

  Firm to prove pipeline surveillance, mapping, others Corporate firms and wealthy people are beginning to take advantage of Nigeria’s premier aerial advertising firm, SkySigns to advertise their products, services and celebration of birthdays and other social activities. The firm is set to change the narratives about advertising following the granting of operational licence to it by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to begin aerial advertising business in the country. Sky Signs and Adverts…

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Flights resume at Lagos airport, Minister assures full services

Flights resume at Lagos airport, Minister assures full services

    Foreign airlines have begun normal flight operations to Lagos following Harmattan haze that led to diversion and cancellation of flights for five days consecutively. Among airlines that landed at the Lagos airport were British Airways’ flight 075 from London, Turkish Airlines, Meanwhile, the Ministry of Aviation in a statement by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. James Odaudu disclosed that the diversions and cancellations were as a result of highly inclement weather conditions that are not…

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Delta commits $1 billion to become first carbon neutral airline globally

Delta commits $1 billion to become first carbon neutral airline globally

  Starting March 1, 2020, Delta Air Lines is committing $1 billion over the next 10 years on its journey to mitigate all emissions from its global business, going forward. The airline will invest in driving innovation, advancing clean air travel technologies, accelerating the reduction of carbon emissions and waste, and establishing new projects to mitigate the balance of emissions. “There is no substitute for the power that travel has to connect people, which our…

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British Airways puts some love in the air with Valentine’s specials

British Airways puts some love in the air with Valentine’s specials

  This Valentine’s Day British Airways is making it easier to experience the romance of Paris, spring a surprise getaway to the Eternal City or hold hands watching a special screening of Pretty Woman at the Rivoli Ballroom in London. From 12 until 16 February the airline is offering Valentine’s fares starting from US$659 return from Abuja and US$809 from Lagos to London and Europe. For those who want to make their Valentine’s getaway a…

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How aviation can grow Africa’s economies-Fadugba

How aviation can grow Africa’s economies-Fadugba

  Govts interference, others killed national carriers Chairman, African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), Nick Fadugba said Nigeria and Africa as a whole can use air transport as a vital catalyst for the continent’s economic and social development if properly harnessed by African governments, aviation regulators, organizations and entrepreneurs. Fadugba made the disclosure while speaking to Woleshadarenews at the just concluded African Aviation MRO Africa co-located with African Aviation Training held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He explained that the…

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BA hires charter operator to fly stranded passengers to Lagos from Accra

BA hires charter operator to fly stranded passengers to Lagos from Accra

  Airlines count costs  This year’s Harmattan haze has been described as the worse in recent years. It came with attendant flight cancelations, delays and diversions.  This has cost airlines so much in terms of lodging their passengers in hotels, feeding costs and aeronautics charges by countries in which foreign airlines diverted their flights. Meanwhile, mega carrier, British Airways has concluded plans to engage charter airline operators to bring back stranded passengers to Lagos from…

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Flight diversion rocks airports, Minister, NCAA apologise

Flight diversion rocks airports, Minister, NCAA apologise

  Agency replacing old landing aids Nigeria’s international airports in Abuja and Lagos, the country’s commercial hub city continue to suffer flight diverts from international carriers as the country experiences her craziest harmattan weather in recent time. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika have offered explanations and apologies simultaneously, in what appears to be the sector’s newest embarrassing scenario, maintaining that the international…

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New airlines debut as Green Africa Airways orders $4.05B A220-300 planes

New airlines debut as Green Africa Airways orders $4.05B A220-300 planes

    Competition beckons amid glut     A start-up airline, Green Africa Airways that has concluded plans to begin domestic and international routes has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 50 A220-300 aircraft with aircraft giant, Airbus. Each of the state-of-the-art airplane cost $81 million. .   This is coming as the country country may witness very stiff competition in the airline industry as five new airlines are set to debut. It is…

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