The Chair of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Board of Governors (BoG) who is also the CEO of Rwand Air, Yvonne Manzi Makolo said that the cost of running airline in Africa is highest in the world due to high taxes, high price of aviation fuel, high insurance premium, high cost of spares and […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has upgraded its outlook in 2023 and expressed hope there would be strengthening of airline industry profitability in the year, disclosing that airline industry net profits are expected to reach $9.8 billion in 2023 (1.2% net profit margin) which is more than double the previous forecast of $4.7 billion (December 2022). The […]
Cross River state owned Cally Air, may become the first source of conflict between the outgoing governor, Prof. Ben Ayade and the in-coming governor, Bassey Ottu, as the later stood in the way of the plan to concession the airline to a private company. Cally Air was wholly owned by the Cross River state government […]
Preparatory to its full deployment in a few days time, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has announced that it has successfully conducted the site acceptance test for its newly installed surface movement radar and ground control systems in Abuja and Lagos airports to enable air traffic controllers to monitor aircraft and vehicular movement during […]
Players in the aviation industry have excoriated the last minute appointments of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, for removing top aviation agency functionaries and replacing them with others. While many who criticised his action said he failed to follow due process, they also said he should have allowed the in-coming government to appoint […]
