Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial airline has been named winner of the Best Security and Safety Conscious Airline in West and Central Africa award at the 14th Africa Security Watch Awards to be held in Kigali, Rwanda in February 2018. The CEO of the airline, Captain Roy Ilegbodu has also been named the Most Outstanding Aviation […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that it has reinforced security at its major airports to prevent any kind of breach as recently alleged when reports indicated that there was theft on taxiing business jets. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Mrs. Yakubu Dati said that plans have reached advanced stage […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the launch of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU) to open up Africa’s skies and improve intra-African air connectivity. Enhanced connectivity will stimulate demand, improve the competitiveness of the African airline industry, and make air travel more accessible. In turn, this […]
International airlines sold tickets worth $1.4 billion to Nigerian travellers in 2017 despite the economic recession that impacted negatively on individual income in the last three years. This was disclosed on Saturday by the President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Bankole Bernard. Bernard explained that the revenue generated by these airlines […]
On Monday the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission met with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited with a view to resolving the protracted disagreement over the concession of the domestic terminal of the Lagos airport. There is hope in the horizon that the over a decade disagreement between the host and […]