Nigerian airline Azman Air has taken its A340-600 for a spin. For the first time since it was delivered in February this year, the ex-Virgin A340 has been flown on a series of promotional flights between Kano, Abuja and Lagos. The airline has hinted that route announcements will be coming soon. Azman’s A340 takes flight […]
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The GDP report recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics indicates that air transport under the transportation and storage sector contracted by 38.86% in the third quarter of 2020. According to the report, the subsector contracted Q-o-Q by 57.38% and 15.23% Y-o-Y. Read more here
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THE just concluded public hearing on the amendment bills for the review of some aspects of the Civil Aviation Acts has brought to the fore the impending crisis in the aviation industry which requires urgent attention. The industry is in dire need of urgent intervention to save it from imminent collapse. Read more here.
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has faulted the Senate House Committee on Aviation over its claims that financial distress has caused carriers to cut corners, thereby rendering the local airspace unsafe. The apex regulatory body said although the Senate could have been misquoted; the claims demarket the entire local aviation sector before the international
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England is set to reduce its quarantine period for arrivals from outside the country to just five days from December 15th. This will be permitted only if a test is taken and a negative result is obtained. Such improvements may be long overdue for the struggling travel industry but are still a welcome step forward.
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Airports Concessioning A Noble Idea – Minister…Trust https://dailytrust.com/airports-concessioning-a-noble-idea-minister The logic of more airports? Read my lips…Guardian https://guardian.ng/opinion/the-logic-of-more-airports-read-my-lips/ Domestic airlines on thin ice over FG’s N4bn proposed bailout…Sun Aviation Expert Gave Verdict on Airport Concession…Thisday Qatar Airways to launch 3 weekly flights to Abuja…The Peninsula https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/20/11/2020/Qatar-Airways-to-launch-3-weekly-flights-to-Abuja ‘We Support Legislation that Promotes Efficiency in Aviation’…Thisday AFRAA Harps
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An industry expert has given reasons why Nigerian airlines find it difficult to access credit from the international market. Nigerian airlines in the past did not have the goodwill to attract international financiers to support their businesses with single-digit and long-term loans for aircraft acquisition, lead consultant at ETIMFRI Group, Amos Akpan said. Read More
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Enugu State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has commended the resumption of daily flights services in and out of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Ugwuanyi, who welcomes Dana Air’s inaugural operations recently, said he was delighted to have the airline reconnect Enugu with Lagos and Abuja after almost a year of airport closure for repairs.
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On its website, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced it would be resuming flights to Nigeria. The airline will fly from Amsterdam to Nigeria starting in December. Nigeria suspended all international flights in March and has slowly been allowing airlines back into its airspace. Nigeria previously banned KLM and seven other major airlines from resuming operations.
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is gearing up its transport operations as it gets ready to deliver vital COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. During the current global pandemic, KLM and its air freight network have transported personal protective equipment and other critical medical products to healthcare institutions and individuals. Now the vast logistical task will be to transport
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