... all passengers were carried through the Lagos-London route in 16 years -- airline is giving away generous discounts to its customers to mark the period Virgin Atlantic said it has carried over three million Nigerian passengers between Lagos and London Heathrow in the last 16 years it commenced flight operations between
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Airports’ lease agreements favour concessionaires – Aviation unions
Two major Nigerian aviation unions, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) And the Nigeria Union Of Pensioners (NUP), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) branch have reiterated their opposition to the ongoing process of concessioning four major airports in the country, noting that the concession agreements favour only the concessionaires. The
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How Nigerian under 15-year old survived 12 hours hidden in a plane’s wheel compartment between Lagos and London Last week Nigerian authorities launched an investigation into claims that a teenager survived 12 hours hidden in the wheel compartment of a plane between Lagos and London. An aviation official told Moov LogisticsNews
Ethiopian Airlines starts flight services to Kaduna, Aug.1
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it is commencing scheduled flight services thrice a week to Kaduna in North Western Nigeria from August 1, 2017 The airline made the announcement in a statement signed by its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, in Lagos last week. GebreMariam said the airline would operate the
Qatar Airways just got an exemption from Trump’s laptop ban
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways said on Thursday that passengers traveling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large electronics on board, ending a three month in-cabin ban on devices for the Doha-based airline. Qatar Airways joins Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways who have also announced
Global air freight demand increases 13% as African carriers’ load grew 27.6%
...African carriers' largest year-on-year cargo increase The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew 12.7% in May 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was up from the 8.7% annual growth recorded in April 2017 and
Will you fly a commercial airplane without seats?
Budget airline wants to introduce standing room only flights Considering removing the seats from its airplanes. VivaColombia is not the first airline to play around with the idea. So far, regulators have not approved the idea for safety concerns. Colombian budget airline VivaColombia is considering ripping out all the seats from its
3 Airlines Boosts SAHCOL Clientele Base
Fly Mid Africa, The Gambia’s new national carrier, which has commenced flight services from Banjul, The Gambia capital with connections to Dakar, Freetown, Accra and Lagos; Bristow Helicopter and Hak Air has pushed its ground services to Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, SAHCOL SAHCOL, a ground handling company of owned by
Aviation experts seek participation of Nigerians in set-up of National Carrier
Abdulsalami Mohammed, Rector and Chief Executive of the College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, has called on the active participation of Nigerians in the set-up of the planned National Carrier. It would be recalled that last week, the Federal Government approved the engagement of Luftansa Consulting and others as transaction advisors for
How Rwanda is using Drones to deliver vital blood supplies
Rwanda has been commended for the innovative approach of adopting a drone delivery network to transport vital blood supplies to far-flung areas of the country. According to the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, ''the use of commercial drones to transport essential medical products is a milestone for Rwanda''. Technology becomes relevant and meaningful when