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Sade Williams/Business a.m. A dedicated task force is now in place to bring to an end ugly incidents of passenger extortion, touting and other illegal activities at airports in Nigeria, Olubunmi Kuku, managing director and chief executive officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has assured. Kuku said she has taken the decisive […]

  $158bn increase compared to 2019 400m more passengers this year 4bn new passengers in next 20 years Pulling free from the ruins brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global airline industry is poised for a record five billion flights and revenues of at least $1 trillion in 2024, data by AltIndex, alongside the […]

Potential high for direct Lagos-New York, -Toronto, -Houston, -Manchester New York City most underserved route from Africa to North America Again, Air Peace’s planned New York entry offers opportunities Business a.m. Reporter, with wire reports Compiling origin and destination (O&D) data from December 2022 to November 2023, a major study by aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, has identified […]

Onome Amuge A new report from global aerospace and aviation giant, Airbus has identified Lagos as one of the key locations for African air travel, hosting multiple untapped routes that rank among the top unserved routes in Africa. The Airbus report, titled “Exploring the Horizons: A Study of Unserved Air Routes to, from, and within […]

L-R: Dora Ndabai, pilot at United Nigeria; Bernice Kunbi Leshi, chief operating officer, Bellagio Air; Esther Shittu, head, aero medical standards, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA); Chris Najomo, acting director general, NCAA; Joy Ogbebo, convener; Donald Tonye Spiff, director, operations, licensing  and training, NCAA; and Tolulope Dawodu, instructor,  Caverton Helicopters Sade Williams/Business a.m. The safety […]

July 26 @ Providence Hotel, GRA Ikeja Sade Williams/Business a.m. Nigeria’s aviation sector survivability has been placed at the top of the agenda for experts’ discussion at the 2024 annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) scheduled to hold on Friday, July 26 at Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. Billed as […]

While future developments were hidden behind the phrase “watch this space,” IAG Loyalty’s Commerford discussed Avios-only flights and other items, writes Simple Flying in this culled report.     Avios-only flights had a lot of demand immediately after they were launched by British Airways. Avios wants to go beyond aviation, having introduced many non-aviation partners […]

L-R: Babatunde Afolabi, executive director, SAHCO, Oluropo Owolabi, non-executive director; Adenike Aboderin, managing director; and Taiwo Afolabi, chairman, board of directors, flanked by Jesuyemisi Odeyemi, company secretary, and Boma Ukwunna, executive director, SAHCO, at Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc annual general meeting held at Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos Sade Williams/Business a.m. Skyway Aviation Handling Company […]