African region recorded a marginal increase in air cargo demand for 2020, despite a global decline due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for global airfreight markets showed that global demand for air cargo decreased by 10.6 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019. This was the […]
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On Friday, February 19th, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will publish an Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring the inspection of approximately 222 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets. The deadline for initial checks of the jets’ decompression panels in the bilge barriers is set to 45 days from the AD’s publication. Looking for disengaged or damaged panels
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US airlines have come at the top of the global capacity. American, Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines came out as the top four US carriers. Chinese carriers followed, with a few other top players rounding out the top ten. Here’s a look at where airlines stand. US Airlines Come Out As the Top Four Largest
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Despite several calls to let the national carrier fall into administration, the South African government has again given more money to save South African Airways (SAA). The Ministry of Public Enterprises announced today that the airline received another R5 billion ($342 million). This money is part of a relief package aimed at rescuing the airline.
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AN Azman Air aircraft has yesterday evening suffered a major technical hitch and is grounded in the middle of the Runway 18R of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos causing flights cancellations since the aircraft has not been removed. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-500 with registration 5N-SYS named Sani Yunusa Sarina coming in from one
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EMIRATES, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier has in line with its government directives, extended its suspension of passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai until 10 March 2021. This is coming barely four days after the initial suspension slated to last till February 28, 2021 all based of that country’s COVID-19 protocolsRead
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AIR PEACE has announced that the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stopped the airlifting of Nigerians from Nigeria to UAE as part of its COVID-19 measures but states that the airline can airlift Nigerians from the UAE back. In a communication made available to Nigerianflightdeck, the airline apologized for the flight disruptions
THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the enforcement of its COVID-19 protocols for entry into and exits from the country’s major international hubs are still firm and uncompromising stressing that it is in charge of ensuring compliance of the airport protocols nationwide. The airport managers made this known while stressing that
The local aviation sector has declared at least 70 per cent drop in ticket sales for the Year 2020 on account of the coronavirus pandemic that ravaged the world. The rough estimate was measured with figures in 2019 when the industry pooled $1billion from international travel sales. President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel
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Bi-Courtney Aviation Services (BASL), has begun upgrading the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2) facility in Lagos, following the import of new x-ray machines and air conditioning systems for passengers’ safety, security and comfort. Bi-Courtney, in a statement, hinted that the x-ray machines cost half a million dollars, to accelerate the screening of passengers and
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