Airlines

Ibom Air, Zenith Bank, Airbus Seal Partnership on Aircraft Financing

Zenith Bank Plc, Ibom Air and Airbus have celebrated the successful closure of the commercial financing for Ibom Air’s first A220 delivered in November 2023. The airline said this historic collaboration also represents the bank’s commitment for aircraft financing. The agreement between Ibom Air and Zenith Bank, which was initiated by Airbus, is part of a broader shift […]

South Africa Airways Airlines

SAA Kicks Off Celebrations to Mark 90 Years of Excellence

South African Airways (SAA) is celebrating 90 Years of resilience and excellence having been established on February 1, 1934, thus making one of the oldest and surviving airlines in Africa. As the celebrations are being marked globally at the airline’s various destinations on its network, the Lagos office in Nigeria kicked off the day’s celebrations with a Movie […]

HANDLING

Aboderin Takes over as SAHCOL MD

The Board of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, has confirmed the appointment of Adenike Aboderin as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer with effect from the February 1, 2024. Mrs. Adenike Aboderin who is taking over from Basil Agboarumi due to the completion of his tenure is a seasoned finance professional with many years of […]

AIRSPACE

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger May Close Airspace against Nigerian Flights, Aviation Stakeholders Warn

Following the official resignation of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), after alleging marginalisation from Nigeria’s President who is the Chairman of ECOWAS Bloc, stakeholders in the aviation industry have warned that the three countries may close their airspace against flights emanating from Nigeria. The stakeholders are […]

TRAVEL

New Service Rates for Airlines Imminent

The continuous depreciation of the naira and steep rise in inflation, have prompted ground handling companies in the Nigerian aviation industry to review upward, the handling rates for domestic airlines. Aviation Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN), the umbrella body of ground handling companies in the country, in a meeting with the acting Director-General, Nigeria […]