Emirates Airline plunged into a $5.5 billion annual loss — its first in more than three decades — after the coronavirus pandemic devastated the aviation industry. The last time the airline reported a loss was in the 1987-88 financial year, when it was starting up its operations. This is contained in the Emirates Group’s annual […]

Airline Industry Sees Long-Term Rebound for Sector, Says IATA PARIS: After flying into the financial turbulence of the COVID pandemic, the airline sector expects passenger traffic to take off despite concerns about the industry’s impact on climate change. In its latest look at trends for the sector, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it

The Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on the finances of airlines around the world, and for the African airlines, whose financial situation was already precarious, the impact was even bigger. A new report released, last week, by the African Airlines Association noted that for the year 2020, the passenger revenue loss is estimated at $10.21

Air Peace nabs human traffickers with 2 babies Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved the serving of prepackaged, sealed meals while passengers are disembarking but said consumption of food is prohibited in-flight.  This directive was contained in an All Operators Letter (AOL) signed by the NCAA Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu with Ref: NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/312

Nigeria’s foremost ground handling service provider, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, (NAHCO) Plc, has won the handling contract for United States-based United Airlines for the next three years. Daily Trust reports that United Airlines, which exited Nigeria in 2016, is returning in November, while appointing NAHCO as its preferred partner to provide passenger and ground handling

Several commercial aircraft in the nation’s aviation industry are stranded abroad due to lack of access to foreign exchange at the official market, foreign exchange scarcity, devaluation of the Naira and Lockdown in some foreign countries where the checks are going on. Scores of aircraft are stranded abroad amidst the second wave of the Covid-19

International air travel in Nigeria is experiencing glitches following a system breakdown at major international airports The development followed the expiration of the contract of Societe International Telecommunication Aeronautiques (SITA), which has been handling the Common Use of Terminal Equipment (CUTE) system at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given air operating certificate (AOC) for three aircraft leased by Green Africa, Nigeria’s value airline for it to commence commercial flights. The new budget airline has received three ATR 72-600s from ACIA Aero Leasing. The third aircraft with registration ZS-XZC /5N-GAD arrived Lagos yesterday. Amid the pandemic-induced market

Aero Contractors opens Bauchi, Maiduguri Routes Ahead of summer travels and imminent boom in international traffic, airlines have warned that chaotic scenes await passengers at airports over COVID-19 travel protocols. The airlines said compliance with mandatory tests and vaccine certificates at departure and arrival terminals may cost passengers between three to eight hours of delay,