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  Sade Williams/Business a.m. Nigeria’s major carrier, Arik Air, has been named winner of Best In-flight Service Airline award for 2023 organised by the Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards. Fortune Idu, promoter of NIGAV Awards, presented the award plaque recently at Arik Air head office, Ikeja, Lagos to Roy Ilegbodu, the chief executive officer of the airline. Idu, […]

    Sade Williams/Business a.m. Nigeria’s airport security policies came up for high praises by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) after the global agency completed its security audit programme of the country’s airports. ICAO described Nigeria as having very robust policies and agencies with clear mandates on airport security systems. Callum Vine, who led […]

  53 airlines have international flights to Cairo.       Egypt is an increasingly popular destination for international travellers, with cities like Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada, and Alexandria being among the most visited in North Africa. As of February 2024, Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Africa’s most popular destination for international airlines. This is based […]

Airlineratings.com considers a very different set of data to create the list for the top-ranked airlines and airline products (e.g., the aircraft themselves). They claim to be “The world’s best one-stop airline safety and product rating review website.”   Airlineratings.com provides safety ratings for over 435 airlines worldwide – and every airline has a safety rating […]

MTN, the largest mobile phone network in Nigeria, says it will partner with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), to disseminate weather and climate information to farmers and other users across Nigeria. The partnership is coming on the heels of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in February 2024, between NiMet and Tomorrow.io, a leading weather […]

A joint promo by domestic carrier United Nigeria Airlines and electronics powerhouse, Samsung, has seen at least 12 travellers of the airline win brand new smart phones. The promo tagged ‘fly and win’ was part of activities that marked the third anniversary of United Nigeria Airlines, and smartphones won are newly launched Samsung A05, S23 […]

Ethiopian Airlines, the national flag carrier of Ethiopia, has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Ethiopian Institutional Achievement Award’ by the national government of Ethiopia. The award was presented by Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister, to Mesfin Tasew, the group chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group. Ethiopian Airlines Group was distinguished for its substantial role […]

Dana Air, one of Nigeria’s leading domestic carriers, is reaffirming its commitment to affordable and convenient travel in Nigeria with the relaunch of its “Early Bird” initiative. Ememobong Ettete, chief operating officer of the airline, explained that the fare initiative is also in response to the growing challenges faced by air travellers locally, stating that […]

Sade Williams/Business a.m. The quest to stabilise and grow the Nigerian economy and drive up revenue could benefit from proper investments into the exportation of food and other perishables via air transportation, says Olubunmi Kuku, managing director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). She said this in Minna, Niger State, recently at the commissioning of […]

  Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will apply stiff penalties on private jet owners who carry out commercial flight operations after it issued a stern warning to them to desist from the act stressing they are only issued with Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF). Holders of PNCF are not permitted to […]