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Apply for slots in Heathrow like other carriers, UK writes Nigeria, Air Peace

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The United Kingdom Department for Transport has told Air Peace Airlines that it is not responsible for slots at busy airports like Heathrow Airport. This may have jeopardized the airline’s struggle to force the UK government to provide it with slots at London Heathrow Airport. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo had in July threatened to banish British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to Ilorin and other remote locations if Air Peace…

Nigeria exits global aviation blacklist, rating up to 75%

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria has finally exited the depressing list among nations with bad records of defaulting aircraft agreement lease rentals. This came as the country has now complied fully with the Cape Town Convention on dry-leasing of aircraft by preparing and signing the Practice Direction, the country’s global rating status has once again soared higher. This time around, its rating jumped from 70.5 to 75.5 points. As a result, the Aviation Working Group (AWG), which is co-chaired…

Virgin Atlantic posts strong load factor on Lagos route

Posted on October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Airline chief urges strong regional connectivity for Nigerian carriers Virgin Atlantic’s Chief Commercial Officer, Juha Jarvinen has expressed the carrier’s commitment to continue to service the London-Lagos route. The airline has equally maintained a strong load factor of between 85 and 90 per cent on the lucrative destination. Jarvinen spoke to Aviation Metric at a recognition breakfast with travel agents in Lagos last week in Lagos. He advised Nigerian carriers to help solve the…

Nigeria, Brazil hold talks, initiate direct flight operations

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Wole Shadare

FG designate, Air Peace, Caverton to Brazil, sets up draft committee Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has begun high-level discussions with the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and initiate direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil. The discussion with the Brazilian Envoy resulted from the directive handed to the Minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to open BASA talks with Brazil after the President…

Minister unfolds new Nigeria-UAE BASA deal

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Nigerian carriers to operate to choice airports in UAE Emirates exits left void on lucrative route, high fares The era where Nigerian carriers are denied choice destinations in line with the Bilateral Air Services Agreement may be over as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo unfolded details of the new air pact between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Minister who spoke to journalists Wednesday evening at…

Nigeria, UAE renegotiate air ties

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian government has concluded negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to pave the way for the resumption of Emirates Airlines’ flight operations to Nigeria on October 1. The agreement marks a significant milestone in the development of aviation ties between the two nations. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, led a technical team in constructive discussions with UAE aviation authorities to ensure a smooth reintroduction of Emirates Airlines into the…

Nigeria to shift foreign traffic imbalance to domestic carriers

Posted on September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo said Nigeria is committed to expanding local airline capacity, aiming to shift the air traffic imbalance from foreign carriers to domestic operators. He disclosed this recently at the International Route Development Conference, Network Cargo 2024, in Moscow, Russia. The Minister stated that the nation’s aviation sector has significant untapped potential, which the government is determined to develop. He emphasised that most international traffic originating from Nigeria…

Nigeria global aviation rating rises to 70.5% after CTC practice direction compliance

Posted on September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Last week, the signing of the Cape Town Convention Practice Direction by the Federal Government shot up the country’s image from 49 per cent to 70.5 per cent by the global aviation sector. In a swift response to Nigeria’s bold attempt to fully comply with the Cape Town Convention on dry-leasing of aircraft by preparing and signing the Practice Direction, the Aviation Working Group (Co-chaired by Boeing and Airbus) on Wednesday swiftly adjusted the global…

Redeeming Nigeria’s image with CTC practice direction

Posted on September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The signing of Cape Town Convention practice direction is an unprecedented history made and it is a venture that will boost the Nigerian airlines and the entire aviation industry as a whole, writes, WOLE SHADARE CTC domestication Nigeria ratified and domesticated the Cape Town Convention in 2007. It came at a point when it was very difficult to acquire aircraft on wet and dry leases because of the poor safety record of the country’s aviation industry at the time….

Emirates hosts travel agents ahead re-launch to Nigeria

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Reinstates skyward miles for Nigerians Mega carrier, Emirates hosted key stakeholders from Nigeria’s thriving travel trade industry for a workshop to showcase its latest products and services and provide a destination update on Dubai, as the airline gears up to restart operations from October 1. With key travel agents in attendance, the workshop demonstrates the importance of Nigeria on the airline’s vast global network. Through interactive workshop sessions, the carrier familiarised attendees with the products…

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