Nigeria’s foremost carrier, Aero Contractors, has scored another first by introducing the latest technology for quick boarding process, known as Pro-Ranger Boarding Pass Mobile Scanners. The airline in a statement explained that mobile scanners would expedite the boarding procedures, “thereby enhancing On Time Departure (OTP) and the scanners would allow passenger data gathered at the […]
The decision to pay in Naira instead of in dollars may be the reason why Nigerians are paying more for international air travel. Foreign airlines close their low inventory and open their high inventory for Nigerians who wish to pay for tickets in Naira, while the low inventory are available in dollars. The President of […]
The International Air Transport Association yesterday disclosed that the trapped funds belonging to foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have reached $743,721,097 from $662m in January 2023. IATA disclosed this in a letter addressed to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and signed by the Area Manager West and Central Africa, Dr Samson Fatokun. According to […]
Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest and oldest Aviation Academy in the region, has announced that it has been upgraded to an aviation university. The university has launched undergraduate and postgraduate programs in aerospace and hospitality fields. The Aviation Academy has been offering aviation training programmes such as pilot, aircraft technician, cabin crew, airline sales and […]
International carriers have dominated the air travel market in West Africa, due to lack of capacity of indigenous airlines and intrigues by individual countries in the sub-region. Consequently, African airlines continue to struggle to have a piece of the market. With a population of about 429,312,101 and passenger traffic of over 21 million per annum, […]
