Ibom Air closer to IATA membership after IOSA safety certification
Business a.m.April 20, 2023
By Business A.M. Certification highlights airline’s commitment to safety in the aviation industry. Nigeria’s Ibom Air has achieved the global industry safety standard and received its Operational Safety Audit Certificate on Wednesday, April 12. This assures the airline’s safety commitment and brings it one step closer to full IATA membership, according to a […]
Falcon Aero unveils platforms to ease business jet booking
Cynthia EzekweApril 17, 2023
By Cynthia Ezekwe Falcon Aerospace Limited,a Nigerian business aviation firm, has unveiled business units designed to ease business jet booking and make access to the service more inclusive for its growing customers. The firm introduced the products at a recent event held in Lagos, Nigeria, where it unveiled its operational business units. Chukwuerika Achum, CEO […]
Declines in air cargo demand leveling off, says IATA report
Mike OchonmaApril 6, 2023
BY MIKE OCHONMA While global air cargo demand in February was down 7.5 percent in year-on-year terms, it was also 2.9 percent higher than it had been in February 2019, before the Covid-19. This was reported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the representative body of the global airline industry in its […]
Concerns over airports proliferation as expert canvasses hub development
Business a.m., Sade WilliamsApril 5, 2023
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Concerns have been raised over plans across the country, especially by state governments, to build airports and proliferate the aviation space with facilities that might not be financially sustainable. Instead, a call has gone out for the development of aviation hubs in the country. Gabriel Olowo, president, Aviation Safety Round Table […]
Air Peace gives Nigeria its first regular direct flights to India
Business a.m., Sade WilliamsApril 5, 2023
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Nigeria has established its historic first regular direct flight schedule to the subcontinent of India thanks to Air Peace, Nigeria’s and West and Central Africa’s largest airline by fleet size. The regular non-stop direct flight schedule, which took to the air March 31, went direct to Mumbai, the capital city of […]
Concerns over airports proliferation as expert canvasses hub development
Sade WilliamsApril 2, 2023
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Concerns have been raised over plans across the country, especially by state governments, to build airports and proliferate the aviation space with facilities that might not be financially sustainable. Instead, a call has gone out for the development of aviation hubs in the country. Gabriel Olowo, president, Aviation Safety Round Table […]
Kenya Airways posts decade-high $290m loss in 2022
Luther AnimashaunMarch 29, 2023
By Luther Animashaun Kenya Airways, recorded its worst results in its history,as its net loss more than doubled to hit a record Ksh38.26 billion or $290.62 million, pressured by operation costs which rose from $656.29 million to $1.18 billion year-on-year, mainly driven by rising fuel prices and other direct operating which increased significantly in the […]
Nigeria Air to commence operation before May 29, says aviation ministry
Luther AnimashaunMarch 24, 2023
By Luther Animashaun Nigeria Air, the long awaited proposed national carrier, is at 98 per cent completion and would commence operations before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation made the confirmation, while delivering a speech at the 10th National Aviation Stakeholders Forum held in Abuja, the country’s […]
Nigeria pledges repatriation as foreign airlines trapped funds hit $743m
Onome AmugeMarch 15, 2023
By Onome Amuge The Federal Government of Nigeria has assured the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and foreign airlines operating in the country that it is making the neccessary moves to repatriate trapped funds which have risen to $743.7million from $662m in January, 2023. Hadi Sirika,the minister of aviation, gave the assurance during a recent […]
Emirates recycles A380 weight of plastic, glass in 2022
business AMMarch 1, 2023
By Business AM Emirates recycled more than 500,000 kilogrammes of plastic and glass in 2022 by collecting discarded bottles onboard for repurposing, the airline said in a statement. 500,000 kilogrammes is almost the same weight as a fully loaded Emirates flagship A380 aircraft. According to the airline, onboard every flight that lands in Dubai, its […]