FG Shifts Concession of Four International Airports to Q2  To issue Requests-for-Proposal on national carrier establishment Monday The Federal Government has moved the target date for the concession of Nigeria’s four major international airports from the first quarter of this year to the second quarter. It also announced that the government would issue Requests-for-Proposal for

African Airlines’ Passenger Traffic Crashes by 65% Over Omicron, Others The International Air Transport Association says African airlines’ passenger traffic has fallen by 65% due to the increasing impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. A new report by IATA, the global airline body, said traffic in the region fell by 65 percent in 2021.

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services of Nigeria, operators of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal 2, have promised to improve on existing ties towards delivery of quality aviation services. The pledge was made on Friday when the Managing Director of FAAN, Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu, led the agency’s management team on

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has defended airlines over recent promotional fares on tickets, saying such a trend would not affect safety. The Director-General of the NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu, who stated this against the backdrop of recent flash sales advertised by some airlines, which is generating mixed reactions in the industry, stated that

Regulator of the telecoms sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed concern over safety fears raised by the aviation industry in the United States (US) over the rollout of the fifth generation (5G) technology in the country. Two American carriers, Verizon and AT&T, had announced that they will temporarily limit 5G service around some

The 5G issue appeared to particularly impact the Boeing 777, a long-range, wide-body aircraft used by carriers worldwide. Airlines across the world have rushed to cancel or change flights heading into the US over an ongoing dispute about the rollout of 5G mobile phone technology near American airports. Dubai-based Emirates, a key carrier for East-West

The Kiwis have flapped Qantas off its perch, nabbing the top spot as the world’s safest airline for 2022, according to AirlineRatings.com. Meanwhile, Qantas has fallen to #7 due to an incident at Perth airport in 2018 (which could not be reflected in last year’s rankings, as the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau incident report