GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), rose 6.9%...
The Boeing Company is growing its presence in Africa and is opening two new offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and Nairobi, Kenya. The offices will be...
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi his counterpart in the Aviation ministry, Sen. Hadi Sirika, are currently being grilled by the Senate over reported planned closure of...
As a result of heightened regional tensions, some of which target air travel, many airports have shifted their investment focus to security. According to the 2016...
LONDON, ENGLAND: A group of British Airways cabin crew on Tuesday announced a 48-hour walkout for later in January, in an ongoing pay dispute which saw...
The proposed closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja has been postponed by the FG to Mrch 8, 2017 instead of the mid-February dates...
MONTREAL, CANADA: Worldwide passenger air traffic grew again last year, albeit, at a slightly slower pace, led by the dynamic growth of low-cost air carriers, the...
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will start a direct and nonstop service to Singapore starting June 2017 using the ultra-modern Boeing 787. Singapore’s Changi airport...
Passengers, who were scheduled to travel out of the country with Arik Air on Tuesday but could not do so due to the strike action by...
Kampala: Uganda has been commended for implementing liberal aviation policies and asked the country to spearhead processes for other African countries to fully open up their...
GENEVA: The aviation industry is set to post record net earnings this year and is expected to remain profitable in 2017, despite rising oil prices and...
Delta Air Lines is celebrating a decade of flying to Africa, with its first flight having landed in Johannesburg on 5 December 2006, from Atlanta via...
47 pilots, 92 aviation maintenance technicians, 50 cabin crew and 133 marketing professionals graduated from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy at a ceremony held at the Ethiopian...
Arik Air on Wednesday announced reduction of flights due to the lingering scarcity of JET A1 (aviation fuel). The airline made the announcement in a statement...
Arik Air has said that as at September 30th 2016, it has ferried 19, 543, 951 passengers since its inception ten years ago attributing...
Nigeria has appealed to Emirates and other airlines not to scale down operations in the West African country, arguing it was attempting to deal with a...
The Federal Government has appointed two new Directors, Mrs Nike Aboderin and Mr Sadiku Rafindadi for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). FAAN’s Acting General Manager,...
A Nigerian born pilot for Air Djibouti, which is managed by the aviation services provider Cardiff Aviation, is now on a mission to become the first...
For its consistent efforts at improving customer experience, onboard hospitality, and innovative online products, Dana Air has bagged the Best Customer Service Airline Award,...
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