Industry stakeholders have identified factors that make national airlines fail in Africa, just as the federal government reiterates plan to establish a national airline before the end of the Buhari’s administration. The stakeholders pointed out that beside Ethiopia Airlines, no other government owned airline in the continent operates profitably. The stakeholders noted that besides the […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that a Max Air flight that airlifted 560 pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Minna, Niger State, declared emergency after engine malfunction and made hard landing, which damaged the runway of the Minna International Airport early Saturday. The Boeing B747 aircraft with registration number 5N-DBK was said to […]
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has reiterated that the establishment of the National Carrier, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities and implementation of other components of the Aviation Roadmap remain top priorities of the federal government. He said the establishment of a national carrier will position Nigeria to compete with other nations in line with […]
EGYPTAIR has taken delivery of its first of 12 A220-300 aircraft on order, becoming the first A220 operator based in the Middle East and North African region, and the sixth operator worldwide. The Cairo-based airline intends to fly the aircraft on routes to and from its main Egyptian Hub in Cairo in the coming days. […]
Foremost Airline distribution solution provider, Sabre Network West Africa, has commenced its Masters in Business Administration (MBA) partnership programme with the College of Postgraduate Studies, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria, in Airline and Travels Management, two years after signing a Memorandum of Understanding. The 2019/2020 session will kick off on September 8, 2019. In […]
