Capt Bello leads Caverton Helicopters as MD, Makanjuola, COO, Abiola as ED

Anthony NlebemJuly 4, 2022

By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Ibrahim Chafe Bello, a flight captain, has been appointed as new managing director and accountability officer by Caverton Offshore Support Group, to lead the next phase of the growth of the charter airline and marine logistics group. The appointment took effect from July 1, 2022. Caverton, in a statement signed by […]

NCAT bags ICAO’s World’s Best award for training of instructors

July 4, 2022

By Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, has again been recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as the best in the world, this time in the training of instructors. Presenting the Global Aviation Training Platinum Excellence award to the college at the ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium in Istanbul, […]

Air Peace CEO offers Wall of Fame, free flights, rewards to sports heroes

July 4, 2022

By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Allen Onyema, chairman and chief executive office of Nigerian airline, Air Peace, in demonstration of his characteristic love for the unity of this country through sports, has pledged to build a Wall of Fame for Nigeria’s distinguished sports icons whose strides played a tremendous role in unifying the country, projecting her […]

Dana Air ramps up flight frequency on Lagos, Abuja routes

July 4, 2022

By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Dana Air, one of Nigeria’s leading carriers, is ramping up the number of flights it is scheduling on its Lagos and Abuja route network. The airline said in a statement that the introduction of additional flights was strictly based on popular demand, the desire to meet the growing demand, and the […]

China slashes Covid quarantine time for global travellers

June 29, 2022

BY MIKE OCHONMA While many countries remain committed to to their respective set rules, a recent report says China has slashed the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half in a major easing of one of the world’s strictest Covid-19 curbs, which have deterred travel in and out of the country since 2020. Following this […]

Nigeria’s FX challenge on IATA radar, $450m airline funds held up

June 28, 2022

BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. Nigeria’s embarrassing foreign exchange challenges which have seen the country’s domestic currency, the naira, plunge to an all-time low of at least N600 to the dollar in the street, has reared its ugly head on the radar of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which last week disclosed that airlines flying […]

Medical tourism, leisure major focus of Akwaaba AfTM 2022

June 28, 2022

BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. The organisers of the biggest travel and tourism expo in West Africa, AKWAABA African Travel Market, have disclosed that medical tourism and leisure will receive major attention at the 18th edition of the event this year. The annual event is billed to hold on 31 October and 1 November, 2022 at […]

Sirika takes labour leaders to Istanbul, Brasilia over airport concession plans

June 28, 2022

BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s aviation minister, took a number of aviation sector labour leaders to airports in Istanbul Turkey, and Brassilia, Brazil as part of measures aimed at demonstrating transparency, inclusiveness, sincerity in the airport concession programme being midwifed by his ministry. The plan is also to enable what is said to […]

Emirates wants travellers to book tickets early as summer traffic surges

June 27, 2022

BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. Traffic is already surging for summer 2022 and Emirates, one of the world’s busiest airlines, is calling on customers planning their holiday to make their travel arrangements and book at once in order to ensure that they are able to travel on their preferred dates and flights. As summer holidays draw […]

Qatar Airways sees profit rise to $1.54bn, highest in 25 years

June 27, 2022

BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. In the year it is celebrating its 25th anniversary, Qatar Airways Group has reported its biggest profit ever as its 2021/22 annual report shows a 200 percent rise above its annual historical profit to $1.54 billion. The airline attributes the historical performance at a most difficult period ever in the global […]