Industry News Update

Green Africa Begins Tickets Sale Via Website On Nigeria CAA’s Approval…Flights’ Commencement Date Draws Closer Nigeria’s Green Africa has commenced flight tickets sales with offerings as low as N16,500 on its website (greenafrica.com). The ticket purchase activities begin due to the pre-sales approval of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). he airline had earlier announced […]

Industry News Update Read More »

Belarus Flag

Global Aviation System Tested by Belarus Jetliner Diversion

Global aviation faces its biggest political crisis in years after Belarus scrambled a fighter and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to detain a dissident journalist, prompting U.S. and European outrage. Some European airlines immediately began avoiding Belarus airspace, a key corridor between western Europe and Moscow and route for long-haul

Global Aviation System Tested by Belarus Jetliner Diversion Read More »

Industry News

Incessant Bird Strikes in Nigeria’s Airspace Worry Airlines Incidents of bird strikes have become a source of concern to airline operators who fear that if not checked it may result in a major accident. To this end, the airlines have called on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to urgently curtail the movement of

Industry News Read More »

Green Africa To Commence Flight Operations From June 24th…Ticket Sales Begins May 25th with “gFlyer Specials”

Green Africa has announced commencement of flight operations on its recently announced routes from June 24, 2021 with ticket sales opened at 12 noon on May 25 made available at 10% discount rate to its gFlyer members. The sales is tagged: “gFlyer Specials”. It means non-gFlyer members would get tickets at normal rate. The Lagos-based

Green Africa To Commence Flight Operations From June 24th…Ticket Sales Begins May 25th with “gFlyer Specials” Read More »

Max Airline

Emir of Kano, 139 Other Escape Death as Plane Engine Suffers from “Bird Strike”

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, on Tuesday confirmed the incident involving a Max Airlines plane which had on board the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and other 139 passengers. The aircraft, which took off from Mallam Aminu Kano airport and heading to Abuja airport, suffered a bird

Emir of Kano, 139 Other Escape Death as Plane Engine Suffers from “Bird Strike” Read More »

Industry News

Nigeria And IATA’s ‘Iron Lady Of African Aviation’ Crowned Winner Of 2021 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award Nigeria and International Air Transport Association (IATA’s), Adefunke Adeyemi, fondly called ‘Iron Lady of African Aviation’ has been named the winner of the  ‘2021 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award’. According to AviaDev, the organizer of the recognition:

Industry News Read More »

Industry News

‘Why Nigerian Airlines Are Yet To Fully Enjoy Cape Town Convention’ Nigerian airlines are yet to fully key into the benefits inherent in the Cape Town Convention almost ten years after its domestication in Nigeria. Former Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Olusegun Demuren had successfully secured the adoption of

Industry News Read More »

Airlines Record 73% Traffic Slump Amid Restrictions, Quarantine

Airlines in Nigeria and other African countries have recorded 73.7 per cent slump in passenger traffic for the month of March 2021. The downturn, though a global trend, is not unconnected with travel restrictions and quarantine in many countries. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in the March passenger traffic survey released yesterday, showed that

Airlines Record 73% Traffic Slump Amid Restrictions, Quarantine Read More »

Airlines Hit With More Than 600 Fines in UK for Missing COVID-19 Paperwork

Carriers fail to check if travellers had negative test result before boarding Airlines were hit with more than 600 fines for flying passengers to the UK without the correct paperwork. Britain’s Department for Transport said 630 infringements had been issued since February 11 – when the UK increased border measures to prevent imported coronavirus cases. Airlines face fines

Airlines Hit With More Than 600 Fines in UK for Missing COVID-19 Paperwork Read More »

Scroll to Top